• J Travel Med · Sep 2023

    Case Reports

    The first case of human infection with H5N1 avian influenza a virus in Chile.

    • Andrés Castillo, Rodrigo Fasce, Barbara Parra, Winston Andrade, Paulo Covarrubias, Andrea Hueche, Constanza Campano, Carolina Tambley, Marcelo Rojas, Maykol Araya, Felipe Hernández, Patricia Bustos, and Jorge Fernández.
    • Molecular Genetics Subdepartment, Public Health Institute of Chile, 1000 Ñuñoa, Chile.
    • J Travel Med. 2023 Sep 5; 30 (5).

    AbstractHighlights: Here we present the first human case of Influenza A H5N1 infection in Chile, and the fifth worldwide in 2023. The patient is a 53-year-old man who lives in the north region of Chile, near the seashore. The Chilean sample was subtyped in the clade 2.3.4.4b.

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