Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infections in Humans
In the cases identified to date, A(H5N1) viruses generally caused mild illness, mostly conjunctivitis, of short duration, predominantly in U.S. adults exposed to infected animals; most patients received prompt antiviral treatment. No evidence of human-to-human A(H5N1) transmission was identified. PPE use among occupationally exposed persons was suboptimal, which suggests that additional strategies are needed to reduce exposure risk. (Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.).
Authors
- Seth Eckel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9089-4535)
- Anna Unutzer
- Michael A. Jhung
- Joseph J. Goswitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5992-0727)
- Alexia Couture
- Timothy M. Uyeki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5338-8668)
- Vivien G. Dugan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3738-7141)
- Sonja J. Olsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8983-1913)
- Vit Kraushaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6796-8263)
- Erin L. Murray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6674-4868)
- Krista Kniss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8464-4599)
- Alicia Budd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3936-164X)
- Sophie Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8694-4058)
- Tom T. Shimabukuro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1357-0219)
- Sascha Ellington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5584-5006)
- Carrie Reed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7944-7638)
- Alexandra M. Mellis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6756-1425)
- Shikha Garg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9345-6669)
- Erin Burns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4834-430X)
- C. Todd Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1429-974X)
- Mackenzie Owen
- Matthew Biggerstaff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5108-8311)
- Jennifer Morse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8872-4940)
- Marie K. Kirby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0859-9604)
- John Barnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5874-4411)
- Malia Richmond-Crum
- George Turabelidze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5401-3550)
- Debra A. Wadford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8630-427X)
- Kurt O. Reinhart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7985-6738)
- Cherissa Abdul Hamid
- Cara C. Drehoff
- Allison Kohnen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6945-1307)
- Emilio R Gonzales
- Steve Krager
Institutions
- Washington State Department of Health (US)
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (US)
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (US)
- California Department of Public Health (US)
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (US)
- Texas Department of State Health Services (US)
- The Centers (US)
- Epidemic Intelligence Service (US)
- United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties (US)
- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (US)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2414610
- Citations
- 155
- Primary Topic
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 59.93
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention