WHO Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus – update February 11, 2014

11 February 2014 - The National Health and Family Planning Commission of China has notified WHO of seven additional laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus, including one death.

Details of the three cases notified to WHO on 9 February 2014 are as follows:

All three cases are male. The age range is 38 to 61 years. Cases were reported from Hunan (1), Jiangsu (1) and Zhejiang (1). Two of the cases are currently in a critical condition, and the third case is in a severe condition. One of the three cases has been reported to have had a history of exposure to poultry or a live poultry market.

• A 53 year-old man from Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, who became ill on 1 February and was admitted to hospital on 8 February. He is currently in a severe condition.
• A 61 year-old, man from Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, who became ill on 29 January and was admitted to hospital on 2 February. He is currently in a critical condition.
• A 38 year-old man from Shaoyang City, Hunan Province , who became ill on 27 January and was admitted to hospital on 2 February. He is currently in a critical condition. The patient has a history of exposure to live poultry.

Details of the cases including one death, notified to WHO on 10 February 2014 are as follows:

Three of the four cases are male. The age range is 11 to 81 years. Cases were reported from Guangdong (2), Anhui (1) and Zhejiang (1). Currently, one is in a critical condition, one is in a severe condition, and one is in a stable condition with mild disease. All four cases are reported to have had a history of exposure to poultry or a live poultry market

• An 81 year-old woman from Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, who became ill on 31 January and was admitted to a hospital on 7 February. She died on the same day. The patient had a history of exposure to live poultry.
• An 11 year-old boy from Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, who became ill on 5 February and went to hospital on the same day. He is currently in a stable condition. The patient has a history of exposure to live poultry.
• A 68 year-old farmer from Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, who became ill on 5 February and was admitted to hospital on 7 February. He is currently in a severe condition. The patient has a history of exposure to live poultry.
• A 66 year-old man from Anqing Prefecture, Anhui Province, who became ill on 1 February and was admitted to hospital on 7 February. He is currently in a critical condition. The patient has a history of exposure to live poultry.

So far, there is no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission.

Continued:  http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_02_11/en/index.html