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The first case of human infection with H5N1 avian Influenza A virus in Chile

Andrés Castillo, Rodrigo Fasce, Bárbara Parra, Winston Andrade, Paulo C. Covarrubias, Andrea Hueche, Constanza Campano, Carolina Tambley, Marcelo Rojas-Herrera, Maykol Araya,

Journal of Travel Medicine · 2023 · 56 citations · 6 references

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Highlights 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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