Table 2.
Reported human infections with AIVs of the H7 subtype from 1959 to 2018.
| Pathotype | Subtype | Country | Year | Symptoms | Cases (deaths) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | H7N7 | USA | 1959 | Respiratory | 1 | (Belser et al. 2009) |
| HP | H7N7 | Australia | 1977 | Conjunctivitis | 1 | (Belser et al. 2009) |
| LP | H7N7 | USA | 1979 | Conjunctivitis | 4 | (Webster et al. 1981) |
| LP | H7N7 | UK | 1996 | Conjunctivitis | 1 | (Kurtz et al. 1996) |
| LP | H7N2 | USA | 2002 | Respiratory | 1 | (Terebuh et al. 2018) |
| LP | H7N2 | USA | 2003 | Respiratory | 1 | (Prevention 2004) |
| HP | H7N7 | Netherlands | 2003 | Conjunctivitis, pneumonia, fatal respiratory failure | 89 (1) | (Fouchier et al. 2004) |
| HP | H7N3 | Canada | 2004 | Conjunctivitis | 2 | (Tweed et al. 2004) |
| LP | H7N3 | UK | 2006 | Conjunctivitis | 1 | (Nguyen-Van-Tam et al. 2006) |
| LP | H7N2 | UK | 2007 | Conjunctivitis | 4 | (Editorial-team-Collective 2007) |
| HP | H7N3 | Mexico | 2012 | Conjunctivitis | 2 | (Lopez-Martinez et al. 2013) |
| HP | H7N7 | Italy | 2013 | Conjunctivitis | 3 | (Puzelli et al. 2014) |
| LP | H7N2 | USA | 2016 | Respiratory | 1 | (Marinova-Petkova et al. 2017) |
| LP / HP | H7N9 | China | 2013-2018 | Severe illness, fatal respiratory failure | 1567 (615) | (WHO 2018a) |
| LP | H7N4 | China | 2018 | Cough, fever, chills | 1 | (Tong et al. 2018) |