Isolation and characterization of H7N9 viruses from live poultry markets—implication of the source of current H7N9 infection in humans

JZ Shi, GH Deng, PH Liu, JP Zhou, LZ Guan… - Chinese Science …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract On March 31, 2013, the National Health and Family Planning Commission
announced that human infections with a previously undescribed influenza A (H7N9) virus …

Influenza H7N9 and H9N2 viruses: coexistence in poultry linked to human H7N9 infection and genome characteristics

X Yu, T Jin, Y Cui, X Pu, J Li, J Xu, G Liu, H Jia… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Avian influenza virus A of the novel H7N9 reassortant subtype was recently found to cause
severe human respiratory infections in China. Live poultry markets were suspected locations …

Continuing reassortment leads to the genetic diversity of influenza virus H7N9 in Guangdong, China

J Lu, J Wu, X Zeng, D Guan, L Zou, L Yi… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
On 30 March 2013, a novel avian influenza A H7N9 virus causing severe human respiratory
infections was identified in China. Preliminary sequence analyses have shown that the virus …

Two outbreak sources of influenza A (H7N9) viruses have been established in China

D Wang, L Yang, W Zhu, Y Zhang, S Zou, H Bo… - Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Due to enzootic infections in poultry and persistent human infections in China, influenza A
(H7N9) virus has remained a public health threat. The Yangtze River Delta region, which is …

Role of poultry in the spread of novel H7N9 influenza virus in China

MJ Pantin-Jackwood, PJ Miller, E Spackman… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
The recent outbreak of H7N9 influenza in China has resulted in many human cases with a
high fatality rate. Poultry are the likely source of infection for humans on the basis of …

Human infection with an avian influenza A (H9N2) virus in the middle region of China

Y Huang, X Li, H Zhang, B Chen, Y Jiang… - Journal of medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
During the epidemic period of the novel H7N9 viruses, an influenza A (H9N2) virus was
isolated from a 7‐year‐old boy with influenza‐like illness in Yongzhou city of Hunan …

Evidence of avian-like H9N2 influenza A virus among dogs in Guangxi, China

X Sun, X Xu, Q Liu, D Liang, C Li, Q He, J Jiang… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2013 - Elsevier
We reported for the first time the isolation of H9N2 influenza virus from dogs in southern
China. Genetic analysis of an isolate revealed that it was a novel genotype closely related to …

Emergence and development of H7N9 influenza viruses in China

H Zhu, TTY Lam, DK Smith, Y Guan - Current opinion in virology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•H7N9 virus was generated through sequential reassortments in ducks and
chickens.•This virus originated from eastern China and has spread to over 20 …

Environmental connections of novel avian-origin H7N9 influenza virus infection and virus adaptation to the human

J Li, XF Yu, XY Pu, L Xie, YX Sun, HX Xiao… - Science China Life …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract A novel H7N9 influenza A virus has been discovered as the causative identity of the
emerging acute respiratory infection cases in Shanghai, China. This virus has also been …

[HTML][HTML] A detailed epidemiological and clinical description of 6 human cases of avian-origin influenza A (H7N9) virus infection in Shanghai

J Shi, J Xie, Z He, Y Hu, Y He, Q Huang, B Leng… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background The world's first reported patient infected with avian influenza H7N9 was treated
at the Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai. Shortly thereafter, several other cases emerged in …