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67 new human cases of A(H7N9)

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Topic: 67 new human cases of A(H7N9)
Posted By: arirish
Subject: 67 new human cases of A(H7N9)
Date Posted: February 21 2017 at 10:29am

CHP Avian Influenza Report

VOLUME 13, NUMBER 07
Reporting period: February 12, 2017 – February 18, 2017 (Week 07)
(Published on February 21, 2017)

Summary
1. Since the previous issue of Avian Influenza Report (AIR), there were 67 new human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) reported by Mainland China health authorities in Hubei (11 cases), Zhejiang (10 cases), Jiangsu (9 cases), Guangdong (7 cases), Anhui (6 cases), Hunan (6 cases), Fujian (5 cases), Jiangxi (5 cases), Shandong (2 cases), Sichuan (2 cases), Beijing (1 case), Guangxi (1 case), Guizhou (1 case) and Yunnan (1 case). Since March 2013 (as of February 20, 2017), there were a total of 1227 human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) reported globally. Since November 2016 (as of February 20, 2017), 422 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 February 18, 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. There were no new human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2017. From 2011 to 2015, 32 to 145 confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) were reported to WHO annually (according to onset date). In 2016, there have been 10 cases in Egypt.*

* Since November 21, 2012, WHO only publishes information on human cases with avian influenza A(H5N1) infection in “Influenza at human - animal interface: Monthly Risk Assessment Summary”. Only cases of human infection with H5N1 involved in events that are unusual or associated with potential increased risks will be reported in Disease Outbreak News. The latest report was published in January, 2017.

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Posted By: jacksdad
Date Posted: February 21 2017 at 10:48am
Still waiting for the drop in reported cases since the authorities began closing markets. Exposure to live poultry seems to driving the outbreaks, but the number of infections is greater than in the period preceding this report (61 cases).
Thanks for posting, arirish - hopefully the next update shows the downward trend we should be seeing in the wake of the closures.


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Posted By: arirish
Date Posted: February 21 2017 at 11:32am
I'd like to know the percentages of urban vs rural cases. If it has moved out of the cities and into the back yard flocks, closing the markets might not slow it down much! They didn't shut down the markets until the middle of this reporting period so hopefully you're spot on. Guess we'll know more in a week or so.

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Posted By: jacksdad
Date Posted: February 21 2017 at 5:06pm
Great question. That was where H5N1 flourished in Indonesia - it wasn't commercial flocks that exposed and sickened humans. It was families raising their own birds in small numbers.

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Posted By: jacksdad
Date Posted: February 22 2017 at 12:48pm
Reading through this FAO update, it looks like Jiangxi Province is closing markets for short periods (two weeks or less) and only in affected cities, and Guangdong is banning the import of live poultry and closing two affected markets for three days (too late...). I guess we probably shouldn't expect that drop in cases if they're going to continue handling this outbreak in such a half-assed way   

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