2%), pneumonia incidence (61%), and intensive care utilization (51%) were linked to the
outbreak. Since all of the virus's genes were avian in origin, it was shown that H5N1 crossed …

Why devote an entire issue of the Annals to pandemic influenza when there are so many
other pressing health needs around us? With a potential mortality comparable to …

From 1997 through 2007, human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1)
viruses resulted in rare, sporadic, severe and fatal cases among persons in 14 countries in …

Pandemic influenza virus has its origins in avian influenza viruses. The highly pathogenic
avian influenza virus subtype H5N1 is already panzootic in poultry, with attendant economic …

As the year 2004 progressed, so did conditions favoring the start of an influenza pandemic.
The first warning came in January, when Thailand and Vietnam reported fatal human cases …

H1N1 and H3N2 influenza virus subtypes continue to cause human disease (1, 2), while
avian influenza A H5 and H7 subtypes spread globally among birds with limited an …

Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus can infect humans and is currently the most
deadly influenza virus that has crossed the species barrier. As of December 2007, the …

H5N1 avian influenza viruses of the A/goose/Guangdong/1/96 lineage have been circulating
in wild birds for many years, have inflicted significant economic losses on the poultry …

In May 1997 a three-year-old boy died of respiratory failure in a Hong Kong hospital. The
cause was given as viral pneumonia of unknown etiology, but three months later the …

In the years prior to 2013, avian influenza A H7 viruses were a cause of significant poultry
mortality; however, human illness was generally mild. In March 2013, a novel influenza A …