#H7N9: Jiangsu Province Latest 2 Cases From Same Retirement Home, 1 Tested 3 Times

The most recent 2 cases from Jiangsu Province were from the same retirement home.  I also noted the retesting of the 2nd case, 3 times.

Jiangsu Province

Date of Report:  4/5/13

Name:  Yin (61)F – Retirement Home

From:  Qinhuai District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province

Onset:  3/20

Adm:  4/2 Nanjing Hospital

Confirmed:  4/3 Jiangsu Province CDC

Confirmed:  4/5 China CDC

Note:  12 contacts monitored.  Critical condition.

Jiangsu Province

Date of Report:  4/5/13

Name:  (79)M – Retirement Home

From:  Qinhuai District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province

Onset:  3/21

Adm:  3/31

Confirmed:  4/2 Jiangsu Province CDC -Weak positive result, nucleic acid)

Confirmed:  4/5, Test Again – Weak positive, nucleic acid

Confirmed:  4/5  China CDC  - lung aspirate

Note:  53 contacts monitored.  Severe condition.

Also of note is the information in the update on the other two cases in Jiangsu Province:

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.

Jiangsu Province

Date of Report:  4/2/13

Name:  Shen  83(M)

From:  Suzhou Wujiang District, Jiangsu Province

Onset:  3/20, fever, cough, sputum production

Adm:  3/29 Transferred Expert Group Wujiang

Confirmed:  4/1 Jiangsu Provincial Ctr for Disease Detection

Notes:  Critical Condition.  15 contacts monitored.

Jiangsu Province

Date of Report:  4/2/13

Name:  Zhang  32(F)

From:  Wuxi City, unemployed, Jiangsu Province

Onset:  3/21

Adm:  3/28 Wuxi ICU

Confirmed:  3/31 Jiangsu Prov. Ctr for Dis. Detection

Confirmed:  4/2 – China CDC

Notes:  Critical Condition.  43 contact monitored.  Lives alone, rural area.  No large-scale farms or famers’ markets, but habit of backyard poultry & livestock in rural areas.