H9N2: India’s first case detected by National Institute of Virology, Pune
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H9N2 viruses have been observed in poultry in India several times. However, this is the first identification of the clinical human case of H9N2 virus infection
It H9N2 is a subtype of the influenza A virus, which causes human influenza as well as bird flu.
The H9N2 subtype was isolated for the first time in Wisconsin, US in 1966 from turkey flocks.
H9N2 virus infections in humans are rare, but likely under-reported due to typically mild symptoms of the infections.Cases of human infection have been observed in Hong Kong, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Egypt
