Fujian Province two cases of human infection with #H7N9 avian influenza cases were cured

Translation - February 21, 2014

Health and Family Planning Commission of Fujian Province 2 months 21 days notification, Quanzhou Hui'an 1 month 24 days confirmed human infection with H7N9 avian flu Wang Moumou, Quanzhou Luojiang District 1 month 16 days confirmed human infection with H7N9 avian flu Xu Moumou, After treatment, respectively, in two months 20 , 21 were discharged.

    As of 2 months 21 days , the province reported a total of sporadic human infection with H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases of 15 patients have been cured and discharged seven patients died three cases. Admitted to the hospital after each active treatment, the current five patients hospitalized cases, three patients in a row two times the virus nucleic acid testing negative. (Emergency Management Office)

http://www.fjphb.gov.cn/show.aspx?ctlgid=246246&Id=90287 

Guangdong Province 3 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza & 1 Cured

Translation - February 21, 2014
   Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province on February 21 briefing, Guangzhou, Zhaoqing, Jiangmen City 3 3 new cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases. 
    Cases a certain way, female, 46 years old, currently residing in Zhaoqing Sihui. February 19 confirmed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza, currently fixed at a local hospital admitted. 
    Case 2 Tangmou, male, 64 years old, currently residing in Haizhu District of Guangzhou.Patients on February 18 after she died. February 19 retrospectively confirmed cases of avian influenza H7N9 human infections. 
    Case 3 workers, male, 69 years old, currently residing in Jiangmen, Kaiping City. February 20 confirmed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza, currently fixed at a local hospital admitted. 
    Another Shenzhen January 30 confirmed cases Tangmou and Zhaoqing City on February 7, Lee confirmed cases have been cured.
http://www.gdwst.gov.cn/a/zwxw/2014022111346.html 

#MERS #Coronavirus Saudi Arabia Announces 2 New Cases (with 1 Death)

Translation - 2/20/14

In the context of the work of epidemiological investigation and ongoing follow-up carried out by the Ministry of Health for the virus (Corona) that causes Acquired Middle East respiratory MERS CoV, Ministry announces the registration of the case of HIV infection for citizen province of Al-Ahsa, at the age of 58 years old, suffering several chronic diseases, and receives the necessary care, God asking him a speedy recovery.

The Ministry announces the registration of the case of HIV infection for citizenship in Riyadh, at the age of 81 years, suffering several chronic diseases, has passed away, Ngmayora he rest in peace.

http://www.moh.gov.sa/CoronaNew/PressReleases/Pages/mediastatemenet-2014-02-20-001.aspx 

Anhui Province added one case of human infection of bird flu #H7N9

Translation - February 20, 2014

Anhui Provincial Health Department on February 20 briefing, the province confirmed one case of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza.

    Ryu patient, male, 60 years old, Jing County, February 19 was infected with H7N9 bird flu confirmed human cases, is in critical condition at a hospital in Wuhu City for treatment.

http://www.ahwst.gov.cn/chn200909261718343/article.jsp?articleId=134051049 

Guangdong Province 1 new case with #H7N9 avian influenza & 1 Death

The death they speak of below is:

Guangdong

Date of Report:  1/24/14

Name:  58(F) Yuan

From:  Boluo, Huizhou City

Onset:  1/10

Adm:  1/16

Adm:  1/23 Transferred ICU Guangzhou

Confirmed:  1/24

Note:  Exposure to poultry

DOD:  2/19

Translation - February 20, 2014
 Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province on February 20 briefing, the Guangzhou new confirmed cases of H7N9 avian influenza case of human infection. 
    Hemou cases, male, 81 years old, now lives in Panyu District, Guangzhou City, suffering from chronic bronchitis, coronary heart disease and other chronic diseases decade. February 19 confirmed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza, the patient is currently in critical condition in the Guangzhou Hospital Wards hospitalization. 
    Also, Huizhou City, January 24 confirmed cases YuanMou due to multiple organ failure on February 19 died.

http://www.gdwst.gov.cn/a/zwxw/2014022011343.html 

Death toll from flu rises as #H1N1 strain returns, with ‘young invincibles’ most affected

