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Our daily roster of announced H7N9 cases begins with three new cases in Shenzhen, located just over 20 miles north of Hong Kong, in Guangdong province. .
Province added three cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza cases, one case of cured cases
2014-01-21 16:28:51 Ministry of Health and Family Planning Commission |
Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province on January 21 briefing, Shenzhen, add three cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases, cases were sporadic, not associated epidemiology.
Case 1 Kongmou, female, 39 years old, business services personnel, currently residing in Longgang District. January 13 onset, January 21 confirmed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza, the patient's condition is currently stable in Shenzhen designated hospital admission.
Case 2 Xu, female, 59 years old, retired, now living in Luohu District, Shenzhen City. January 13 onset, January 21 confirmed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza, the patient is currently in critical condition in Shenzhen designated hospital admission.
Case 3 Jeong, male, 76 years old, retired, now living in Futian District, Shenzhen. January 9 onset, January 21 confirmed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza, the patient is currently in critical condition in Shenzhen designated hospital admission.
Also, Foshan City, January 13, 2014 confirmed cases Po certain cured.
And for the 5th day in a row, Zhejiang reports 3 new cases, extending their reporting streak to 12 consecutive days with new cases.
Zhejiang Province, three new cases of human infection of bird flu H7N9
Release date :2014-01-21
Source: Ministry of Health and Family Planning CommissionJanuary 21, 2014
Zhejiang Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission January 21 briefing, the province today added three cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza.
1, patients Lee, M, 57 years old, farmer, Linhai City People. January 19 confirmed human cases of avian influenza H7N9 infection. Is now in critical condition, a hospital for treatment in Taizhou.
2, the patient Yu Moumou, male, 49 years old, farmer, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou people. January 20 confirmed human cases of avian influenza H7N9 infection. Now the condition is severe, treatment in a hospital in Hangzhou.mn
3, F, certain patients, male, 70 years old, farmer, Shaoxing Bridge District people. January 20 confirmed human cases of avian influenza H7N9 infection. Now the condition is severe, treatment in a hospital in Hangzhou.
We may very well see additional cases announced later today from other provinces.
While we continue to see a steady stream of cases this month, particularly from Zhejiang and Guangdong Provinces, we aren’t seeing the kind of geometric rise in the number of cases one would expect to see if the virus were readily transmitting between humans.
Unknown, of course, are how many mild or asymptomatic cases might be out there, flying under the radar. The number of confirmed cases likely under represents the total number infected.
But even so, the number of severe cases reported each day has remained fairly constant.
Unless and until we see a major (and continuing) escalation in the number of severe cases being reported, it is pretty safe to assume this virus has not yet gained the ability to transmit efficiently between humans.
That said, the only real constant among influenza viruses is that they change, and so we watch these individual cases – and more importantly the case count trends – carefully, looking for any signs this avian virus is adapting better to human hosts.
