Combating H7N9: an interview with Lanjuan Li and Yi Shi

On March 31,2013,the Chinese government reported that three persons rom Shanghai and Anhui had died rom a novel avian inluenza virus,known as H7N9.his avian lu is unique in that it has a high human mortality rate,while fatality in poultry remains low.In other words,this virus can circulate‘silently’among poultry,but be a very possible cause of the next lu pandemic.Since 2013,human cases of H7N9 infection have been reported continuously,posing a potential threat to public health in China and atracting global atention.Will H7N9 be the next lu pandemic?With this question,NSR spoke to clinical expert,Professor Lanjuan Li rom Zhejiang University,and the virologist,Dr.Shi Yi,rom the Beijing Institutes of Life Science,Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shenzhen hird People’s Hospital.In this interview,they share with us the biological information of H7N9,its clinical manifestation and treatment,and its future pandemic potential.