Clusters of Human Infection and Human-to-Human Transmission of Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus, 2013–2017

Autor: Lei Zhou, Enfu Chen, Changjun Bao, Nijuan Xiang, Jiabing Wu, Shengen Wu, Jian Shi, Xianjun Wang, Yaxu Zheng, Yi Zhang, Ruiqi Ren, Carolyn M. Greene, Fiona Havers, A. Danielle Iuliano, Ying Song, Chao Li, Tao Chen, Yali Wang, Dan Li, Daxin Ni, Yanping Zhang, Zijian Feng, Timothy M. Uyeki, Qun Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 2, Pp 397-400 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2402.171565
Popis: To detect changes in human-to-human transmission of influenza A(H7N9) virus, we analyzed characteristics of 40 clusters of case-patients during 5 epidemics in China in 2013–2017. Similarities in number and size of clusters and proportion of clusters with probable human-to-human transmission across all epidemics suggest no change in human-to-human transmission risk.
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