From the Washington Post
By Ariana Eunjung Cha, February 19, 2014
Excerpt:
The H1N1 virus responsible for the 2009 global pandemic is back. State health officials from across the country say the resurgence is resulting in a dramatic rise in flu deaths in young and middle-aged adults and in children this season. While the reported death tolls so far are only a fraction of what they were four years ago, they are significantly higher than last year. The Centers for Disease Control and Preventionsaid the flu has been killing at epidemic levels since mid-January.
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In recent months, the World Health Organization has been tracking more than 300 cases, mostly in China, of people infected by a dangerous avian influenza strain, H7N9. A quarter of those infected are estimated to have died, but so far the WHO says there is no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission.
In early February, there was more alarming news: Chinese officials, writing in the journal Lancet, said they identified yet another brand-new bird flu, H10N8, in a 73-year-old woman in Nanchang, a city in the southeastern part of the country. Researchers hypothesize that the woman, the first known death from this strain, may have contracted the virus while at a poultry market. The scientists warned that the virus could become extremely dangerous if it developed the ability to be transmitted from human to human. “The pandemic potential of this novel virus should not be underestimated,” the researchers concluded. 

Full article:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/death-toll-from-flu-rises-as-h1n1-strain-returnswith-young-invincibles-most-affected/2014/02/19/71f539f4-98b0-11e3-b931-0204122c514b_story.html

Humans with bird flu #H7N9 pose no threat to poultry populations, says UN agency

19 February 2014 – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today there is no evidence that human patients infected with influenza A(H7N9), a low pathogenic virus in poultry, can transmit the virus to animals, including birds.

“Humans that become ill with influenza A(H7N9) constitute no threat to poultry populations,” underlined FAO Chief Veterinary Officer Juan Lubroth.

The agency’s comments come in the wake of the first human case of A(H7N9) outside China. The patient is originally from Guangdong Province in China – one of the provinces most affected by the virus this year and where the woman is thought to have contracted the infection. She was hospitalized in Malaysia while visiting the country as a tourist.

“This case does not come as a surprise and should not be a cause for increased concern, but should remind the world to remain vigilant,” said Mr. Lubroth.

Continued:  http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=47178&Cr=influenza&Cr1=#.UwUwQ0JdXw4

Cambodia H5N1 Case List 2014

Although there are 3 cases reported so far in 2014, 2 of them appear to be contact cases.  In addition, there is a 3rd contact case that was not tested, the sibling of the 8yo, that died before testing and cannot be confirmed.

Cambodia – Kampong Thom

Date of Report:  2/4/14

Name:  5(M)

From:  Chongda Village, Tbaung Kropeur Commune, Santuk Dist.

Onset:  1/24

Adm:  1/27 Private Clinic

Adm:  1/30 Jayavarman Hospital,

Confirmed:  2/1/14

Note:  200 Poultry died & parents cooked it, boy was around the area.

Cambodia – Kratie –Contact Case

Date of Report:  2/12/14

Name:  8(M) & 3(F)

From:  Kbal Trach Village, Sre Cha Commune, Snourl District

Onset:  1/31

Adm:  Kompong Cham Provincial Hosp.

Confirmed:  7(M)  [3(F) died before testing]

DOD:  2/7 (both on same day)

Note:  Exposure to dead poultry they ate the night before onset.

Cambodia – Kratie – Contact Case

Date of Report:  2/19/14

Name:  4(M)

From:  Kbal Trach Village, Sre Cha Commune, Snourl District

Onset:  2/8

Adm:  2/13 Kratie, mild

Confirmed:  2/14

Note:  Exposure to dead & sick poultry

Contact:  Detected by mobil surveillance team during contact tracing of the 2^nd confirmed case

#H5N1 Cambodia MOH On 4(M) Case: Detected by surveil. team during contact tracing of 2nd confirmed case: Contact Case

The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia wishes to advise members of the public that one new human case of avian influenza has been conformed for the H5Nl virus. This is the 3rd case this year and the 50th person to become infected with the H5Nl virus in Cambodia. The case is from Kratie province. Of the 50 confirmed cases, 38 were children under 14, and 27 of the 50 were female. In addition, since the first case happened in Cambodia in 2005 there were only 16 cases survived.

