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    Posted: February 04 2015 at 8:15am

CHP notified of additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland



    
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (February 4) received notification of 49 additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in the past six weeks from the National Health and Family Planning Commission and Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province , and again urged the public to maintain strict personal, food and environmental hygiene both locally and during travel.

The patients comprise 38 men and 11 women aged from one to 88 and nine of them (eight men and one woman) died. 30 cases are from Fujian, 10 from Zhejiang, seven from Jiangsu, one from Guangdong and one from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang).

To date, 555 human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) have been reported by the Mainland health authorities, respectively in Zhejiang (156 cases), Guangdong (145 cases), Jiangsu (70 cases), Fujian (58 cases), Shanghai (44 cases), Hunan (24 cases), Anhui (17 cases), Xinjiang (10 cases), Jiangxi (nine cases), Shandong (six cases), Beijing (five cases), Henan (four cases), Guangxi (three cases), Jilin (two cases), Guizhou (one case) and Hebei (one case).

"Locally, we will remain vigilant and work closely with the World Health Organization and relevant health authorities to monitor the latest developments," a spokesman for the DH said.

All boundary control points have implemented health surveillance measures. Thermal imaging systems are in place for body temperature checks on inbound travellers.

Suspected cases will be immediately referred to public hospitals for follow-up. The DH's Port Health Office has enhanced body temperature checks with handheld devices.

http://7thspace.com/headlines/503459/chp_notified_of_additional_human_cases_of_avian_influenza_ah7n9_in_mainland.html
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China reports new H7N9 case in Zhejiang province

Chinese officials have reported another H7N9 avian flu illness, in Zhejiang province, and Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) today noted 49 cases that have occurred in recent weeks, but it's difficult to determine if any of them are new.

The Zhejiang case involves a 49-year-old woman who is hospitalized in critical condition, according to a district health board notice translated and posted yesterday by *******, an infectious disease news message board. She has a history of a serious underlying medical condition.

The woman was hospitalized for a cough, body aches, and other symptoms on Jan 25. Testing confirmed H7N9 on Jan 28. Officials did not mention contact with poultry or other risk factors, but they said they are following up with 20 of the woman's close contacts.

The new case brings the outbreak total to 544, according to a list compiled by *******.

Today's Hong Kong CHP notice, meanwhile, said that China's Health and Family Planning Commission and Guangdong province's health commission have reported 49 cases in the past 6 weeks: 30 from Fujian, 10 from Zhejiang, and 7 from Jiangsu provinces, as well as 1 each from Guangdong province and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. They involve 38 men and 11 women from 1 to 88 years old, and 9 proved fatal.

A post today from *******, however, notes, "Most of these 'new' cases are previously known. We have documented that the CHP was behind by 38 cases. Apparently there are an additional 11 cases but there is no visibility into who these cases are." It adds that Guangdong has recently confirmed two new cases that the CHP has not noted, but today's CHP report includes only one new case.

In other H7N9 news, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) today updated its risk assessment of the disease in light of two cases recently imported into Canada, but the agency did not elevate the risk level.

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2015/02/avian-flu-scan-feb-04-2015
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It doesn't seem like it would be that hard to keep track of how many people are getting sick from something as obvious as H7N9, how many are dying, and where they came from. So how come China is making such a mess of it?
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