Open AccessH5N1 avian influenza virus: human cases reported in southern China
Author(s) -
J Crofts,
John Paget,
Franz Karcher
Publication year - 2003
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.07.09.02169-en
Subject(s) - influenza a virus subtype h5n1 , daughter , virus , virology , southern china , china , transmission (telecommunications) , human mortality from h5n1 , respiratory system , transmission and infection of h5n1 , medicine , highly pathogenic , respiratory illness , influenza a virus , avian influenza virus , biology , covid-19 , geography , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , archaeology , engineering , evolutionary biology , electrical engineering
Two cases of confirmed influenza due to the avian influenza A H5N1 virus were reported last week in Hong Kong (1). The cases occurred in a Hong Kong family who had recently visited Fujian province in southern China. The daughter, aged 8 years, died following a respiratory illness. The cause of her death is unknown. The father and son also had respiratory illnesses; the father died and the son recovered. Both were infected with the H5N1 virus. The mother also had a respiratory illness, which is reported to have been unrelated to influenza infection. Investigations are continuing to determine where and how transmission of infection to the cases may have occurred.