We are underestimating, again, the true burden of H5N1 in humans

• Mokhtar Gomaa,
• Yassmin Moatasim,
• Ahmed El Taweel,
• Sara H Mahmoud,
• Amira S El Rifay,
• Ahmed Kandeil,
• Pamela P McKenzie,
• Richard J Webby,
• Rabeh El-Shesheny,
• Mohamed Ahmed Ali,
• Ghazi Kayali

Affiliations

Mokhtar Gomaa

Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

Yassmin Moatasim

Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

Ahmed El Taweel

Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

Sara H Mahmoud

Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

Amira S El Rifay

Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

Ahmed Kandeil

Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

Pamela P McKenzie

Department of Infectious Diseases, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Richard J Webby

Department of Infectious Diseases, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Rabeh El-Shesheny

Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

Mohamed Ahmed Ali

Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

Ghazi Kayali

Human Link, Dubai, UAE