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China confirms 63 H7N9 cases, 14 deaths

BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) -- During the 24-hour period ending at 6 p.m. on Monday, China confirmed three new cases of H7N9 avian influenza, with one more death reported in Jiangsu Province.
The National Health and Family Planning Commission said in its daily update on H7N9 cases that a total of 63 H7N9 cases have been reported in China, including 14 cases that have ended in death.
The three new infections were confirmed in patients from Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces.
A total of 24 cases, including nine ending in death, have been reported in Shanghai. Seventeen cases, including two deaths, have been reported in Jiangsu Province, and 16 cases, including two deaths, in Zhejiang Province. Anhui Province has reported three cases, with one death. Beijing has reported one case and two have been reported in Henan Province.
China officially confirmed the occurrence of humans infected with the H7N9 virus late last month.
Those who have had close contact with people infected by H7N9 have been placed under medical observation and have exhibited no abnormal symptoms, the commission said.
According to the commission, China's confirmed H7N9 cases are isolated and there has been no sign of human-to-human transmission.
The commission said it will set up a joint inspection group with the World Health Organization to launch a week-long investigation and analyze the development of the virus.
Related:
Beijing girl infected with H7N9 recovering
BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) -- A seven-year-old girl in Beijing who was the first person in China's capital to test positive for the H7N9 bird flu has started to recover, local health authorities said Monday.
The child, surnamed Yao, has been transferred from the intensive care unit to a regular ward in the infectious disease department of Beijing Ditan Hospital, according to the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau. Full story
China reports 3 new H7N9 cases, another death
BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Another death from H7N9 bird flu was reported in China on Monday, bringing the nationwide death toll to 14.
The Department of Health of east China's Jiangsu Province reported that a woman surnamed Gu, a 77-year-old who had previously tested positive for the H7N9 virus, died on Sunday night after emergency treatments failed. Full story
WHO joins Vietnam in response to H7N9
HANOI, April 15 (Xinhua) -- To further strengthen preventive measures against the new avian influenza strain of H7N9, Vietnam, in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Vietnam, will establish a task force to cope with the virus, said an official statement.
Besides, a control center will also be set up to timely monitor and respond to any possible circumstances caused by the bird flu, according to the statement by Vietnamese Minister of Health (MOH) Nguyen Thi Kim Tien at a meeting here late last week with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on deploying preventive measures against H7N9. Full story
Vice premier urges efforts to control H7N9 bird flu
BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong has urged efforts to prevent and control the spread of H7N9 bird flu and cure infected patients.
During a Sunday tour of east China's Shanghai and nearby Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, Liu visited hospitals to see recovered patients and conveyed greetings to medical staff. She also visited disease control and prevention centers to investigate the surveillance and development of the virus.

 

[Equalisation]

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[Microsoft]

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[Big Sexy]

Human infection with influenza A(H7N9) virus in China - update
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2013_04_16/en/index.html

16 April 2013- As of 16 April 2013 (18:00 CET) , the National Health and Family Planning Commission notified WHO of an additional three laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with influenza A(H7N9) virus. Of the latest laboratory confirmed cases, one is from Jiangsu Province, one from Zhejiang Province, and one from Anhui Province.

The patients include:

a 60-year-old man from Jiangsu who became ill on 6 April 2013;
a 68-year-old woman from Zhejiang who became ill on 3 April 2013;
a 60-year-old man from Anhui who became ill on 10 April 2013.

Additionally one patient earlier reported from Jiangsu has died.

To date, a total of 63 patients have been laboratory-confirmed with influenza A(H7N9) virus in China; including 14 deaths. More than a thousand close contacts of the confirmed cases are being closely monitored.

Investigations into the possible sources of infection and reservoirs of the virus are ongoing. Until the source of infection has been identified, it is expected that there will be further cases of human infection with the virus in China. So far, there is no evidence of ongoing human-to-human transmission.

WHO does not advise special screening at points of entry with regard to this event, nor does it recommend that any travel or trade restrictions be applied.
About this Disease Outbreak News

1. WHO is currently publishing information on laboratory confirmed cases received through the official notification from the Chinese National International Health Regulations (IHR) Focal Point once a day. This formal notification and publication follows verification of the information, and may therefore come after, or not include, some cases reported through public media and other sources.

2. To date, there is limited information to determine whether the reported number of cases represents some or all of the cases actually occurring. As some relatively mild cases of illness have now been reported, it is possible that there are other such cases that have not been identified and reported.

3. If the current pattern of sporadic infections continues, WHO will cease frequent reporting of case numbers, and focus its Disease Outbreak News on new developments or changes in the pattern or presentation of infections.

 

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[h=1]40% Of Chinese Sick With H7N9 Bird Flu Had No Contact With Poultry -- Report[/h]
Forty percent of China’s H7N9 bird flu cases involve individuals that have had no clear-cut contact with poultry, the Beijing News newspaper reported today.
Sizing up the risks from the disease, experts working with the government’s National Health and Family Planning Commission said yesterday the origin of the disease is infected poultry or an environment that has been infected by poultry, the newspaper said.
As a result, the important dangers for individuals are contact with infected poultry or exposure to live poultry markets, the report said.

Until the spread is effectively controlled, the number of cases many continue to increase, the newspaper said.
With the disease spreading and possible carriers in the population, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention is considering expanded monitoring.
State media reported today that the total number of H7N9 bird flu cases increased by 14 yesterday to 77, the biggest one-day increase in new cases to date.

 

[Equalisation]

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H7N9 evolving, could eventually spread between humans: expert
Staff Reporter 2013-04-16 08:49

An H7N9 victim in central China's Henan province. (Photo/CNS)

The deadly new strain of avian influenza that has so far killed 14 people and infected a total of 63 across China could eventually become capable of human-to-human transmission, according to a leading infectious disease control expert.

In an interview on state broadcaster CCTV on April 14, Zhong Nanshan, head of the Chinese Medical Association and director of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, said health authorities remain concerned that the H7N9 virus could evolve to pass from person to person, allowing what has so far been a limited outbreak to become a major pandemic.

Just because there are currently no confirmed cases of human-to-human transmission does not mean that human-to-human transmission is not possible, Zhong said. The SARS virus, which killed more than 600 people in 2003, was not initially a high pathogenic virus but became one later through genetic mutation, he said. Factually, there are no cases of human-to-human transmission, but this does not prove that the virus cannot spread between humans, he added, noting that researchers have already established that the virus is changing.

Zhong said there is still much that is not known about the virus, which has thus far killed a quarter of the patients to have contracted it. We cannot say the virus has a high mortality rate at this stage; all we can say is that the morality rate is high among those who have fallen seriously ill from the virus, he said.

As for why some victims become more ill than others from the virus, Zhang said there is no real answer right now, although everyone's immune system reacts differently to a virus attack. The general incubation period for the virus is around seven days, he said.

The expert also shot down the popular theory that the thousands of dead pigs pulled out of a Shanghai river last month was linked to the H7N9 outbreak. He said the theories are merely speculation as there is no evidence to support that the pigs were killed by H7N9. Tests have also found that the eight genetic fragments of the virus all come from birds, not pigs, he said.

On the topic of treatment, Zhong said there is presently no drug that has proven particularly effective against H7N9. The key is to identify the symptoms and provide treatment as soon as possible; even one hour could be vital, he added.

Zhong warned against rushing out to buy the herbal medicine Indigowoad Root ("banlangen" in Chinese), which was heavily used during the SARS epidemic 10 years ago and has again proven popular among locals looking for a preventative measure. Research has shown that the root contains some active ingredients that could be effective against the H3 and H7 bird flu subtypes, but the amount of the ingredient is very low, Zhong said, while on the other hand large doses can be toxic and damage the stomach.

The best way to keep the virus at bay is to be alert and avoid situations or conditions that may put you at risk, he said.
　

 

[StarshipTroopers]

China confirms 77 H7N9 cases, 16 deaths
Xinhua and Staff Reporter 2013-04-17 11:28

A H7N9 patient at an intensive care unit in Kaifeng, Henan province. (Photo/CNS)

During the period from 6 pm on Monday to 8 pm Tuesday, China confirmed 14 new cases of H7N9 avian influenza, with two more deaths reported in Shanghai.

The National Health and Family Planning Commission said in its daily update on H7N9 cases that a total of 77 H7N9 cases have been reported in China, including 16 cases that have ended in death.

A total of 30 cases, including 11 fatalities, have been reported in Shanghai. Twenty cases, including two deaths, have been reported in Jiangsu province, and 21 cases, including two deaths, in Zhejiang province. Anhui province has reported three cases, with one death. Beijing has reported one case and two have been reported in Henan province.

China officially confirmed the first human cases of the H7N9 virus late last month.

Those who have had close contact with H7N9 patients have been placed under medical observation and have exhibited no abnormal symptoms, the commission said.

According to the commission, the confirmed H7N9 cases are isolated and there has been no indication of human-to-human transmission.

According to a joint inspection group composed of the commission and the World Health Organization, humans contracted the virus from infected fowl or the contaminated environment. The H7N9 cases may keep increasing until the sources of infection are under effective control.

 

[Microsoft]

China confirms 82 H7N9 cases, 17 deaths

BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- From 8 p.m. Tuesday to 5 p.m. Wednesday, China confirmed five new cases of human H7N9 avian influenza infection, including one in Shanghai and four in Zhejiang Province.
The National Health and Family Planning Commission said in its daily update on H7N9 cases that a total of 82 H7N9 cases have been reported in China, including 17 that have ended in death.
Of the total, five H7N9 patients have been discharged from hospitals after receiving treatment, and the other 60 patients are being treated in designated hospitals, according to the commission.
A total of 31 cases, including 11 that have ended in death, have been reported in Shanghai. Twenty cases, including three deaths, have been reported in Jiangsu Province, and 25 cases, including two deaths, in Zhejiang Province. Anhui Province has reported three cases, with one death. Beijing has reported one case and two have been reported in Henan Province.
China officially confirmed the occurrence of humans infected with the H7N9 virus late last month.
According to the commission, China's confirmed H7N9 cases are isolated and there has been no sign of human-to-human transmission.

 

[Microsoft]

China confirms 87 H7N9 cases, 17 deaths

BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- During the 24-hour period ending at 5 p.m. on Thursday, China confirmed five new cases of human H7N9 avian influenza, including one in Shanghai, one in Jiangsu, two in Zhejiang and one in Henan.
The National Health and Family Planning Commission said in its daily update on H7N9 cases that a total of 87 H7N9 cases have been reported in China, including 17 that have ended in death.
Of the total, six H7N9 patients have been discharged from hospitals after receiving treatment, and the other 64 patients are being treated in designated hospitals, according to the commission.
A total of 32 cases, including 11 that have ended in death, have been reported in Shanghai. Twenty-one cases, including three deaths, have been reported in Jiangsu Province, and 27 cases, including two deaths, in Zhejiang Province. Anhui Province has reported three cases, with one ending in death. Beijing has reported one case and three have been reported in Henan Province.
China officially confirmed the occurrence of humans infected with the H7N9 virus late last month.
According to the commission, China's confirmed H7N9 cases are isolated and there has been no sign of human-to-human transmission.

 

[Microsoft]

Chinese Government Suspects Human-to-Human Transmission of H7N9 Bird Flu

H7N9 continues to spread through China


As the Chinese government openly begins to speculate about the possibility of human-to-human transmission of the H7N9 bird flu strain, an international team of experts, including some from the World Health Organization, have been deployed to investigate the disease in the country.

If true, the development would quickly raise concerns of the disease outbreak leading to a pandemic. Flu experts have long warned once a particularly deadly strain of the flu, as H7N9 appears to be – it has killed 17 of the 87 people it has infected – becomes transmissible between humans, it can quickly spread.
The World Health Organization has said some of those who have contracted the virus have had "no history of contact with poultry," and the state-run China Daily newspaper says a boy in Shanghai may have caught the disease from his brother.
"Further investigations are still under way to figure out whether the family cluster involved human-to-human transmission," Feng Zijian, of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, told the newspaper.
Glenn Thomas, a spokesperson for WHO, tells U.S. News that "it's still too early to say" whether there have been human-to-human transmission, but that the team they've sent there will be investigating the possibility.
"There's no evidence yet of sustained human-to-human transmission, but the team will be looking into this," he says.
Even if the disease can be spread between humans, a pandemic is not a certainty, experts say. In order to spread quickly, the virus would need to mutate to a form that is spread through incidental or casual contact. Transmission between family members is often a first step, because they generally have prolonged contact over the course of several days.

[ALSO: China Slaughters Chickens As Bird Flu Strain Spreads]

According to Zijian, human-to-human transmission "is possible, but is highly sporadic." Zijian said "people don't need to panic, because such limited human-to-human transmission won't prompt a pandemic."
Health officials in the country are still working to track down the origin of the disease, which has been found in Beijing, the Henan province and Shanghai.
Joseph Kim, president of Inovio, a company currently working on a vaccine for H7N9, says the virus' low pathogenicity in poultry – many of them have not been killed by the disease – is making the search more difficult.
"That's scary in a way because it's harder to detect – it can spread faster in chickens and other bird flocks without authorities knowing it," he says.

[READ: WHO May Send Team to Investigate Bird Flu in China]

Kim also notes though the virus is less deadly in humans than H5N1 – a deadly bird flu that has killed more than 60 percent of the people it has infected but has not become transmissible between humans – it is still an extremely dangerous strain.
"The Spanish flu which killed millions only had a couple percent mortality rate," he says. "If this virus mutates to be transmissible from human-to-human it will be a major issue. You have the perfect storm of pandemic flu virus in that it's highly pathogenic and could potentially be spread easily."

 

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<hgroup>[h=1]H7N9 Bird Flu Cases In China Top 100; Deaths Reach 20[/h]</hgroup>Comment Now Follow Comments





The number of confirmed H7N9 bird flu cases in China increased by five to 101 today, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Two new deaths were reported, bringing the total to 20.
The outbreak has been concentrated in eastern China. The two latest deaths were in Zhejiang Province, already one of the most-hit areas.

The majority of the most severe cases have been individuals over the age of 60, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday, The two new fatalities are a 76-year-old farmer and a 62-year-old woman, according to Xinhua.

