The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) is today (February 25) closely monitoring two additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Guangdong notified by the Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province (GDHFPC), and again urged the public to maintain strict personal, food and environmental hygiene both locally and during travel.

According to the GDHFPC, a male patient aged 3 in Heyuan and a female patient aged 18 in Foshan were hospitalised for treatment, and are in a stable and critical condition respectively.

To date, 587 human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) have been reported by the Mainland health authorities in Guangdong (174 cases), Zhejiang (156 cases), Jiangsu (70 cases), Fujian (58 cases), Shanghai (45 cases), Hunan (24 cases), Anhui (19 cases), Xinjiang (10 cases), Jiangxi (nine cases), Shandong (six cases), Beijing (five cases), Henan (four cases), Guangxi (three cases), Jilin (two cases), Guizhou (one case) and Hebei (one case).

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