A 4-year-old boy from KbalTraclt village, Sre Cha commune, Snourl district, Kratie province, was confirmed positive by Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC), on 14th February 2014. The boy had onset fever and vomiting on 8th February 2014. The boy was detected by the mobile surveillance team during contact tracing of the 2nd confirmed case on 12th February. His symptoms were fever, running nose, vomiting, sore throat and cough. He was admitted to Kratie Provincial Hospital on 13th February and Tamiflu was administered on the same day. The symptoms were mild and the boy is now in good condition

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Detected by mobil surveillance team during contact tracing of the 2^nd confirmed case 

http://www.cdcmoh.gov.kh/PressRelease/50-PressRelease.Eng.pdf 

Cambodia reports 3rd bird flu #H5N1 case this year

PHNOM PENH, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- A four-year-old boy from Cambodia's northeastern Kratie Province has been confirmed for H5N1 human avian influenza, becoming the 3rd case this year, said a joint statement by the World Health Organization and the Cambodian Health Ministry on Wednesday.

The boy was confirmed positive for the virus last Friday after he had onset fever, running nose, vomiting, sore throat and cough, the statement said.

"The boy was admitted to Kratie Provincial Hospital on Thursday last week and Tamiflu was administered on the same day," it said. "The symptoms were mild and the boy is now in good condition."

The statement said the boy had direct exposure with dead and sick poultry six days before his illness.

Continued:  http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2014-02/19/c_133126902.htm

Guangdong Province 1 new confirmed cases of human infection with #H7N9 avian influenza

Translation - February 19, 2014
  Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province on February 19 Bulletin, Foshan new confirmed cases of H7N9 avian influenza case of human infection. 
    Luomou cases, male, 79 years old, currently residing in Gaoming District, Foshan City, February 18 confirmed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza, the patient's condition is currently stable, treated at a local hospital sentinel.
http://www.gdwst.gov.cn/a/zwxw/2014021911337.html 

#H7N9 Comments on Latest WHO Update of February 18, 2014

I'm not sure if the Health Departments of the Provinces are just getting lazy in their reporting, but this latest update was an eye opener.

Some examples of time span from "onset date" to "admission" to "critical condition"

Another thing I noticed was the usual "exposure to live poultry or poultry markets" was not tacked on.
This person was supposedly admitted the same day as their symptoms, and yet they died one week later.

Guangdong

Date of Report:  2/14/14

Name:  78(M) Lee

From:  Panyu District, Guangzhou City

Onset:  2/7

Adm:  2/7

Confirmed:  2/13

DOD:  2/14

Another alarming case:

Guangdong

Date of Report:  2/15/14

Name:  79(M) Wei

From:  Panyu District, Guangzhou City

Onset:  2/4

Adm:  2/4 ICU Guangzhou

Confirmed:  2/14

In Anhui Province, even though the person was admitted the same day as their onset (probably not what happened), they were transferred two days later, to ICU (severe)

Anhui

Date of Report:  2/17/14

Name:  63(M) Zhu

From:  Lujiang, Hefei City

Onset:  2/13

Adm:  2/13

Adm:  2/15 Transferred Hefei, severe

Confirmed:  2/16

 

WHO Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus – update February 18, 2014

18 February 2014 - On 14, 15 and 16 February 2014, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China notified WHO of nine additional laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus, including one death.
Six of the nine cases are male. The age range is 4 to 84 years. Cases were reported from Anhui (2), Guangdong (5), Hunan (1), and Jiangsu (1). 2 cases are in a critical condition, 3 cases are in a severe condition and the condition of 3 cases are unknown at this point in time. Three cases are reported to have had a history of exposure to live poultry. Investigations are ongoing.

Details of the cases notified on 14 February are as follows:

• A 78 year-old man from Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, who became ill on 7 February and was admitted to hospital the same day. He died on 14 February.
• A 66 year-old woman from Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, who became ill on 27 January and was admitted to hospital on 8 February. She is currently in a critical condition.

Details of the cases notified on 15 February are as follows:

• A 14 year-old schoolgirl from Anqing City, Anhui Province, who became ill on 12 February and visited a hospital on 13 February and was then transferred to another hospital.
• A 46 year-old farmer from Loudi City, Hunan Province, who became ill on 31 January and visited a doctor on 31 January. He was admitted to hospital on 12 February.
• A 4 year-old kindergarten girl from Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, who became ill on 11 February and was admitted to hospital the same day.
• A 79 year-old farmer from Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, who became ill on 4 February and was admitted to hospital the same day. He is currently in a critical condition.

