Distribution of H7N9 Cases In China – Credit CDW
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Flublogia’s resident virologist, Dr. Ian Mackay (author of the Virology Down Under blog & Associate Professor University of Queensland) has co-authored a study which has just been published in the Journal of Clinical Virology, that looks at the age & sex mortality & morbidity figures from the first wave of H7N9 that occurred in China last spring.
They point out, that like the MERS-CoV in the Middle East, the morbidity & mortality of avian H7N9 has been heavily skewed towards older (>50) males – in stark contrast to the pattern we’ve seen with the H5N1 virus, which has demonstrated a marked proclivity for younger victims.
Age-Specific and Sex-Specific Morbidity and Mortality from Avian Influenza A(H7N9)
Joseph P. Dudley, Ian M. Mackay
Ian (who is about to embark on a short vacation), has posted a preview of this paper on his own blog. Follow the link below to read:
Age and sex morbidity and mortality from avian influenza A(H7N9) virus
Click to enlarge. The majority of cases of H7N9 that occurred
worldwide earlier in 2013. Taken from Virology Down Under's
H7N9 page.In a study co-written by yours truly using a lot of data collected for Virology Down Under, Dr Joseph Dudley and I have just described, in the Journal of Clinical Virology, the age-specific and sex-specific morbidity and mortality from the avian influenza A(H7N9) virus outbreak earlier in the year.
