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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

Christopher T Lee  1   2 , Sally Slavinski  1 , Corinne Schiff  1 , Mario Merlino  1 , Demetre Daskalakis  1 , Dakai Liu  1 , Jennifer L Rakeman  1 , Mark Misener  1 , Corinne Thompson  1 , Yin Ling Leung  1 , Jay K Varma  1   3 , Alicia Fry  4 , Fiona Havers  4 , Todd Davis  4 , Sandra Newbury  5 , Marcelle Layton  1 ; Influenza A(H7N2) Response Team
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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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