Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Hong Kong CHP: Avian Influenza Report

VOLUME 9, NUMBER 26
Reporting period: Jun 23 – Jun 29, 2013 (Week 26)
(Published on Jul 3, 2013)
 
Summary
1.
There were no new confirmed human cases of
avian influenza A(H5N1) reported by
the World Health Organization (WHO).
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2.
From 2008 to 2012, 32 to 73 confirmed
human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1)
were reported to WHO annually. In 2013 (as
of Jun 29), 20 cases were reported by WHO.
 
3.
No new confirmed human cases of avian
influenza A(H7N9) were reported by WHO
and the National Health and
Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) during the reporting
period. As of June 29, a total of 132 cases were reported.
 
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