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SUBMITTER: Fan J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4286936 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fan Jian J Cui David D Lau Siuying S Xie Guoliang G Guo Xichao X Zheng Shufa S Huang Xiaofeng X Yang Shigui S Yang Xianzhi X Huo Zhaoxia Z Yu Fei F Lou Jianzhou J Tian Li L Li Xuefen X Dong Yuejiao Y Zhu Qiaoyun Q Chen Yu Y
BMC infectious diseases 20141008
<h4>Background</h4>A novel avian influenza A (H7N9) virus emerged in eastern China in February 2013. 413 confirmed human cases, including 157 deaths, have been recorded as of July 31, 2014.<h4>Methods</h4>Clinical specimens, including throat swabs, sputum or tracheal aspirates, etc., were obtained from patients exhibiting influenza-like illness (ILIs), especially from those having pneumonia and a history of occupational exposure to poultry and wild birds. RNA was extracted from these samples and ...[more]