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Two separate reports this morning suggest that the number of persons infected with the H7N9 virus in China has increased to at least 24, with two new cases reported in Jiangsu Province, and 1 (fatal) case being reported by the media in Shanghai.
While I’ve not been able to locate an official statement on the Shanghai fatality, we do have this bare-bones media report via RTHK news in Hong Kong on this 7th fatal infection.
Mainland media: Shanghai confirmed an H7N9 has died
2013-04-08 HKT 17:19
Mainland media reported that Shanghai confirmed a human infection of H7N9 avian influenza, has died.
The patient is a 64-year-old man, has been retired. Four close contacts of the patient's medical observation has been implemented, and currently does not appear abnormal.
Far, a total of 11 confirmed cases of the H7N9 avian flu infection, in which five people were killed.
UPDATE: State Media Xinhua News now confirms this report:
H7N9 fatalities rise to 7 in China
2013-04-08 18:01:21
SHANGHAI, April 8 (Xinhua) -- A 64-year-old man in Shanghai became the seventh Chinese who have died from the H7N9 avian flu, local authorities reported on Monday.
* UPDATED AGAIN *
The Shanghai Health and Family Planning Commission has now posted the following update on this fatal case.
New case of human infection of H7N9 avian flu cases in the city today
As of 17:00, April 8, 2011, the city has new confirmed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza cases, after she died.
The new cases are as follows:
Patients celebrate a male, 64 years old, the people of Shanghai, retirees. On the morning of April 1, patients with symptoms of chills, body temperature was not measured, self-serving pharmaceutical treatment. On April 3, the patient self-test body temperature of 39.0 ℃, to the Ruijin hospital pneumonia diagnosis of right, given symptomatic treatment. Patients with shortness of breath in the morning of April 7, 9:15 and went to the Ruijin Hospital for treatment, a diagnosis of severe pneumonia, isolation and treatment of income wards. Rescue invalid by the hospital, the patient died at 18:45 on the 7th. On the evening of April 7, the case samples by the Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control laboratory testing, the results for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. In accordance with the relevant requirements, the Shanghai Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission organized municipal clinical expert group to discuss the deaths of experts based on the clinical performance of laboratory testing and epidemiological data, the diagnosis of the cases of human infection of H7N9 avian flu in cases. After investigation, the close contacts of cases of a total of four people have been implemented under medical observation, until now, were not unusual.
Up to now, Shanghai were found 11 cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases, including five cases of death, another six cases being treated in isolation into one of them has basically recovered. It is understood that the city had a total of 11 confirmed cases of the 202 close contacts to carry out medical observation, all close contacts of the close contacts of fever with cough or sore throat and other symptoms, the cumulative current 2 per capita laboratory tests have been to exclude the H7N9 avian flu in the treatment of the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, and is currently in stable condition.
Next stop, an announcement from the Jiangsu Health Department, of two new cases, both in critical condition.
Published :2013 -4-8
Health Department of Jiangsu Province, April 8 Bulletin, Jiangsu Province, the new confirmed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza.
Patients Shumou, male, 85 years old, Nanjing Shimonoseki area retirement home. March 28 incidence, diagnosis and treatment to a hospital in Nanjing on April 1. April 8 at noon, the provincial expert group diagnosed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases. Currently, patients in critical condition. After investigation, the 34 close contacts of the cases, no abnormality.
Patients Qiumou, female, 25 years old, the Zhenjiang City Runzhou district people, unemployed. March 30 incidence, diagnosis and treatment to a hospital in Zhenjiang City. April 8 at noon, the provincial expert group diagnosed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases. Currently, patients in critical condition. After investigation, the close contacts of the case has a total of 18 people currently no abnormality.
In addition, at noon on April 8, the provincial expert group consultation, exclude one cases (Suzhou Wujiang District Zhao) human infection with the H7N9 avian flu suspected cases.
Provincial Health Department is organizing experts to make every effort to rescue cases, to implement various epidemic prevention and control measures.
