First Known Human Death After Infection With the Avian Influenza A/H3N8 Virus : Guangdong Province, China, March 2023

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Here, we report on a case of human infection with the H3N8 avian influenza virus. The patient had multiple myeloma and died of severe infection. Genome analysis showed multiple gene mutations and reassortments without mammalian-adaptive mutations. This suggests that avian influenza (A/H3N8) virus infection could be lethal for immunocompromised persons.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:78

Enthalten in:

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 78(2024), 3 vom: 20. März, Seite 646-650

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhuang, Yali [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Man [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Lijun [VerfasserIn]
Mao, Yunxia [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Kaibin [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Shuhuan [VerfasserIn]
Deng, Aiping [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Kewen [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yingtao [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Guanting [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Min [VerfasserIn]
Li, Baisheng [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Shinan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

A/H3N8
Avian influenza
Case Reports
Fatal case
Human infection
Immunodeficiency
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 22.03.2024

Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cid/ciad462

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NLM36055380X