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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, Sally Slavinski, Corinne Schiff, Mario Merlino, Demetre Daskalakis, Dakai Liu, Jennifer L. Rakeman, Mark Misener, Corinne N. Thompson, Yin Ling Leung,

Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2017 · 60 citations · 10 references

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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.

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