Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jan 2015)

Avian Influenza (H7N9) Virus Infection in Chinese Tourist in Malaysia, 2014

  • Timothy William,
  • Bharathan Thevarajah,
  • Shiu Fee Lee,
  • Maria Suleiman,
  • Mohamad Saffree Jeffree,
  • Jayaram Menon,
  • Zainah Saat,
  • Ravindran Thayan,
  • Paul Anantharajah Tambyah,
  • Tsin Wen Yeo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2101.141092
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 1
pp. 142 – 145

Abstract

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Of the ≈400 cases of avian influenza (H7N9) diagnosed in China since 2003, the only travel-related cases have been in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Detection of a case in a Chinese tourist in Sabah, Malaysia, highlights the ease with which emerging viral respiratory infections can travel globally.

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