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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 activity has intensified globally since 2021, increasingly causing mass mortality in wild birds and poultry and incidental infections in mammals1–3. However, the ecol...
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Open AccessResurgence of Omicron BA.2 in SARS-CoV-2 infection-naive Hong Kong
Hong Kong experienced a surge of Omicron BA.2 infections in early 2022, resulting in one of the highest per-capita death rates of COVID-19. The outbreak occurred in a dense population with low immunity towards...
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Enteroviruses (EVs) species A are a major public health issue in the Asia–Pacific region and cause frequent epidemics of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in China. Mild infections are common in children; ho...
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Open AccessCo-circulation of multiple reassortant H6 subtype avian influenza viruses in wild birds in eastern China, 2016–2017
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Why were so few people infected with H7N9 influenza A viruses in China from late 2017 to 2018?
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Sudden emergence of human infections with H7N9 avian influenza A virus in Hubei province, central China
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There have been five waves of H7N9 avian influenza virus (AIV) infection in humans since its initial emergence in China in 2013, posing a significant threat to public health. Hubei province was free local tran...
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