Journal of Infectious Diseases and Diagnosis

Lei Zhang

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  Unique Epidemiological Patterns and Origin of the Outbreak of Human Infection with H7N9 AIV in China from 2013 to 2015
  Author(s): Dezhong Xu, Yong Long, Haixia Su, Lei Zhang, Yuhai Zhang, Xiaofeng Tang, Yuxian Xu, Jie Gao, Yang Zhang, Rui Xu, Bo Wang, Weilu Zhang,Liping Duan and Jielai XiaDezhong Xu, Yong Long, Haixia Su, Lei Zhang, Yuhai Zhang, Xiaofeng Tang, Yuxian Xu, Jie Gao, Yang Zhang, Rui Xu, Bo Wang, Weilu Zhang,Liping Duan and Jielai Xia
  
  Background: Novel Human Avian Influenza (H7N9) (h-H7N9 AI) occurred in China in February, 2013 and continued today. Although there were many reports on epidemiology, the reservoir and origin have not been confirmed. Methods: Until April 2015, 628 cases collected from WHO. Descriptive epidemiology was used to compare differences between h-H7N9 AI and other h-AI with statistical analysis. Results: Compared with only 18 cases of h-H5N1 AI located just in Hong Kong during 7 months, 571 cases with 212 died (37%) occurred up to February, 2015 and only limited in the mainland. It is suggested h-H7N9 AI were fully different from other h-AI, and may belong to very new type of “Natural Focus Disease (Zoonosis)”. H7N9 AIV was not detected in farms and wild birds in China before and during the early phase, and quit.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2576-389X.1000110

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