Avian influenza (H7N9) virus infection in Chinese tourist in Malaysia, 2014

• Main Authors: William, Timothy, Thevarajah, Bharathan, Lee, Shiu Fee, Suleiman, Maria, Jeffree, Mohamad Saffree, Menon, Jayaram, Saat, Zainah, Thayan, Ravindran, Tambyah, Paul Anantharajah, Yeo, Tsin Wen
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology::Bacteria
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103804; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24596
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Of the ≈400 cases of avian influenza (H7N9) diagnosed in China since 2003, the only travel-related cases have been in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Detection of a case in a Chinese tourist in Sabah, Malaysia, highlights the ease with which emerging viral respiratory infections can travel globally.