Details of the cases notified on 16 February are as follows:

• An 84 year-old man from Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province, who became ill on 4 February, and visited a community health center and then admitted to hospital on 9 February. He is currently in a severe condition. The patient has a history of exposure to poultry.
• A 63 year-old farmer from Hefei City, Anhui Province, who became ill on 9 February and was treated at a hospital on 13 February and transferred to another hospital on 15 February. He is currently in a severe condition. The patient has a history of exposure to poultry.
• A 44 year-old man from Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, who became ill on 3 February and was admitted to hospital on 10 February and transferred to another hospital later. He is currently in a severe condition. The patient has a history of exposure to poultry. 

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_02_18/en/index.html 

#H7N9 Transporting Live Poultry Across China is Still Ongoing

"On the live bird car" will not increase the risk of the spread of avian flu?

 

February 18, 2014

    Xinhua Beijing February 18 electric Xinhua News Agency, "China Network in" reporter in an interview that much, given the current prevention and control of avian influenza grim situation, Shanghai, Hangzhou and other places has been launched "in the history of the most stringent control of live poultry" is prohibited In the main city of live poultry trade ban on live poultry public transport. But according to friends broke the news, since the spring, on the subway, buses can see someone carrying live birds. Experts suggest that the avian flu epidemic season should prohibit passengers from carrying live birds when traveling on public transport, in particular, to prohibit the flow of live poultry from one place to another, to prevent the spread of avian flu.

Continued:  http://news.xinhuanet.com/health/2014-02/18/c_119393541.htm

#H7N9 Hong Kong extends ban on live poultry imports from mainland

February 18, 2014
 
Hong Kong officials said Tuesday they were extending for four months a ban on live poultry imports from mainland China to guard against the potentially deadly H7N9 avian flu.

The city imposed a 21-day ban in January and culled some 20,000 chickens after the virus was found in one batch of imported chickens.

Health minister Ko Wing-man told reporters there are plans to set up a facility where imported poultry can be quarantined to ensure they are disease-free before being sent to market.

After four months "we will liaise with mainland authorities about the supply of live poultry to Hong Kong", he said.

Before the import ban, local birds were mixed with those from mainland China in the city's only wholesale market, in the Cheung Sha Wan district.

Continued:  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-02-hong-kong-poultry-imports-mainland.html

#H5N1 China Guizhou Poultry Outbreak

[A quick search of my H7N9 list and there are no human H7N9 cases in Xixiu District, Anshun City, Guizhou Province]

China confirms H5N1, goat plague cases

BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) on Tuesday confirmed outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu in poultry in southwest China's Guizhou Province and goat plague in northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

On Feb. 13, a farm in a village of Xixiu District in Anshun City of Guizhou reported 3,629 chickens had showed symptoms of suspected avian flu and that 976 of them had died.

The National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory confirmed the epidemic was H5N1 after testing collected samples, according to the MOA.

Also on Feb. 13, a village in Yanchi County in Wuzhong City of Ningxia reported that 116 goats had showed suspected symptoms of peste des petits ruminants (PPR), also known as goat plague, and that 32 of them had died. The national exotic animal disease research center on Tuesday confirmed that the epidemic was PPR.

Local authorities have sealed off and sterilized the infected areas, where the infected chickens, goats and goats from the same herds have been culled and safely disposed of to prevent the disease from spreading, said the MOA.

Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a contagious disease of animal origin caused by viruses that normally infect only birds and, less commonly, pigs. It can be fatal to humans.

PPR, or ovine rinderpest, is a contagious disease mainly affecting goats and sheep. The virus causes fever, lesions, labored breathing and diarrhea in infected animals.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-02/18/c_133124578.htm 

Bird flu confirmed to have spread to 11 provinces in Vietnam #H5N1

[This article is reinforcing my post yesterday, that they are speaking of H5N1and not H7N9.]

HANOI, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Bird flu has been confirmed to have spread to 11 provinces in Vietnam with 24 outbreaks, said the website of the Department of Animal Health under Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on Tuesday.

The Eleven provinces include five southern provinces of Long An, Ca Mau, Khanh Hoa, Ba Ria- Vung Tau, four central provinces of Dak Lak, Kon Tum, Tay Ninh, Phu Yen, and two northern provinces of Nam Dinh, Lao Cai, said the website.

Up to now, Vietnam's total sick poultry was 23,819 and the national total of culled poultry was 30,777.

In addition to bird flu outbreaks in eleven above-mentioned provinces, several small epidemics occurred in some localities but were discovered and promptly processed without spreading.

About 15 working groups of MARD's department of animal health have been established to examine and direct the work of bird flu prevention and control in localities.

