State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China.
Department of Biostatistics and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Trends Microbiol. 2019 Feb;27(2):93-95. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2018.11.008. Epub 2018 Dec 12.
Novel highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H7N9 viruses of the fifth epidemic wave infect humans and poultry. Recently, HPAI H7N9 viruses have evolved into different subtypes and genotypes, exhibited heightened virulence in mammals, and extended their host range, thereby posing a potential threat to public health and the poultry industry.
新型高致病性禽流感(HPAI)H7N9 病毒引发了第五波人类和家禽感染。最近,HPAI H7N9 病毒发生了不同的亚型和基因型进化,在哺乳动物中表现出更高的毒力,并扩大了宿主范围,从而对公共卫生和家禽业构成潜在威胁。