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Subclinical Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection in Human, Vietnam

Authors :
Mai Quynh Le
Peter Horby
Annette Fox
Hien Tran Nguyen
Hang Khanh Le Nguyen
Phuong Mai Vu Hoang
Khanh Cong Nguyen
Menno D. de Jong
Rienk E. Jeeninga
H. Rogier van Doorn
Jeremy Farrar
Heiman F.L. Wertheim
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 10, Pp 1674-1677 (2013)
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013.

Abstract

Laboratory-confirmed cases of subclinical infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in humans are rare, and the true number of these cases is unknown. We describe the identification of a laboratory-confirmed subclinical case in a woman during an influenza A(H5N1) contact investigation in northern Vietnam.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
19
Issue :
10
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1e8ab0baa44b40cd8055a0748a618599
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1910.130730