Credit CDC
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With the twin caveats that reporting during the weekend may not be as robust as during the week, and substantial pressure has been placed on the provinces to curb their reporting of cases (see Sandman & Lanard On China’s H7N9 Risk Communications), H7N9 case reports have dropped by roughly 50% over the past two days – although it is too soon to call it a trend.
The following 7 cases have been added to FluTrackers H7N9 Case Line Listing over the past 48 hours, with 2 cases from Zhejiang, 2 from Guangdong, and one each from Anhui, Jiangsu, and Hunan provinces.
#325 - Man, 61, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, confirmed on Feb. 7, now in critical condition in a Hangzhou a hospital for treatment. Zhejiang province
#326 - Man, 38, Suining County of Shaoyang City. Hunan province
#327 - Man, 53, confirmed on February 8 pm, exposoure to diseased poultry, currently in a hospital for treatment of Taizhou, serious condition - Jiangsu province
#328 - Man, 66, Susong County, confirmed on February 8, now in a Anqing City Hospital for treatment. Anhui
#329 - Woman, 81, Luohu District, Shenzhen, confirmed on February 8, died on February 7. Guangdong province Death
#330 - Boy, 11, student, Huaiji County, Zhaoqing City, confirmed on February 8, currently in stable condition, treated at a local hospital sentinel. Guangdong province
#331 - Man, 68, Shaoxing Bridge District, confirmed on February 9, in severe condition, in a Shaoxing hospital for treatment. Zhejiang province
Of note, the 66 year-old from Susong county is the first reported case from Anhui province during this second wave, raising that province’s total to just 5 cases.
Credit ECDC - Distribution of confirmed A(H7N9) cases by place of reporting, week 08/2013 to 06/2014, China (n=308)
After reporting scattered cases last spring, thus far Jiangxi, Henan, Shandong, and Hubei provinces have yet to report new cases during this second wave.
