Human infection with influenza H9N2

Lancet. 1999 Sep 11;354(9182):916-7. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(99)03311-5.

Abstract

We report the clinical features of two cases of human infection with influenza A virus subtype H9N2 in Hong Kong, and show that serum samples from blood donors in Hong Kong had neutralising antibody suggestive of prior infection with influenza H9N2.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Blood Donors
  • Chickens
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Hong Kong / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Influenza A Virus, H9N2 Subtype*
  • Influenza A virus / classification*
  • Influenza A virus / immunology
  • Influenza, Human / diagnosis
  • Influenza, Human / immunology
  • Influenza, Human / virology*
  • Neutralization Tests
  • Rabbits
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral