Journal article

Subclinical avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection in human, Vietnam

MQ Le, P Horby, A Fox, HT Nguyen, HK Le Nguyen, PMV Hoang, KC Nguyen, MD de Jong, RE Jeeninga, HR van Doorn, J Farrar, HFL Wertheim

Emerging Infectious Diseases | Published : 2013

Abstract

Laboratory-confirmed cases of subclinical infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in humans are rare, and the true number of these cases is unknown. We describe the identification of a laboratory-confirmed subclinical case in a woman during an influenza A(H5N1) contact investigation in northern Vietnam.

University of Melbourne Researchers

Grants

Awarded by European Commission


Funding Acknowledgements

This work was funded by the Wellcome Trust (UK), the South East Asian Infectious Disease Clinical Research Network (SEAICRN, Vietnam), and the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme under the project "European Management Platform for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious disease Entities" (EMPERIE).