Late Monday, Le Muon, deputy director of the department of agriculture and rural areas of central Quang Nam province, which is hit hardest by bird flu, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) online newspaper that up to date, the situation of bird flu in the province is stabilized.

The province is basically controlling the epidemic and there is no arising outbreak.

The province has culled over 11,000 poultry, mainly ducks and vaccinated over 60,000 poultry, said Tuoi Tre.

According to an online conference with the local authorities on implementing action plan to prevent bird flu that can be infectious to human on Tuesday, Vietnam's MARD Minister Cao Duc Phat said that alive poultry markets are requested to be sealed off for at least one day each month to sterilize the areas.

The country strictly bans any form of living poultry exchanges among people across borders to prevent epidemic outbreak, said Phat.

According to Tran Dac Phu, head of General Department of Preventive Medicine under Vietnam's Ministry of Health, there is a high risk of disease outbreak through boundary markets. It is necessary to increase local people's awareness to effectively combat the spread of deadly bird flu, said Phu.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2014-02/18/c_133124716.htm 

Hunan Province 1 new confirmed cases of human infection with #H7N9 avian influenza

Translation - February 18, 2014
February 18, Hunan 1 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza, as the province 12 confirmed cases. Case Liu XX, female, 29 years old, Changsha, Changsha County, Changsha, currently in a hospital for treatment. (Contributed by: Office of Emergency Management Office)
http://www.21hospital.com/zwxx/wsyw2/201402/t20140218_23691.html 

Guangdong Province nine cases of confirmed cases of human infection with #H7N9 avian influenza cured

Translation - February 18, 2014
    Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province on February 18 briefing, the province nine cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases cured. 
    Guangzhou, January 11 confirmed cases of Panmou, January 16 confirmed cases Fumou Shenzhen January 15 confirmed cases of Wang, January 27 confirmed cases Cai, Foshan City, January 16 a million confirmed cases, Zhaoqing City, January 30 confirmed cases Kongmou, February 6 confirmed cases Lin, February 11 confirmed cases Hwang, Zhongshan City, February 2 cases diagnosed LiangMou 9 Recently, cases were cured. 
    Since August 2013 the first reported case in Huizhou since, as of February 18, the province reported a total of 69 cases of patients have been cured 36 cases, 14 deaths. Currently in cases of hospital treatment in 19 patients, including 10 cases of critical and stable nine cases. 
    Province adhere to the "centralized patient, focused specialists, pooling of resources, centralized treatment" seriously good "early discovery, early reporting, early diagnosis, early treatment," suspected cases of early use of oseltamivir phosphate and other neuraminidase inhibitors reduce severe and death; for severe, treatment of critically ill patients to take comprehensive measures to improve the success rate and reduce mortality. 
    People experience flu-like symptoms of fever, we should as soon as possible to the hospital, such as the slaughter of live poultry before the onset to the history of live bird markets too early to tell the doctor, so that timely treatment.
http://www.gdwst.gov.cn/a/zwxw/2014021811333.html 

#H5N1 Vietnam Emergency response, intrusion prevention A/H7N9 flu VN

 

 

[I believe they are speaking of the H5N1 virus, as the  H7N9 does not cause the poultry to have symptoms]

 

On 02/18/2014 07:02:01

On 17.2, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat signing an action plan emergency response to the vaccine virus can spread dangerous diseases to humans, especially influenza A/H7N9 virus.

 
Hau Giang chickens die-off phenomenon
Accordingly, a number of priority measures that prohibit trade, movement of poultry, poultry products smuggled across the border. Veterinary science enhance training for the local veterinary sampling techniques, sample submitted influenza A/H7N9 virus monitoring, support contact the reference laboratory for influenza internationally from the World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture (FAO), the National Australia, the U.S. and China ... By day 16.2, the country has 10 provinces and cities have avian flu, including: Dak Lak, Long An, Kon Tum, Tay Ninh, Ca Mau, Khanh Hoa, Quang Ngai, Nam Dinh, Phu Yen and Lao Cai.
17.2 Date, Ms. Ho Phuong Loan, Deputy Chief District Veterinary Station Chau Thanh district (Hau Giang), said Le Van Luu (A Tri Phu hamlet, Tan Phu commune, Chau Thanh district) recently reported from 25.1 So far 2,700 chickens died in 1200 his son, with leg swelling, purple head, bleeding, swollen eyes.
P.Hau - Dinh Tuyen

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