Preferred Label : influenza A virus, H7N1 subtype;
MeSH definition : A subtype of INFLUENZA A VIRUS comprised of the surface proteins hemagglutinin 7 and
neuraminidase 1. This subtype has demonstrated the ability to mutate from a low pathogenic
form to a highly pathogenic form in birds. It was responsible for a 1999 outbreak
in turkeys in Italy.;
MeSH synonym : H7N1 virus; H7N1 viruses; virus, H7N1; H7N1 subtype; H7N1 subtypes; subtype, H7N1;
CISMeF synonym : viruses, H7N1;
MeSH annotation : infection: coordinate IM with INFLUENZA, HUMAN (IM) in humans, or INFLUENZA IN BIRDS
(IM) in birds, or ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) in other animals;
UNII : txid119216;
Origin ID : D057916;
UMLS CUI : C2936281;
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- Virus [UMLS semantic type]
A subtype of INFLUENZA A VIRUS comprised of the surface proteins hemagglutinin 7 and
neuraminidase 1. This subtype has demonstrated the ability to mutate from a low pathogenic
form to a highly pathogenic form in birds. It was responsible for a 1999 outbreak
in turkeys in Italy.
