Regions Reporting H7N9
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In addition to the `big news’ that a case of H7N9 has turned up in China’s Capital, Beijing, we also have word this morning of a man diagnosed in Shanghai, who’s wife was diagnosed last week (and who died April 3rd).
While it is certainly possible that these two cases had a common environmental or poultry exposure, it does once again raise the question over possible human-to-human transmission.
This (machine translation) the People’s Daily:
Shanghai same home to two cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases
Apr. 13, 2013 17:08
Source: People's DailyWang Youjia) Shanghai, People's Daily, Shanghai, April 13 (same family of two cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases.
Communications According to Shanghai Methodist Planning Commission, the then Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control report on April 11, found one cases of laboratory detection of the H7N9 avian influenza virus positive patients. The patients by the the municipal expert group consultation. As of 16:00 this afternoon, a total of 21 cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases, of which 7 died, and another 13 cases are isolated treatment.
The new cases are as follows: Gumou, male, 56 years old, the people of Shanghai. Fatigue, fever and other symptoms start to appear on April 1, April 3, 4, two to the Huashan Hospital doctor, go to the 4th treatment of the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center. Currently being further treatment. April 11 test results positive for H7N9 avian influenza nucleic acid.
His wife than some fever and other symptoms on March 27, April 4 patients collected respiratory specimens were found positive for H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid. Shanghai Wei Planning Commission said that, based on currently available information, insufficient determine Gumou incidence is due to an infection caused by.
The experts believe that the emphasis on the study of clusters of cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza, and strengthen co-exposure cases, the pathogenic characteristics of the virus and the study of the natural history of disease.
And in Zhejiang Province, two new cases were reported overnight, which – if my slightly sleep-deprived mind hasn’t led me astray – puts us now at 49 confirmed cases, and 11 fatalities.
Additional two cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian flu cases in Zhejiang province
Date :2013 -04-13
Source: Health DepartmentZhejiang Provincial Health Department
April 13, 2013
Zhejiang Provincial Health Department Bulletin, as of April 13, 2011 14:00 April 13, Zhejiang add two cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza.
Patients Kwak, male, 65 years old, retired, and now lives in Hangzhou. Incidence on April 3, to Hangzhou, a hospital in the 9th. April 13, Zhejiang Province CDC report patient specimens positive for H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid.
Patients with Jo, male, 38 years old, workers, now living in Hangzhou. Disease, to a hospital on the evening of 11 April 6. April 13, Zhejiang Province CDC report patient specimens positive for H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid.
I Office organization expert clinical manifestations of these two patients, discuss the epidemiological data and laboratory test results, the diagnosis of human infection confirmed cases of the H7N9 avian flu. Currently, more than two patients in critical condition, have been transferred to a hospital at the provincial level, being rescue work.
