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This morning the World Health Organization’s GAR (Global Alert & Response) team has released another H7N9 update, this time covering 5 recently announced cases, one of which proved fatal.
Despite the mounting number of cases, thus far they’ve been widely scattered across a large expanse of Eastern China,and we’ve seen faint evidence of clustering.
While investigations into the source of these infections are ongoing, for now this virus does not appear to be transmitting from human-to-human in a sustained or efficient manner.
Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus – update
Disease outbreak news
14 January 2014 - The National Health and Family Planning Commission of China notified WHO of 5 additional laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus, including 1 death.
On the 11 January 2014, WHO was notified of the following cases:
- 58-year-old woman from Shanghai who became ill on 1 January and was admitted to hospital on 8 January. She is currently in a critical condition. The patient had a history of exposure to poultry.
- 56-year-old man from Shanghai who became ill on 6 January and was admitted to hospital on 9 January. He is currently in a critical condition. The patient had a history of exposure to poultry.
- 75-year-old woman from Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province who became ill on 1 January, was admitted to hospital on 5 January, and died on 9 January. The patient had a history of exposure to poultry.
On 12 January 2014, WHO was notified of the following cases:
- 29 year old man from Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province who became ill on 3 January and was admitted to hospital on 9 January. He is currently in a critical condition. The patient works near to a poultry market.
- 76 year old man from Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province who became ill on 3 January and was admitted to hospital on 9 January. He is currently in a stable condition. The patient had no history of exposure to poultry.
The source of infection is still under investigation. So far, there is no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission.
The Chinese government continues to take the following measures:
- strengthen surveillance and situation analysis;
- reinforce case management and treatment;
- conduct risk communication with the public and release information;
- strengthen international collaboration and communication; and
- conduct scientific studies.
WHO does not advise special screening at points of entry with regard to this event, nor does it currently recommend any travel or trade restrictions.
