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. 2017 Nov 13;65(11):1927-1929.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cix668.

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

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

Christopher T Lee et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

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.

Keywords: avian influenza; novel influenza; zoonotic infection.

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