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. 2004 Dec;10(12):2196-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid1012.040961.

Human illness from avian influenza H7N3, British Columbia

S Aleina Tweed  1 , Danuta M Skowronski, Samara T David, Andrew Larder, Martin Petric, Wayne Lees, Yan Li, Jacqueline Katz, Mel Krajden, Raymond Tellier, Christine Halpert, Martin Hirst, Caroline Astell, David Lawrence, Annie Mak
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Human illness from avian influenza H7N3, British Columbia

S Aleina Tweed et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Dec.

Abstract

Avian influenza that infects poultry in close proximity to humans is a concern because of its pandemic potential. In 2004, an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H7N3 occurred in poultry in British Columbia, Canada. Surveillance identified two persons with confirmed avian influenza infection. Symptoms included conjunctivitis and mild influenzalike illness.

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Onset of symptoms for suspected and confirmed cases in humans and identification of infected commercial poultry flocks, highly pathogenic avian influenza H7N3, British Columbia, 2004. Date for poultry flock is either the date the flock was suspected to be infected (because of clinical illness) or the date the sample was taken as part of surveillance.
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