Outbreak of Influenza A(H7N2) Among Cats in an Animal Shelter with Cat-to-Human Transmission - New York City, 2016

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Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Jul 28. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix668. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Outbreak of Influenza A(H7N2) Among Cats in an Animal Shelter with Cat-to-Human Transmission - New York City, 2016.[/h] Lee CT[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Slavinski S[SUP]1[/SUP], Schiff C[SUP]1[/SUP], Merlino M[SUP]1[/SUP], Daskalakis D[SUP]1[/SUP], Liu D[SUP]1[/SUP], Rakeman JL[SUP]1[/SUP], Misener M[SUP]1[/SUP], Thompson C[SUP]1[/SUP], Leung YL[SUP]1[/SUP], Varma JK[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Fry A[SUP]4[/SUP], Havers F[SUP]4[/SUP], Davis T[SUP]4[/SUP], Newbury S[SUP]5[/SUP], Layton M[SUP]1[/SUP]; Influenza A(H7N2) Response Team.
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] We describe the first case of cat-to-human transmission of influenza A(H7N2), an avian-lineage influenza A virus, that occurred during an outbreak among cats in New York City animal shelters. We describe the public health response and investigation.
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[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] avian influenza; novel influenza; zoonotic infection

PMID: 29020187 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix668