The medical health instution of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture found a H7N9 AIV positive sample from a unknown pneumonia case in Leishan county during the enhanced pneumonia surveillance. The test result was later confirmed by Guizhou provincial CDC.
The 51-year-old male patient, lived in Leishan county of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture. The epidemiological investigation revealed that the patient had live poultry contact history. The patient is now in hospital for treatment.
The investigation of the Qiandongnan cases(published on Aug 2017) is available at: http://www.flu.org.cn/scn/article_detail.asp?articleId=11851
[Previous reported human AIV cases in Guizhou other than H7N9, referred by publications]
[H5N1]
2009-01-15 Guiyang city, 29-year-old male [publication1,publication2]
2009-01-17 Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture (exported to Huaihua city of Hunan province),16-year-old male, fatal [publication]
2012-01-13 Guiyang city, 39-year-old male,fatal [publication1,publication2,publication3]
2013-02-01 Guiyang city, 21-year-old female,fatal [publication1,publication2]
2013-02-03 Guiyang city, 31-year-old male, fatal [publication1,publication2]