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influenza A H10N8 virus
Epidemiology:
- first case report, 2013 in China
- no evidence of human to human transmission
- first death reported in China [2]
General
influenza A virus
Properties
KINGDOM: virus
GENOME-TYPE: RNA
SINGLE-STRANDED
NEGATIVE-STRAND
GENOME-SIZE: 14 kB
ENVELOPE: PRESENT
CAPSID-SYMMETRY: HELICAL
References
- Physician's First Watch, Dec 19, 2013
David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief
Massachusetts Medical Society
http://www.jwatch.org
- Chen H, Hui Y, Gao R
Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of a fatal case
of avian influenza A H10N8 virus infection: a descriptive study.
The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 5 February 2014
PMID: 24507376
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2814%2960111-2/abstract
- ARUP Consult: Influenza Virus
The Physician's Guide to Laboratory Test Selection & Interpretation
https://www.arupconsult.com/content/influenza-virus