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| H7N9 Epidemic Waves - FAO June 7th Update |
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After two weekly reports (#21 & #22) with just 9 new H7N9 cases each, this week we see an increase to 12 infections reported from China's Mainland's.
Normally, by late spring or early summer, China's H7N9 winter epidemic had pretty much run its course. But yesterday the NHFPC Announced 72 H7N9 Cases (37 Deaths) For The Month Of May - a roughly 5-fold increase over any previous May report.
While we have seen a dramatic reduction in case reports compared to what we saw last winter, H7N9 continues to hang on, particularly in the northern provinces of China.
Today Hong Kong's CHP has released their week 23 Avian Influenza report which details the 12 cases announced last Friday by China's NHFPC, which brings the number of cases reported by the Mainland during this 5th epidemic wave to 727.
Eight of the 12 cases are male, and a bit unusually, there are two pediatric cases, one mild (age 4) and the other in serious condition (age 16). Despite the recent increase in fatal cases, no fatalities are announced in this week's group.
Avian Influenza Report
Avian Influenza Report is a weekly report produced by the Respiratory Disease Office, Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health. This report highlights global avian influenza activity in humans and birds.
VOLUME 13, NUMBER 23
Reporting period: June 4, 2017 – June 10, 2017 (Week 23)
(Published on June 13, 2017)
Summary
1. Since the previous issue of Avian Influenza Report (AIR), there were 12 new human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) reported by the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) from Beijing (3 cases), Anhui (2 cases), Chongqing (2 cases), Henan (2 cases), Jiangsu (1 case), Shaanxi (1 case) and Shandong (1 case). Since March 2013 (as of June 10, 2017), there were a total of 1533 human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) reported globally. Since October 2016 (as of June 10, 2017), 727 cases have been recorded in Mainland China.
2. Since the previous issue of AIR, there were no new human cases of avian influenza A(H5N6). Since 2014 (as of June 10, 2017), 16 human cases of avian influenza A(H5N6) were reported globally and all occurred in Mainland China. The latest case was reported on December 1, 2016.
3. Since the previous issue of AIR, there were no new human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1). From 2011 to 2016, 10 to 145 confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) annually (according to onset date). In 2017, there have been so far three cases in Egypt.*
