The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) is today (January 10) closely monitoring two additional cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Guangdong and two other cases in Zhejiang upon notification by the Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province and verification with the National Health and Family Planning Commission respectively.
The first case in Guangdong involves a 42-year-old female poultry worker living in Foshan. She had onset of symptoms on January 5. She sought medical attention from a local hospital on January 8 and was admitted for treatment on the following day. Her specimen tested positive for avian influenza A(H7N9) virus by the relevant health authority of Guangdong Province today. Twenty close contacts of the patient have been put under medical surveillance by the relevant health authority of Guangdong Province. No abnormalities have been found among her close contacts so far.
The second case in Guangdong involves a 59-year-old woman also living in Foshan. She had developed symptoms on December 29, 2013. She was admitted to a local hospital on January 2, 2014. Her specimen tested positive for avian influenza A(H7N9) virus by the relevant health authority of Guangdong Province today. She had no recent history of contact with poultry. Five close contacts of the patient have been put under medical surveillance by the relevant health authority of Guangdong Province. No abnormalities have been found among her close contacts so far.
The two cases in Zhejiang involve a male patient aged 30 and a female patient aged 79 whose specimens both tested positive for avian influenza A(H7N9) virus by the relevant health authority of Zhejiang Province yesterday (January 9). They are receiving treatment in hospital and are in critical condition.
To date, a total of 156 human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) have been confirmed on the Mainland. They are in Zhejiang (55 cases), Shanghai (34 cases), Jiangsu (29 cases), Guangdong (12 cases), Jiangxi (six cases), Fujian (five cases), Anhui (four cases), Henan (four cases), Beijing (two cases), Hunan (two cases), Shandong (two cases) and Hebei (one case).
Continued: http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201401/10/P201401100585.htm
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