H7N9: A killer in the making or a false alarm?
- PMID: 24893133
- DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2014-0186
H7N9: A killer in the making or a false alarm?
Abstract
Influenza virus remains one of the most important disease-causing viruses owing to its high adaptability and even higher contagious nature. Thus, it poses a constant threat of pandemic, engulfing a large population within the smallest possible time interval. A similar threat was anticipated with the identification of the novel H7N9 virus in China on 30 March 2013. Detection of transmission of the virus between humans has caused a stir with the identification of family clusters along with sporadic infections all across China. In this review we analyze the potential of the novel H7N9 virus as a probable cause of a pandemic and the possible consequences thereof.
Keywords: H7N9; contagieux; contagious; infectieux; infectious; influenza; pandemic; pandémie.
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