WHO: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus - update
submited by kickingbird at Mar, 20, 2014 21:9 PM from WHO
20 March 2014 - On 17 March 2014, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health, Hong Kong SAR, China, notified WHO of an additional laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus.
Details of the case reported:
The patient is a 5 month-old girl who lives in Foshan, Guangdong Province but stayed in Shenzhen, Guangdon Province during the week prior to her illness. She became ill on 16 March, the day she travelled to Hong Kong, and was subsequently hospitalized. Laboratory confirmation on the patient was conducted on 17 March and she is currently in a stable condition.
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