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With just a week to go before China’s New Year’s Eve celebrations really take off, the number of new H7N9 cases continues its slow rise, with the greatest concentration of cases coming from Zhejiang province.
Overnight Crof had some good news to report in Zhejiang: Shaoxing wet markets closed over H7N9, where - at least in the city of a little more than 4 million in Zhejiang province (ttl pop. 54 million) - city officials are pulling the plug on live markets in an attempt to curb the transmission of the virus.
Despite the successful mitigation last spring, as described in The Lancet: Poultry Market Closure Effect On H7N9 Transmission, for the most part, market closures announced in Eastern China this year have been temporary to allow for `disinfection days’.
Today Zhejiang breaks its streak of 6 consecutive days of reporting 3 cases of H7N9 by reporting 5.
Zhejiang Province, five new cases of human H7N9 avian influenza infection
Source: Ministry of Health and Family Planning Commission
January 23, 2014
Zhejiang Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission January 23 briefing, the province today five new cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza.
1, patients Moumou, female, 66 years old, retired, Shaoxing City people. January 22 confirmed human infection of H7N9 avian influenza. Is now in critical condition, a hospital for treatment in Shaoxing.
2, patients with the surname Wang, female, 71 years old, retired, Hangzhou Riverside area people. January 22 confirmed human infection of H7N9 avian influenza. Is now in critical condition, in Hangzhou, a hospital for treatment.
3 patients Xu X, male, 71 years old, farmer, Cangnan County of Wenzhou people. January 22 confirmed human infection of H7N9 avian influenza. Now the condition is severe, treatment at a hospital in Wenzhou.
4, the patient Moumou, male, 59 years old, workers, Yinzhou District, Ningbo people. January 22 confirmed human infection of H7N9 avian influenza. Now the condition is severe, in Ningbo, a hospital for treatment.
5, the patient Hu Moumou, female, 63 years old, farmer, Huzhou, Deqing County. January 22 confirmed human infection of H7N9 avian influenza. Is now in critical condition, in Hangzhou, a hospital for treatment.
Shanghai, which ranks second in the number of H7N9 cases reported to date, announces a new case as well.
Shanghai 1 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza
Published :2014 -1-23
Shanghai Health and Family Planning Commission January 23 briefing, Shanghai reported new confirmed cases of H7N9 avian influenza case of human infection.
Patients, Qin Moumou, female, 61 years old, the city residence. Confirmed on January 22, is now in active treatment.
According to state regulations, from November 1, 2013 the city began infected with H7N9 avian influenza has been incorporated into human B infectious management.
And our last stop (for now), Guangdong Province also reported a fresh case this morning.
Province added one case of human infection of bird flu H7N9 two cases were cured
2014-01-23 17:30:22 Ministry of Health and Family Planning Commission |
Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province on January 23 briefing, Shenzhen 1 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza, the province there are two cases cured.
Patients Zhang, female, 34 years old, currently residing in Baoan, Shenzhen, January 23 confirmed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza, the patient is currently in critical condition in Shenzhen designated hospital admission.Also, Guangzhou City on January 18 confirmed cases Panmou and Foshan City on January 10 confirmed cases Ryu were cured and discharged on January 22. So far, the province a total of seven cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian flu cured.
It is possible we will see additional cases announced later in the day.
Despite this daily parade of new cases, thus far these cases appear to be sporadic in nature, and without direct links to one another, and so we’ve no evidence of sustained or efficient human-to-human transmission of this virus.
