Table 4 Person to person transmission of avian influenza
From: Clinical review: Update of avian influenza A infections in humans
| Â | Hong Kong 1997 [59] | Hong Kong 1997 [60] | Netherlands 2003 [53] | Thailand 2004 [61] | Vietnam 2004 [62] | Indonesia 2006 [64] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Influenza subtype | H5N1 | H5N1 | H7N7 | H5N1 | H5N1 | H5N1 |
Location | Household | Hospital | Household | Hospital | Hospital | Household |
Transmission to | Family member | Health care worker | Family member | Family member | Health Care worker | Family member |
Number of cases | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Clinical presentation | Seropositive | Seropositive | Conjunctivitis and ILI | Pneumonia, death | N/A | Pneumonia, death |