China: Hubei confirmed two human H7N9 AIV cases

A human H7N9 AIV cases confirmed on 24th, Jan after the reconfirmation from Jiangxi provincial CDC, the 65-year-old male patient, lived in Xiaochi town of Huangmei county of Huanggang city*, had no contact history of poultry or exposure history to live poultry market one week prior to the onset of the symptoms, he was in critical condition and in hospital for quarantine and treatment in a hospital in Jiangxi province.

*Huangmei County is very close to the borders of Hubei,Anhui,Jiangxi

A fatal human H7N9 AIV case confirmed in Liujiage town of Hanchuan city, the 78-year-old female patient,surname Qi,died on 3:10 of 27th, Jan

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