Avian Influenza Virus A (H5N1), Detected through Routine Surveillance, in Child, Bangladesh
W. Abdullah Brooks

, A.S.M. Alamgir, Rebecca Sultana, M. Saiful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Alicia M. Fry, Bo Shu, Stephen Lindstrom, Kamrun Nahar, Doli Goswami, M. Sabbir Haider, Sharifun Nahar, Ebonee Butler, Kathy Hancock, Ruben O. Donis, Charles T. Davis, Rashid Uz Zaman, Stephen P. Luby, Timothy M. Uyeki, and Mahmudur Rahman
Author affiliations: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh (W.A. Brooks, R. Sultana, M.S. Islan, Mustafizur Rahman, K. Nahar, D. Goswami, S. Nahar, R.U. Zaman, S.P. Luby); Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (W.A. Brooks); Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, Dhaka (A.S.M. Alamgir, S. Haider, Mahmudur Rahman); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (A.M. Fry, B. Shu, S. Lindstrom, E. Butler, K. Hancock, R.O. Donis, C.T. Davis, S.P. Luby, T.M. Uyeki)
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History of illness in 16-month-old boy with influenza virus A (H5N1) infection, Bangladesh, 2008
Manifestation |
Finding/duration, d |
Initial examination |
|
Fever* |
Yes, 7 |
Rhinorrhea |
Yes, 5 |
Cough |
Yes, 5 |
Difficult/fast breathing |
Yes, 3 |
Nausea/vomiting |
No |
Anorexia |
Yes, 4 |
Loose/watery/mucoid/bloody stool |
No |
Mental status/activity changes |
No |
Convulsions |
No |
Antimicrobial drugs or other
medications prior to clinic visit
|
No
|
Clinical findings (day 7) |
|
Temperature,°C |
38.1 |
Pulse, beats/min |
124 |
Blood pressure, systolic/diastolic |
90/50 |
Respiratory rate, breaths/min |
40 |
Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat |
Rhinorrhea (clear) |
Chest auscultation |
Clear bilaterally |
Neurologic |
Alert, no distress, nonfocal |
Weight, kg |
8.7 |
Weight-for-age, %† |
78.3 |
Chest radiograph |
Bilateral perihilar alveolar infiltrates (air bronchograms) |
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