Avian influenza virus A (H5N1), detected through routine surveillance, in child, Bangladesh

We identified avian influenza virus A (H5N1) infection in a child in Bangladesh in 2008 by routine influenza surveillance. The virus was of the same clade and phylogenetic subgroup as that circulating among poultry during the period. This case illustrates the value of routine surveillance for detect...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2009-08, Vol.15 (8), p.1311-1313
Main Authors: Brooks, W Abdullah, Alamgir, A S M, Sultana, Rebecca, Islam, M Saiful, Rahman, Mustafizur, Fry, Alicia M, Shu, Bo, Lindstrom, Stephen, Nahar, Kamrun, Goswami, Doli, Haider, M Sabbir, Nahar, Sharifun, Butler, Ebonee, Hancock, Kathy, Donis, Ruben O, Davis, Charles T, Zaman, Rashid Uz, Luby, Stephen P, Uyeki, Timothy M, Rahman, Mahmudur
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Avian influenza
Avian influenza virus
Avian influenza viruses
Bangladesh
Causes of
Chickens - virology
Communicable Diseases, Emerging - transmission
Communicable Diseases, Emerging - virology
Diagnosis
Dispatch
Distribution
H5N1
Health aspects
human
Humans
Identification and classification
Infant
influenza
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype - classification
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype - genetics
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype - isolation & purification
Influenza virus
Influenza, Human - transmission
Influenza, Human - virology
Male
Methods
Phylogeny
Population Surveillance
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Prevention
surveillance
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Summary:We identified avian influenza virus A (H5N1) infection in a child in Bangladesh in 2008 by routine influenza surveillance. The virus was of the same clade and phylogenetic subgroup as that circulating among poultry during the period. This case illustrates the value of routine surveillance for detection of novel influenza virus.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1508.090283