| H00399 | |
| H number | H00399 |
| Name | Avian influenza; Bird flu; H5N1 flu |
| Description | Avian influenza is an infectious disease caused by Influenzavirus A that belongs to the genus Alphainfluenzavirus in the Orthomyxoviridae family of -ssRNA virus. Influenzavirus A viruses are species specific and rarely cross the species barrier. However, subtypes H5, H7, and H9 have caused sporadic infections in humans, mostly as a result of direct contact with infected birds. H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza virus causes a rapid onset of severe viral pneumonia and is highly fatal. |
| Category | Viral infectious disease DIS_PATHWAY hsa05164 Influenza A |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Influenza A virus (A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996(H5N1)) [GN:T40041] Influenza A virus (A/Shanghai/02/2013(H7N9)) [GN:T40350] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1E31 ICD-10: J09 MeSH: D005585 MedlinePlus: 007263 |
| Reference | PMID:22129374 AUTHORS Chmielewski R, Swayne DE TITLE Avian influenza: public health and food safety concerns. JOURNAL Annu Rev Food Sci Technol 2:37-57 (2011) DOI:10.1146/annurev-food-022510-133710 PMID:17126960 AUTHORS Alexander DJ TITLE An overview of the epidemiology of avian influenza. JOURNAL Vaccine 25:5637-44 (2007) DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.10.051 |