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. 2009 Nov 26;37(12):679–685. doi: 10.1016/j.mpmed.2009.10.003

Table 2.

Bird-to-human transmission

Place and date Subtype Number Infection Deaths
• England, 1995 H7N7 1 Conjunctivitis 0
• Hong Kong, 1997 H5N1 18 Respiratory 6
• Hong Kong, 1999 H9N2 2 Respiratory 0
• Hong Kong, 2003 H5N1 2 Respiratory 1
• Netherlands, 2003 H7N7 83 Respiratory 1
• Hong Kong, 2003 H9N2 1 Respiratory 0
• Viet Nam, 2003–09 H5N1 111 Respiratory 56
• Thailand, 2004–06 H5N1 25 Respiratory 17
• Canada, 2004 H7N3 2 Respiratory, conjunctivitis 0
• Egypt, 2004 H10N7 2 Respiratory 0
• Indonesia, 2005–08 H5N1 141 Respiratory 115
• Egypt, 2006–09 H5N1 87 Respiratory 27
• England, 2006 H7N3 1 Respiratory, conjunctivitis 0
• UK, 2007 H7N2 2 Respiratory 0
• Hong Kong, 2007 H9N2 1 Respiratory 0

Source of H5N1 data: WHO website (http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/index.html). Accessed 02.10.2009.