Human infection with avian-origin H5N6 influenza a virus after exposure to slaughtered poultry.

ABSTRACT: Exposure to poultry in live poultry markets is strongly associated with human infection with avian influenza virus. To effectively prevent the transmission of viruses from live poultry to humans, people have been forced to change their living habits from purchasing live poultry for consumption to purchasing freshly slaughtered poultry after the permanent closure of live poultry markets in China. In this study, we reported a case of human infection by the H5N6 virus in Hangzhou after exposure to a freshly slaughtered chicken, defying the traditional hypothesis that human infection requires a history of exposure to live poultry and indicating a novel route of infection. Rapid genomic characterization of H5N6 influenza A variants from the patient and the associated environment suggested that

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8920390 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature