Human Infection with Highly Pathogenic A(H7N7) Avian Influenza Virus, Italy, 2013

Simona Puzelli; Giada Rossini; Marzia Facchini; Gabriele Vaccari; Livia Di Trani; Angela Di Martino; Paolo Gaibani; Caterina Vocale; Giovanni Cattoli; Michael H Bennett; John W. McCauley; Giovanni Rezza; Maria Luisa Moro; Roberto Rangoni; Alba Carola Finarelli; Maria Paola Landini; Maria Rita Castrucci; Isabella Donatelli

doi:10.3201/eid2010.140512

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During an influenza A(H7N7) virus outbreak among poultry in Italy during August-September 2013, infection with a highly pathogenic A(H7N7) avian influenza virus was diagnosed for 3 poultry workers with conjunctivitis. Genetic analyses revealed that the viruses from the humans were closely related to those from chickens on affected farms.

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