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Provincial end-of-day updates on H7N9 case counts are beginning to roll in, and so far 4 new cases have been announced, along with the death of a patient (Xu, female, 66 years old, farmer) from Zhejiang we learned about only yesterday.
Onset dates continue to advance into the middle of the month, and bucking the trend towards mostly elderly patients (see CIDRAP H7N9 mystery: Why does age profile tilt older?), three of these four new cases are under the age of 45.
There are other affected provinces that haven’t checked in, but for now this tentatively raises the current totals to 95 cases (+1 asymptomatic child in Beijing), and 18 deaths.
Zhejiang new cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza cases
Date :2013 -04-20
Sources: Health Department
April 20, 2013Zhejiang Provincial Health Department Bulletin, as of April 20, 2011 15:00 April 20, Zhejiang Province, add three cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza.
Patients Wangmou, male, 56 years old, farmers, Hangzhou, onset on April 11, now Hangzhou, a hospital for treatment.
Patients Gan, female, 35 years old, workers now live in Hangzhou, onset on April 14, now a hospital for treatment.
Patients Sohn, male, 37 years old, drivers, Hangzhou, incidence on March 30, during the purchase of medicines to take their own, the first visit on April 18, now a hospital for treatment.
By the provincial CDC testing, specimens of these three patients were infected with the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. My Office experts on the patient's clinical manifestations, epidemiological data and laboratory test results are discussed, and diagnosis of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases. Currently, three patients were seriously ill, the hospital is under active treatment.
The evening of April 19, critically ill patients diagnosed in the 18th Xu (male, 69 years old, retired, Hangzhou) due to further deterioration, she died.
April 20 Jiangsu new case of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases
Published :2013-4-20
Health Department of Jiangsu Province, April 20 Bulletin, Jiangsu newly confirmed case of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza.
Patients Zhang, male, 43 years old, live in Xuanwu District, Nanjing. On April 20, the provincial expert group diagnosed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases. Treatment in a hospital in Nanjing, in critical condition. After investigation, the close contacts of the cases of a total of 23 people, up to now no abnormality.
