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UPDATE: Within an hour of this news breaking the World Health Organization @WHO issued the following announcement on Twitter:
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My thanks to posts by Shiloh & Treyfish on FluTrackers this morning (see thread) that led me to this press release from Shanghai’s Municipal Health Bureau describing two new H7N9 cases diagnosed in Shanghai.
The patients are listed as:
Zhou, age 74, M, Farmer, Onset March 28th
Yang, age 66, M, Retiree, Onset March 29th
Shanghai new confirmed cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza in two cases
As of today (April 6) 18:30 city newly diagnosed two cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza. Until now, a total of eight cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases, including four cases of death, the other four cases is where.
New cases are as follows:
Patients Zhou, male, 74 years old, the people of Shanghai, farming. Patients 28 March conscious weakness, shortness of breath, fever, March 31 to Fengxian District Chinese Medicine Hospital for treatment, transferred to East hospital on April 5, diagnosed with severe pneumonia, being active treatment. In the morning of April 6, the Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control laboratory test results for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. Organization municipal clinical expert in accordance with the relevant requirements, the Shanghai Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission to discuss the cases, the experts based on the clinical performance of laboratory testing and epidemiological data, the diagnosis of the cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases . After investigation, a total of five people in the close contacts of the cases, were not found until now an exception.
Patients Yang, male, 66 years old, the people of Shanghai, retirees. Patients chills symptoms on March 29, on April 2 to the Tenth People's Hospital for treatment, diagnosis of acute upper respiratory tract infection, given symptomatic treatment. April 4 patients symptoms were not relieved, and a cough, fever symptoms, once again to the Tenth People's Hospital for treatment, diagnosis of left lower pneumonia. In the morning of April 6, the Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control laboratory test results for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. Organization municipal clinical expert in accordance with the relevant requirements, the Shanghai Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission to discuss the cases, the experts based on the clinical performance of laboratory testing and epidemiological data, the diagnosis of the cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases . The patient's condition is stable and under active treatment. After investigation, the close contacts of the cases to a total of six people, until now, were not unusual.
This should increase the total to 18 cases, 6 fatal across four provinces in Eastern China.
