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

Lee, Christopher T; Slavinski, Sally; Schiff, Corinne; Merlino, Mario; Daskalakis, Demetre; Liu, Dakai; Rakeman, Jennifer L; Misener, Mark et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2017

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

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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