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It is early evening in China and local provinces are starting to post their new H7N9 updates on their Health Department websites. First to report is Jiangsu Province, with the following announcement.
Jiangsu Province 2 new cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases
Published :2013-4-11
Health Department of Jiangsu Province, April 11 Bulletin, Jiangsu Province, the new confirmed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza.
Patients surnamed Yin, male, 31 years old, now a hotel in Yangzhou City in chefs work. Disease, March 31 at noon on April 11, the provincial Expert Group on the diagnosis of the cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases. Currently, where a critical condition in a hospital in Nanjing. After investigation, the close contacts of the case has a total of 19 people, far showed no abnormality.
Patients Qianmou, male, 56 years old, now live in the Suzhou Industrial Park, teachers. Onset of April 3, April 11 at noon, the provincial expert group diagnosis of the cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases. Currently in a hospital in Suzhou City, where a critical condition. After investigation, the close contacts of the cases there were 33 people, far showed no abnormality.
Today’s announcement brings the total number of cases reported in Jiangsu Province to 12, exceeded only by Shanghai (with 15 cases) in numbers.
While the case counts continue to increase, officials continue to report no signs of efficient, or ongoing, human-to-human transmission.
This latest report brings China’s H7N9 outbreak up to 35 cases, with 9 fatalities.
