China reports more #H7N9 cases

Sunday, January 12, 2014
CDC issues warning as China reports more #H7N9 cases
Central News Agency
2014-01-12 10:59 PM
Taipei, Jan. 12 (CNA) Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Sunday received notification that Seven new human infections of avian influenza A (H7N9) virus in China and Reminded nationals traveling to the Mainland to Take Extra CAUTION. The Number of new cases, recorded in Guangdong, Zhejiang provinces and Shanghai, is the second highest reported in a single day in recent times.
It is an indication that the risk of an epidemic continues to exist, said CDC.
CDC has put the Chinese Provinces and cities where human infections have been reported on a list for Travel Alert. They include Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Hunan Provinces and Shanghai and Beijing. The Other areas of China are being kept on Watch. In Taiwan, a Total of 486 Suspected H7N9 infections have been reported to Date, with only three Remaining Two confirmed and to be Verified. Both confirmed Cases Involved Visitors from China . More The POSSIBILITY of human infections in southern China Can not be ruled out, CDC Said . Mainland China and Hong Kong have reported 34 Cases of human H7N9 infections Since Oct. 1. Fatal Four of the Cases were. Cases Involved The Seven new patients aged Between 29 and 78, with some having been in contact with Poultry. One of the patients has died. (By Chen Ching-fang and Jay Chen)

http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/

CStackDrPH- That's why I left it out of the title! When I first read the article title my heart almost stopped.

Additional H7N9 cases in China raise alert level

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has raised the travel notice for China’s Fujian Province and several other areas to a “level two” after a H7N9 infection that was reported in the Chinese province was confirmed late on Saturday.

Two cases of H7N9 infections, one in Fujian Province and the other in Jiangsu Province, were confirmed by Chinese health authorities on Saturday.

They were followed by confirmations of seven more cases in Shanghai, Zhejiang Province and Guangdong Province yesterday, bringing the total number of reported bird flu infections to 34 since October last year, four of which were fatal, according to the centers.

One fatality, involving a 38-year-old Fujian man was also the first infection reported from Fujian Province since last fall, the centers said.

China (Hong Kong and Macau excluded) has been listed by the center as a country where travelers are cautioned to take the usual precautions, as designated by the first-level travel notice, “watch.”

The provinces of Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Hunan and Fujian, and the cities of Shanghai and Beijing, have also been issued a level two travel alert due to reported local infections.

The centers said, as of yesterday, a total of 486 suspected cases have been reported in Taiwan since April last year, of which two were confirmed imported H7N9 infections, 481 cleared of infection and three in the process of confirmation.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/01/13/2003581200

This is what we expected when the temps came down. If we can believe what's being reported H7N9 has gone from a case a week to a case a day to now an average of two cases a day. It really is hard to keep track but that's mostly because of the way the media tends to confuse the issue. They don't know H1N1 from H5N1 and haven't done the research to be informed much less to inform. They simply repeat what they are told and who knows what China is and isn't saying. I don't believe H7N9 is H2H yet! When influenza goes H2H it doesn't take much time to realize it. Just look at the progression of 2014 H1N1. I do think because of the actions of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, things are worse than we are being told! I read somewhere that Hong Kong's hospitals are at 120% from H1N1 and that they are re-opening the quarantine camp for those exposed to H7N9.
Hold on to your hats and keep searching!!     

arirish - I agree. I don't think it's H2H yet but when that happens it'll become apparent pretty quickly, especially if we see something like MERS with healthcare workers starting to get sick.