WHO Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus – update February 14, 2014

14 February 2014 - The National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China and the Centre for Health Protection (CHP), Hong Kong, SAR, China has notified WHO of a total of eight additional laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus, including one death.

The details of five cases, including one death, notified by NHFPC on 11 February 2014 are as follows:

Five of the seven cases are male. The age range is 5 to 70 years old. Cases were reported from Zhejiang (4), Guangdong (1), Anhui (1) and Hunan (1). Currently, three cases are in a critical condition, two cases are in a severe condition and one case has recovered. Six of the seven cases are reported to have had a history of exposure to live poultry or to a live poultry market.

• A 67 year-old farmer from Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, who became ill on 3 February and was admitted to hospital on 8 February. He is currently in a critical condition
• A 47 year-old woman from Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, who became ill on 3 February and was admitted to hospital on 7 February. She is currently in a severe condition. The patient has a history of exposure to a live poultry market.
• A 62 year-old farmer from Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, who became ill on 29 January and was admitted to hospital on 6 February. He is currently in a critical condition. The patient has a history of exposure to a live poultry.
• A 56 year-old farmer from Fuyang City, Anhui Province, who became ill on 3 February and was admitted to hospital on 7 February. He died the same evening. The patient had a history or exposure to live poultry.
• A 5 year-old girl from Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, who became ill on 1 February and was admitted to hospital on 3 February. She recovered and was discharged from hospital on 7 February. The patient has a history of exposure to a live poultry market.

The details of two cases notified by NHFPC on 12 February 2014 are as follows:

• A 70 year-old farmer from Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, who became ill on 4 February and was admitted to hospital on 5 February and transferred to another hospital on 9 February. He is currently in a critical condition. The patient has history of exposure to live poultry.
• A 23 year-old man from Loudi City, Hunan Province, who became ill on 8 February and was admitted to hospital on 9 February. He is currently in a severe condition. The patient has a history of exposure to live poultry.

The details of the case notified by CHP, Hong Kong SAR, China, on 12 February 2014 are as follows:

• A 65-year old man from Hong Kong SAR who became ill on 8 February and was admitted to a hospital on 11 February. He has underlying medical conditions and is currently in a critical condition. The patient travelled to Kaiping, Guangdong Province, in China from 24 January to 9 February and stayed with his family. Contact tracing is under way and investigations are ongoing.

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

Continued:  http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_02_14/en/index.html