Thursday, February 6, 2014

WHO Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus – update February 5, 2014 (2nd notice)

[It's getting so that the WHO is coming out with 2 posts in one day]

On 3 February 2014, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China notified WHO of four additional laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus, including one death.

Details of the cases are as follows:

Two of the cases are male. The age range is 2 to 76 years old. Cases were reported from Guangdong (2), Hunan (1) and Fujian (1). One case is currently in a serious condition, one is in a critical condition, one is in a mild condition. All cases are reported to have had a history of exposure to poultry or a live poultry market.
  • A 27 year-old man from Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, who became ill on 21 January and admitted to hospital on 31 January. He is currently in a critical condition. The patient has a history of exposure to a live poultry market.
  • A 59 year-old man from Loudi City, Hunan Province, who became ill on 23 January and was admitted to hospital on 31 January. He died on 3 February. The patient had a history of exposure to live poultry market.
  • A 2 year-old female from Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, who became ill on 31 January and was admitted to hospital on the same day. She is currently in a mild condition. The patient has a history of exposure to live poultry and a live poultry market.
  • A 76 year old woman from Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, who became ill on 27 January and was admitted to hospital on 1 February. She is currently in a serious condition. The patient has a history of exposure to live poultry.
Continued:  http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_02_05/en/index.html

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