PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (25): China (HK ex JS) H7N9, WHO update, epi-virol. study

Avian Influenza H7N9 -- China
A novel avian influenza A (H7N9) virus caused 5-10 per cent mild and 30.5 per cent fatal human infections as of 10 Dec 2015. In order to investigate the reason for the higher rate of fatal outcome of this infection, this study compared the molecular epidemiology and virology of avian influenza A (H7N9) viruses from mild (N = 14), severe (N = 50) and fatal (N = 35) cases, as well as from non-human hosts (N = 73). The epidemiological results showed that the average age of the people in the mild,

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