Characterization of an Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Isolated from a Child with a Fatal Respiratory Illness

Subbarao, Kanta; Klimov, Alexander; M. Katz, Jacqueline; L. Regnery, Helen; Lim, Wilina; Hall, Henrietta; L. Perdue, Michael; E. Swayne, David; A. Bender, Catherine; Huang, Jing; L. Hemphill, Mark; Rowe, Thomas; W. Shaw, Michael; Xu, Xiyan; Fukuda, Keiji; J. Cox, Nancy

doi:10.1126/science.279.5349.393

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Characterization of an Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Isolated from a Child with a Fatal Respiratory Illness

Published in Science • Jan 16, 1998

Authors:

Kanta Subbarao

Alexander Klimov

Jacqueline M. Katz

Abstract

An avian H5N1 influenza A virus (A/Hong Kong/156/97) was isolated from a tracheal aspirate obtained from a 3-year-old child in Hong Kong with a fatal illness consistent with influenza. Serologic analysis indicated the presence of an H5 hemagglutinin. All eight RNA segments were derived from an avian...

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Influenza A virus subtype H5N1

Virology

Virus

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