Risk Assessment on the Epidemics of Human Infection with a Novel Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Virus in Jiangsu Province, China

Overview

Journal J Biomed Res

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2013 May 31

PMID 23720670

Citations 5

Authors

Wendong Liu

Yefei Zhu

Xian Qi

Ke Xu

Aihua Ge

Hong Ji

Jing Ai

Changjun Bao

Fenyang Tang

Minghao Zhou

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Abstract

A novel avian influenza A (H7N9) virus was discovered in February 2013 in China and has resulted in more than 100 comfirmed human infections including 26 fatal cases as of May 2, 2013. The situation raises many urgent questions and global public health concerns. In this study, epidemiologic characteristics of infected human cases in Jiangsu province were analyzed and risk assessment was undertaken based on the information available. Briefly, it is highly unlikely that a pandemic of human infection with avian influenza A (H7N9) virus will happen in Jiangsu Province in the near future. In the end, some measures are recommended to prevent the situation from becoming worse.

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