Location of Beijing (red) to Affected Provinces
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With the caveat that this is merely a `suspected’ case, the press release posted on the Beijing Health Dept’s website today (http://www.bjhb.gov.cn/) - announcing that a 7 year-old in Beijing is in isolation and being tested for the new bird flu virus - is causing a bit of a stir this afternoon.
A big hat tip to Shiloh on Flutrackers for posting this – and several other news items referencing it, on this thread.
Beijing found the first case of human infection with the H7N9 avian flu suspected casesTime :2013 -04-13 Source: Beijing Municipal Health Bureau Views: 176
In the afternoon of April 12, 2013, the Beijing CDC laboratory testing to confirm the Ditan Hospital treated a 7-year-old children with human infection of H7N9 avian influenza suspected cases.
This is the first case of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza in Beijing found suspected cases. Currently, Beijing Ditan Hospital is taking active measures to treat children, children in stable condition.City CDC has implemented two close contacts under medical observation, flu-like symptoms is not found. In accordance with the provisions of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, Beijing Municipal Health Bureau specimens were sent to the Chinese Center for Disease Control for review, so that the final diagnosis.
Beijing is about 800 miles from Shanghai (although there is a high speed rail service between the two cities). We are not informed if this child has any epidemiological links to the four provinces where the H7N9 virus has already been detected.
Stay tuned.
