#H7N9: 2 New Cases in Jiangsu Province - Total Cases 16

The Jiangsu Province Department of Health Statement
Translated out of China
4/5/13
Jiangsu Province 2 new cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases

Health Department of Jiangsu Province, April 5 Bulletin, Jiangsu Province, the new confirmed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza.

　　Patients Yin, female, 61 years old, Qinhuai District in Nanjing, retirement home. March 20 onset.April 2 to go to a hospital in Nanjing sicker treatment. Currently, patients in critical condition, is to rescue.April 3, Jiangsu Province CDC laboratory test results for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid weakly positive. The morning of April 5, the provincial CDC deep collection of patients with lung aspirate specimens detected again, the results were positive for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid. Noon on April 5, issued by the Province, according to the state Health and Family Planning Commission, the Group "treatment program, 1 (2013), the diagnosis of the cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza. After investigation, the close contacts of the cases of a total of 12 people, until now, were not found to have a fever or respiratory symptoms.

　　Patients 陆某, male, 79 years old, Qinhuai District in Nanjing, retirement home. March 21 onset.March 31 due to exacerbations to treatment in a hospital in Nanjing. Currently, patients with severe illness, is to rescue. In the evening of April 2, the preliminary test results of the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Laboratory weakly positive for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid. April 4, again test results still show a weak positive for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid. The morning of April 5, the provincial CDC deep collection of patients with lung aspirate detected again, the results for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. April 5 at noon, the the Provincial Expert Group issued according to the state Health and Family Planning "human infection H7N9 avian influenza treatment program, 1 (2013), the diagnosis of the cases of human infection H7N9 confirmed cases of avian flu. After investigation, the close contacts of the cases of a total of 53 people, until now, were not found to have a fever or respiratory symptoms.

　　At noon on April 5, the provincial expert group at the same time two cases of unexplained pneumonia cases (Wuxi city Zhang and Suzhou Wujiang Zhao) consultation analysis, due to lack of sufficient evidence of pathogen detection, according to the National Health issued and Family Planning Commission of the treatment program, 1 (2013), the diagnosis of suspected cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza.

　　Provincial Health Department is organizing experts to make every effort to rescue cases, to implement various epidemic prevention and control measures.