Low pathogenic avian influenza A (H7N2) virus infection in immunocompromised adult, New York, USA, 2003

Belinda Ostrowsky; Ada Huang; William Terry; Diane Anton; Barbara Brunagel; Lorraine Traynor; Syed Abid; Geraldine Johnson; Marilyn Kacica; Jacqueline Katz; Lindsay Edwards; Stephen Lindstrom; Alexander Klimov; Timothy M Uyeki

doi:10.3201/eid1807.111913

Low pathogenic avian influenza A (H7N2) virus infection in immunocompromised adult, New York, USA, 2003

Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;18(7):1128-31. doi: 10.3201/eid1807.111913.

Authors

Belinda Ostrowsky¹, Ada Huang, William Terry, Diane Anton, Barbara Brunagel, Lorraine Traynor, Syed Abid, Geraldine Johnson, Marilyn Kacica, Jacqueline Katz, Lindsay Edwards, Stephen Lindstrom, Alexander Klimov, Timothy M Uyeki

Affiliation

¹ Westchester County Department of Health, New Rochelle, New York, USA. bostrows@montefi ore.org

Abstract

In 2003, infection with low pathogenic avian influenza A (H7N2) virus was identified in an immunocompromised man with fever and community-acquired pneumonia in New York, USA. The patient recovered. Although the source of the virus was not identified, this case indicates the usefulness of virus culture for detecting novel influenza A viruses.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Antibodies, Viral / blood*
Chickens
Community-Acquired Infections / complications
Humans
Immunocompromised Host*
Influenza A Virus, H7N2 Subtype / immunology*
Influenza A Virus, H7N2 Subtype / isolation & purification
Influenza A Virus, H7N2 Subtype / pathogenicity
Influenza in Birds / transmission
Influenza in Birds / virology
Influenza, Human / diagnosis
Influenza, Human / immunology
Influenza, Human / virology*
Male
Middle Aged
New York
Pneumonia / complications
Poultry Diseases / transmission
Poultry Diseases / virology
Virus Cultivation

Substances

Antibodies, Viral