Identification of Human Case of Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Infection, India

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Jun;28(6):1269-1273. doi: 10.3201/eid2806.212246.

Abstract

A 11-year-old boy with acute myeloid leukemia was brought for treatment of severe acute respiratory infection in the National Capital Region, New Delhi, India. Avian influenza A(H5N1) infection was laboratory confirmed. Complete genome analysis indicated hemagglutinin gene clade 2.3.2.1a. We found the strain to be susceptible to amantadine and neuraminidase inhibitors.

Keywords: India; avian influenza; influenza; influenza A(H5N1); respiratory infections; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology
  • Birds
  • Child
  • Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus / genetics
  • Humans
  • India
  • Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype* / genetics
  • Influenza in Birds*
  • Influenza, Human* / diagnosis
  • Influenza, Human* / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Phylogeny

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus