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The end-of-day case counts from China are just beginning to show up on their respective Provincial Health Department websites, and so further updates may be required.
But for now, we can add 4 more cases to the growing list of avian flu cases, bringing the total to 55 infections, and 11 deaths.
This from the Zhejiang Provincial Health Department.
Additional four cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian flu cases in Zhejiang province
Date :2013 -04-14
Zhejiang Provincial Health Department Bulletin, April 14 and ended at 11:30 on April 14, Zhejiang Province, new cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza.
Patients Xu, female, 64 years old, farmer, who lives in Huzhou onset on April 6, now a hospital treatment.
Patients Wang, female, 62 years old, retired, who lives in Huzhou, incidence on March 29, are in Huzhou hospital treatment.
Patients Chen, male, 75 years old, retired, native of Wenzhou, who lives in Nanjing, the warm visit relatives on April 6, the onset of the 9th, now a hospital treatment.
Patients with a vaccine, male, 79 years old, retired, who lives in Hangzhou on April 9, the onset of a hospital treatment.
Detected by the Provincial Center for Disease Control, more than four patient specimens are people infected with the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive.
I organized by the Office of experts on four patients with clinical manifestations, epidemiological data and laboratory test results discussed diagnosis of human infection confirmed cases of the H7N9 avian flu. Currently, four patients were seriously ill, the hospital is actively treatment. So far, the province a total of 15 cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases and 2 deaths.
11 patients diagnosed before the April 13 close contacts of a total of 483 people, is currently undergoing medical observation of close contacts not found to have abnormalities. Close contacts of the four patients diagnosed today track investigation to determine the specifications.
Hospitalized cases continue to run heavily to those over the age of 50, with occupations of farmers, retirees, and chefs (or cooks) often mentioned.
While poultry exposure is often associated with infection, the exact route, and mode of infection remains unresolved.
