Human illness from avian influenza H7N3, British Columbia.
Avian influenza that infects poultry in close proximity to humans is a concern because of its pandemic potential. In 2004, an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H7N3 occurred in poultry in British Columbia, Canada. Surveillance identified two persons with confirmed avian influenza infection. Symptoms included conjunctivitis and mild influenzalike illness.
Tweed
S Aleina
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British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. aleina.tweed@bccdc.ca
Skowronski
Danuta M
DM
David
Samara T
ST
Larder
Andrew
A
Petric
Martin
M
Lees
Wayne
W
Li
Yan
Y
Katz
Jacqueline
J
Krajden
Mel
M
Tellier
Raymond
R
Halpert
Christine
C
Hirst
Martin
M
Astell
Caroline
C
Lawrence
David
D
Mak
Annie
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001955:British Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002645:Chickens; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional; D011159:Population Surveillance