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A statement this morning from Shanghai’s Municipal Health Bureau describing two new H7N9 cases, one from Shanghai and the other from neighboring Anhui Province.
The latest cases are described as:
Shen, age 59, M, Retiree, Onset March 25th
Lee, age 67, M, ? , Onset March 30th
These latest two cases raise the total number of confirmed H7N9 cases in China to 20.
Shanghai new confirmed cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza in two cases
As of today (7th) 17:00, the city newly diagnosed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza. Up to now, Shanghai has found 10 cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases, including four cases of death, and the other six cases being treated in isolation.
2 new cases as follows:
Patients Shen, male, 59 years old, Anhui, retirees. Patients March 25, recurrent fever, cough, and themselves to a nearby pharmacy to buy medication, did not improve the patient to Tang town, Pudong New Area Community Health Center and Pudong New Area People's Hospital on March 30-April 1, has treatment. April 4, patients go to Yan Chai Hospital Pudong Branch of treatment, diagnosis of severe pneumonia, in being active treatment. On the evening of April 6, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control laboratory test 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 cases, experts based on the clinical manifestations, laboratory testing and epidemiological data, the diagnosis of the cases of human infection confirmed cases of the H7N9 avian flu . After investigation, the close contacts of cases total of four people, until now, were not unusual.
Patients Lee, male, 67 years old, the people of Shanghai. Patients March 29, body aches, fever, South hospital on March 30 to the First People's Hospital, the diagnosis of the upper left pneumonia. In the early morning of April 7, Shanghai Disease Prevention and Control Center laboratory test 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 cases, experts based on the clinical manifestations, laboratory testing and epidemiological data, the diagnosis of the cases of human infection confirmed cases of the H7N9 avian flu . The patient's condition is stable and under active treatment. After investigation, the close contacts of the cases total of 2 people, until now, were not unusual.
As of this afternoon, the city had a total of 10 confirmed cases, 194 close contacts carried out under medical observation. All close contacts, accumulated a fever with cough or sore throat and other symptoms in close contact, 2 people in Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, treatment, laboratory tests have been to exclude the H7N9 avian flu.
