Avian influenza virus A (H5N1), detected through routine surveillance, in child, Bangladesh.
We identified avian influenza virus A (H5N1) infection in a child in Bangladesh in 2008 by routine influenza surveillance. The virus was of the same clade and phylogenetic subgroup as that circulating among poultry during the period. This case illustrates the value of routine surveillance for detection of novel influenza virus.
Brooks
W Abdullah
WA
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh. abrooks@icddrb.org
Alamgir
A S M
AS
Sultana
Rebecca
R
Islam
M Saiful
MS
Rahman
Mustafizur
M
Fry
Alicia M
AM
Shu
Bo
B
Lindstrom
Stephen
S
Nahar
Kamrun
K
Goswami
Doli
D
Haider
M Sabbir
MS
Nahar
Sharifun
S
Butler
Ebonee
E
Hancock
Kathy
K
Donis
Ruben O
RO
Davis
Charles T
CT
Zaman
Rashid Uz
RU
Luby
Stephen P
SP
Uyeki
Timothy M
TM
Rahman
Mahmudur
M
D000818:Animals; D001459:Bangladesh; D002645:Chickens / Q000821:virology; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D011159:Population Surveillance