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

J Travel Med. 2023 Sep 5;30(5):taad083. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taad083.

Abstract

Highlights

  1. Here we present the first human case of Influenza A H5N1 infection in Chile, and the fifth worldwide in 2023.

  2. The patient is a 53-year-old man who lives in the north region of Chile, near the seashore.

  3. The Chilean sample was subtyped in the clade 2.3.4.4b.

Keywords: Avian influenza; Chile; H5N1; Influenza A; clade 2.3.4.4b; human case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chile
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype*
  • Influenza A virus*
  • Influenza, Human*
  • Phylogeny