WHO: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus - update
submited by kickingbird at Mar, 30, 2014 11:20 AM from WHO
28 March 2014 - On 27 March 2014, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China notified WHO of an additional laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus.
Details of the case reported to WHO are as follows:
- A 55 year-old woman from Huizhou City, Guangdong Province. She became ill on 16 March and was admitted to hospital on 23 March. She is currently in a critical condition. The patient had a history of exposure to poultry.
- China: A human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in Yunnan Province 3 days ago
- US: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Texas Dairy Herd 6 days ago
- US: Dairy HPAI Detected in Cache County in Utah 7 days ago
- China: A human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 9 days ago
- USDA: Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) in a Dairy Herd in Idaho 14 days ago
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