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Human infection with a reassortment avian influenza A H3N8 virus: an epidemiological investigation study

Authors :
Pengtao Bao
Yang Liu
Xiaoai Zhang
Hang Fan
Jie Zhao
Mi Mu
Haiyang Li
Yanhe Wang
Honghan Ge
Shuang Li
Xin Yang
Qianqian Cui
Rui Chen
Liang Gao
Zhihua Sun
Lizhen Gao
Shuang Qiu
Xuchun Liu
Peter W. Horby
Xiubin Li
Liqun Fang
Wei Liu
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

The H3N8 influenza virus is known to circulate in wild birds but cross-species transmission to mammalian hosts was also reported. In this case study, the authors report human infection with a reassortment avian influenza A H3N8 virus in a four-year old boy that developed severe symptoms.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.8c1f8d1a51bc43909bb3a227e6e50350
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34601-1