WHO: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus

WHO: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus - update
submited by kickingbird at Mar, 18, 2014 9:14 AM from WHO

17 March 2014 - On 14 March 2014, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China notified WHO of two additional laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus.

Details of the cases reported on 14 March are as follows:

An 86 year-old man from Hefei City, Anhui Province. He became ill on 7 March, was admitted to a hospital on 10 March and is currently in a critical condition.
A 57 year-old man from Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province. He became ill on 8 March, was admitted to a hospital on 13 March and is currently in a severe condition.

The Chinese Government has taken the following surveillance and control measures:

strengthen surveillance and situation analysis;
reinforce case management and treatment; and
conduct risk communication with the public and release information.

See Also:

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_03_17_h7n9/en/

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