Fujian Province – Wikipedia
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Despite the announcement two days ago by the Chinese government that case information would be released on a weekly basis, I’m pleased to report we continue to see case reports from individual provinces.
Yesterday Jiangxi province was added to the geographic range of this virus, and today, we learn the virus has spread even further south with this confirmed case reported in Fujian Province.
Fujian confirmed the first case of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza
April 26, 2013 18:14:55
Source: Xinhua
Xinhua Fuzhou, April 26 (Reporter Mengzhao Li) Fujian Provincial Health Bureau informed that on the 26th, Fujian Province confirmed case of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza. The case is Fujian first case of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases.
Patients Luomou, male, 65 years old, Yongding County, Longyan City, Fujian Beizhen. On April 18 patients no obvious incentive to repeated coughing, chest tightness, with active low heat. At 14:50 on the 23rd, "cough sputum, fever, shortness of breath two days" chief complaint Check the Second Hospital of Longyan City, the condition has improved.
At 11:00 on the 26th the China CDC review of test results for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. Fujian Provincial Health Bureau a comprehensive case the clinical manifestations of the Group of Experts, the results of laboratory testing and epidemiological investigation, diagnosis confirmed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza.
After investigation, the close contacts of the cases of 37 people, to take timely measures of medical observation. Up to now, all close contacts of the cases were not unusual.
