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Humans cases of H7N9 infection are treated with symptomatically7,8. The WHO recommends early treatment with a neuraminidase inhibitor in cases under investigation for H7N9 infection19. The Center for Disease Control echoes this point recommending that a neuraminidase inhibitor be administered at the earliest opportunity, even if more than 48 hours have passed since the onset of symptoms20. Public Health England (formerly the Health Protection Agency) produced an algorithm for the management of contacts of confirmed cases of H5N1 infection in 200921. This recommends that only close contacts of, and healthcare staff caring for a confirmed case require antiviral prophylaxis with Oseltamivir21.
Humans cases of H7N9 infection are treated with symptomatically7,8. The WHO recommends early treatment with a neuraminidase inhibitor in cases under investigation for H7N9 infection19. The Center for Disease Control echoes this point recommending that a neuraminidase inhibitor be administered at the earliest opportunity, even if more than 48 hours have passed since the onset of symptoms20. Public Health England (formerly the Health Protection Agency) produced an algorithm for the management of contacts of confirmed cases of H5N1 infection in 200921. This recommends that only close contacts of, and healthcare staff caring for a confirmed case require antiviral prophylaxis with Oseltamivir21.
==Further Information==
[[Factoid_-_Avian_Influenza|Avian Influenza Factoid]]
[[Avian_Influenza|Animal AI Disease Sheet]]
==References==
==References==
7 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Emergence of Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus Causing Severe Human Illness — China, February–April 2013, May 10, 2013 / 62(18);366-371
7 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Emergence of Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus Causing Severe Human Illness — China, February–April 2013, May 10, 2013 / 62(18);366-371
8 Koopmans, M., de Jong, M.D. (2013), Avian influenza A H7N9 in Zhejiang, China, The Lancet, 26th April 2013.
8 Koopmans, M., de Jong, M.D. (2013), Avian influenza A H7N9 in Zhejiang, China, The Lancet, 26th April 2013.