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Two more cases of H7N9 infection are being reported this morning, which in addition to my earlier report China: Reports Of 3 New H7N9 Cases, makes 5 new cases today.
First, a brief announcement from Xinhua News, followed by the press release from the Shanghai Health Department.
Two more H7N9 infection cases reported in Shanghai
English.news.cn 2013-04-10 18:47:25
SHANGHAI, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Two more cases of H7N9 bird flu infections were reported on Wednesday in Shanghai Municipality, bringing the total number of infected people in the country to 33, health authorities said.
The following is from the Shanghai Health and Family Planning Commission.
Deadline 17:00, the city newly diagnosed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza. At present, a total of 15 cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases, of which 5 died, the other nine cases being treated in isolation, 1 patient was discharged today (the 10th).
2 new cases as follows:
The patients named Ma, female, 76 years old, the people of Shanghai, retirees. Patients 1 day 21 discomfort, cough, sore throat, fatigue symptoms. April 2 self-test temperature of 39 ℃, to self-medicate symptoms without relief to the Huashan hospital on April 5, the diagnosis of pneumonia. On the evening of April 9, City CDC test results for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive.
Organization of municipal clinical expert group in accordance with the relevant requirements, the City Health and Family Planning Commission to discuss the cases, the diagnosis of the cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases. Patients are medically stable, in being active treatment. After investigation, the close contacts of cases of a total of four people have been implemented under medical observation, until now, were not unusual.
Patients with Kim, female, 81 years old, the people of Shanghai, farmers. Patients April 4 no obvious incentive diarrhea, fever, to Pudong hospital, diagnosed with acute enteritis. No significant improvement in the disease, the patient afterwards to Pudong hospital referral, was diagnosed with a right lower pneumonia. On the evening of April 9, City CDC test results for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive.
Organization of municipal clinical expert group in accordance with the relevant requirements, the City Health and Family Planning Commission to discuss the cases, the diagnosis of the cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases. Patients are medically stable, in being active treatment. After investigation, the close contacts of the cases, a total of five have been implemented under medical observation, until now, were not unusual.
While new cases - with onset dates well into the first week of April - continue to turn up, the source and manner of infection remains uncertain.
For now, there is no evidence of sustained or ongoing human-to-human transmission.
But as Declan Butler wrote yesterday in the Nature article Urgent search for flu source, it is imperative that investigators get a handle on where this virus is coming from, and how it is being transmitted to humans.