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For the 5th time this fall, and the 3rd time this November, we’ve a report of a human infection from the emerging H7N9 avian virus in China. Although the number of cases this fall thus far pales when compared to last spring, they do show that the virus continues to circulate widely in the Eastern provinces of that country.
While it is probable that there may be more mild or asymptomatic cases not being picked up by Chinese surveillance, so far we have not seen evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission of this virus.
Nevertheless, no one from the Chinese CDC (see Chinese CDC: Be Alert For H7N9), to Hong Kong’s CHP (see Dr. Ko Wing-man: Joint Measures To Control H7N9, to our own CDC (see CDC: H7N9 Update) is taking this viral threat lightly.
This report from Xinhua News.
China reports 3rd H7N9 case in Nov.
English.news.cn 2013-11-28 15:09:15
HANGZHOU, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- A new human H7N9 bird flu case was reported in east China's Zhejiang Province, the fifth in China this autumn, according to local health authorities on Thursday.
The patient surnamed Zhang, 57, from Anji County tested positive for the H7N9 virus on Wednesday when he went to the First Affiliated Hospital of College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, for treatment for a fever, said the Zhejiang Provincial Health Department.
He then suffered respiratory failure and shock and is still in critical condition, said the hospital.
This is the third case reported in November, following the one confirmed on Nov. 4 in Zhejiang and one on Nov. 5 in southern Guangdong Province
In October, two new human H7N9 avian flu cases were reported. No new cases were reported in September.
China had reported 134 cases by the end of August, with 45 fatalities, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission.
