Notes from the field: Highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H7N3) virus infection in two poultry workers--Jalisco, Mexico, July 2012

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Sep 14;61(36):726-7.

Abstract

During June-August 2012, Mexico's National Service for Health, Safety, and Food Quality reported outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H7N3) virus in poultry on farms throughout the state of Jalisco. This report describes two cases of conjunctivitis without fever or respiratory symptoms caused by HPAI A (H7N3) virus infection in humans associated with exposure to infected poultry.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Conjunctivitis, Viral* / diagnosis
  • Conjunctivitis, Viral* / drug therapy
  • Conjunctivitis, Viral* / pathology
  • Conjunctivitis, Viral* / transmission
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H7N3 Subtype / isolation & purification*
  • Influenza in Birds / transmission
  • Influenza, Human* / diagnosis
  • Influenza, Human* / drug therapy
  • Influenza, Human* / pathology
  • Influenza, Human* / transmission
  • Male
  • Mexico
  • Middle Aged
  • Occupational Exposure*
  • Poultry
  • Zoonoses