Epidemiological and viral genome characteristics of the first human H7N9 influenza infection in Guangdong Province China

摘要

BackgroundThe first H7N9 human case in south of China was confirmed in Guangdong Province on August 2013, outside of the typical influenza season. For investigating the H7N9 virus source and transmission in the local community, we analyze the epidemiology and genome features of the virus isolated from the first human infection detected in Guangdong Province.