Beijing and major eastern Chinese cities have closed live poultry markets and are taking other precautions to limit the spread of the new virus. More than half of the victims have had no contact with poultry, state media reported this week. Chinese media has estimated that the poultry industry has lost 17 billion yuan, or $2.7 billion.
Shares in Yum!, which has relied on China for much of its growth through its KFC chain, were little changed in New York yesterday. The company said earlier this month KFC same-store sales in China fell by 16% at a time when nervous consumers have shunned chicken, despite government advice that cooked meat is safe.

 

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[h=1]H7N9 Bird Flu Cases In China Rise To 104; Deaths At 21[/h]

The number of confirmed H7N9 bird flu cases in China increased by two to 104 during the 24-hour period through 4 p.m. on Monday, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Twenty-one of the sick have died.
The two new cases were in Zhejiang Province, which has in recent days surpassed Shanghai with the most cases with 40 versus 33.
More than 40% of the H7N9 cases involve victims that have not handled poultry, state media said. However, authorities at the same time have said there has been no confirmed person-to-person transmission of the flu. “Our knowledge of H7N9 bird flu is very limited,” the Shanghai Daily newspaper quoted Yang Weizhong, deputy director the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as saying today.

 

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H7N9 Bird Flu Cases In China Rise To 108; Shandong Province Has First Illness



The number of confirmed H7N9 bird flu cases in China increased by four to 108 yesterday, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The number of dead rose by one to 22.

The first case of H7N9 illness was reported in Shandong Province, the Shanghai Daily reported today. The province is a major chicken-processing area in the country.

Two other new cases were reported in Zhejiang Province, which has currently has the most illnesses. Beijing and major eastern Chinese cities have closed live poultry markets and are taking other precautions to limit the spread of the new virus.

 

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[h=1]Taiwan man contracts H7N9 bird flu, first outside mainland China[/h]
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A 53-year-old Taiwan businessman has contracted the H7N9 strain of bird flu while travelling in China, Taiwan's Health Department said on Wednesday, the first reported case outside of mainland China.
The man was hospitalized after becoming ill three days after returning from Suzhou on April 9, Health Department Minister Wen-Ta Chiu told a news conference. Chiu said the patient was diagnosed with the H7N9 virus and was in serious condition.
Chiu said Taiwan will take appropriate measures, including opening a special out-patient clinic for H7N9 cases.
Taiwan and China have growing business and economic ties, and many businessmen frequently travel across the straits.
As of Tuesday, 108 people had contracted the disease on the mainland since the first deaths were reported last month.

 

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Healthcare institutions alert and prepared for H7N9: MOH

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A woman in the downtown area of Shanghai is among the many who now wear masks as protection against the H7N9 bird flu virus although no human-to-human infection has been shown. (AFP/Mark Ralston)

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) said Thursday that healthcare institutions in Singapore are on heightened alert and are prepared for the eventuality of a possible of H7N9 avian influenza case, given today's globalised travel patterns .
An MOH spokesperson said this in response to the first confirmed H7N9 case in Taiwan.
MOH said that as of 24 April, seven individuals have been investigated for possible H7N9 infection. They have all been tested negative.
The ministry said it will continue to monitor the situation closely for further developments to ensure that public health is safeguarded.
MOH also issued a health reminder for travellers going to affected areas that have reported H7N9 cases.
Travellers should observe the following measures:
- Avoid direct contact with poultry, birds or their droppings, and if contact is made, wash hands thoroughly with soap and water;
- Cook poultry and eggs thoroughly before eating;
- Wash hands frequently with soap and water (e.g. before handling food or eating, after going to toilet, or when hands are dirtied by respiratory secretion after coughing or sneezing);
- Avoid crowded places and contact with sick people with fever; and
- Wear a mask when you have respiratory symptoms or are feeling unwell.


- CNA/jc

 

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[h=1]China Reports Three New H7N9 Bird Flu Cases; Jiangxi Has 1st Suspected Illness[/h]

The number of confirmed H7N9 bird flu cases in China increased by three yesterday to 111 yesterday, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The total number of dead was 23.
The number of new cases continued to rise after World Health Organization officials this week concluded a trip to China and lauded the country’s efforts to control the deadly new flu. Questions surround how the disease is spread, but the officials said yesterday “evidence so far is not sufficient” to conclude there has been person-to-person transmission. (Click here for the text of a related statement.)
Consumers have been wary of chicken, even though the government says cooked meat is safe. Shares in Yum!, the U.S. operator of the KFC fried chicken chain that has relied on China for much of its growth in recent years, lost 2% in New York last night after rebounding a day earlier.

The disease has continued to spread from the eastern China area where it was first discovered. Taiwan reported its first case this week, and, according to Chinese state media, Jiangxi Province has a suspected case.