Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jun 2022)

Identification of Human Case of Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Infection, India

  • Varsha Potdar,
  • Megha Brijwal,
  • Rakesh Lodha,
  • Pragya Yadav,
  • Santosh Jadhav,
  • Manohar Lal Choudhary,
  • Aashish Choudhary,
  • Veena Vipat,
  • Nivedita Gupta,
  • Ashok Kumar Deorari,
  • Lalit Dar,
  • Priya Abraham

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2806.212246
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 6
pp. 1269 – 1273

Abstract

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A 11-year-old boy with acute myeloid leukemia was brought for treatment of severe acute respiratory infection in the National Capital Region, New Delhi, India. Avian influenza A(H5N1) infection was laboratory confirmed. Complete genome analysis indicated hemagglutinin gene clade 2.3.2.1a. We found the strain to be susceptible to amantadine and neuraminidase inhibitors.

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