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Year | : | 2015 |
Journal | : | Timothy William, Bharathan Thevarajah, Shiu Fee Lee, Maria Suleiman, Mohamad Saffree Jeffree, Jayaram Menon, Zainah Saat, Ravindran Thayan, Paul Anantharajah Tambyah and Tsin Wen Yeo (2015). Avian Influenza (H7N9) Virus Infection in Chinese Tourist in Malaysia, 2014. Emerging Infectious Diseases 21(1): 142-145 |
Abstract | : | 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. |