Avian influenza A(H7N4): risk assessment
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) risk assessment of avian influenza A(H7N4) following reports of the first human case in a person from China.
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Since the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the first-ever case of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N4) in a person from China in April 2018, no further cases have been reported.
This document provides further information and advice for clinicians and the public. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp risk to UK residents in the UK is currently considered to be very low.
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Update July 2020: no further cases were reported.
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Updated review of Public Health England’s risk assessment for Avian influenza A(H7N4) to confirm that no further cases have been reported since April 2018.
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First published.