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

On 16 June 2014, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China notified WHO of one additional laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus.

The patient is a 42 year-old man from Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province. He became ill on 25 May, was admitted to a hospital on 31 May and died on 5 June. The patient had no exposure to live poultry.

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

Strengthen surveillance and situation analysis;
Reinforce case management and medical treatment;
Conduct risk communication with the public and release information.
The overall risk assessment has not changed.