China, Man, 39, dead from H5N1 Bird Flu - Guizhou province

[Giuseppe]

[Source: Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong PRC SAR, full text: (LINK).]


Notification of a human case of H5N1 in Guizhou



22 January 2012


The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health received notification from the Ministry of Health (MoH) today (January 22) concerning a confirmed human case of influenza A (H5N1) in Guizhou.

A CHP spokesman said the patient was a 39-year-old man living in Guizhou.

He developed symptoms on January 6 and was admitted to a hospital on the same day. He is now in critical condition.

The man did not report obvious exposure history to poultry before the onset of symptoms.

Laboratory tests on the patient's specimen by the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention yielded a positive result for H5N1.

The CHP is maintaining close liaison with the MoH to obtain more information on the case. We will heighten our vigilance and continue to maintain stringent port health measures in connection with this development, the spokesman said.

The spokesman reminded members of the public to remain vigilant against avian influenza infection and to observe the following measures:

* Avoid direct contact with poultry and birds or their droppings; if contacts have been made, they should wash hands thoroughly with soap and water;

* Poultry and eggs should be thoroughly cooked before eating;

* Wash hands frequently;

* Cover nose and mouth while sneezing or coughing, hold the spit with tissue and put it into covered dustbins;

* Avoid crowded places and contact with sick people with fever;

* Wear a mask when you have respiratory symptoms or need to take care of patients with fever;

* When you have fever and influenza-like illnesses during a trip or when coming back to Hong Kong, you should consult doctors promptly and reveal your travel history.

For further information on avian influenza, please visit the CHP website: www.chp.gov.hk.

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[Giuseppe]

Re: HK, Notification of a human case of H5N1 in Guizhou (January 22 2012)

[Source: Sina, full text: (LINK). Automatic translation from Chinese to English, edited.]

Man infected with an incurable sense of Guizhou


2012-01-22 16:24:00


Health Department of Guizhou Province, a man diagnosed with bird flu rapid increase, after she died.

Informed that, January 19, 2012, Guiyang Medical College Hospital treated one case of fever patients. January 22, by the Guizhou Provincial Center for Disease Control, China CDC laboratory confirmed cases of human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

January 6 patients with disease exacerbations, after January 19 into the Guiyang Medical College Hospital intensive care unit for treatment. At 12:30 on January 22, the patient rapidly increased, blood pressure, sudden ventricular fibrillation, after she died.

Up to now, has identified 71 close contacts were abnormal symptoms.

Centre for Health Protection of Hong Kong Department of Health today received notification from the Ministry of Health case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza confirmed cases.

The CHP will continue to work with the Ministry of Health to maintain close contact in order to understand the case. Hong Kong will be vigilant and continue to maintain strict accordance with the developments of the port health measures.

(General)

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[Giuseppe]

Re: HK, Notification of a human case of H5N1 in Guizhou (January 22 2012)

[Source: Fenghuang Wang, full text: (LINK). Automatic translation from Chinese to English, edited.]

Guizhou, a man infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza treatment died



Xinhua Beijing January 22 (Reporter Lvnuo) correspondent on the 22nd learned from the Ministry of Health, Guiyang Medical College Hospital on the 19th patient admitted to one case of fever, 22 by the Guizhou Provincial Center for Disease Control, China CDC laboratory confirmed human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

According to reports, the incidence of 6 patients, sicker, after 19 into the Guiyang Medical College Hospital intensive care unit for treatment. At 12:30 on the 22nd, the patient rapidly increased, blood pressure, sudden ventricular fibrillation, after she died. Up to now, has identified 71 close contacts were abnormal symptoms.

After the outbreak, Guizhou Provincial Health Department attaches great importance, in accordance with provincial government requirements, under the guidance of the Ministry of Health, and actively carry out epidemic prevention and control, to treat the patient, further on-site epidemiological investigations of close contacts for medical observation, to strengthen surveillance, good knowledge of human avian influenza prevention and control of public education work, to issue "Guizhou Provincial Health Department on the strengthening of human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza prevention and control of emergency," which requires a really good job around the prevention of bird flu preparation.

Human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (the bird flu), mainly by the avian influenza H5N1 virus caused acute respiratory disease. Bird flu may be preventable, controllable, and curable. Currently, the world continued to human transmission cases have been found.

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[Giuseppe]

Re: HK, Notification of a human fatal case of H5N1 in Guizhou (January 22 2012)

General area of Guizhou, China:

[Shiloh]

Re: HK, Notification of a human fatal case of H5N1 in Guizhou (January 22 2012)

Source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...387255abe5.111

Bird flu claims second victim in China

By Marianne Barriaux (AFP) ? 1 hour ago

BEIJING ? A man in southwest China who contracted the bird flu virus died on Sunday, health authorities said, the second human death from the virulent disease in the Asian country in just under a month...

...The latest victim fell ill on January 6 and was subsequently admitted to hospital in Guiyang -- capital of Guizhou province -- where his condition rapidly deteriorated, the provincial health department said in a statement.

Tests on the patient before he died confirmed he had contracted the H5N1 virus, it added.

"So far, 71 people who had close contact with the victim have not developed abnormal symptoms," the health department said...

...according to health authorities, the man who died in Guizhou had not reported any obvious exposure to poultry before the onset of symptoms...

[Treyfish]

Re: China, Man, 39, dead from H5N1 Bird Flu - 71 contacts being monitored - Guizhou province

Dang, can't a guy sleep in on a Sunday morning??..
China reports bird flu death


Published: Jan. 22, 2012 at 8:52 AM




BEIJING, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- A hospitalized man in southwestern China died of avian flu, health officials in Beijing reported Sunday.
The unidentified 39-year-old man came down with a fever and other symptoms of the highly contagious H5N1 virus Jan. 6, but didn't respond to intensive care treatment in the city of Guiyang, the state-run Xinhua news agency said.
Regional health officials tracked down 71 people with whom the man had been in contact prior to his diagnosis, but none of them tested positive for the flu, the report said.
The deadly virus originated in poultry and wild birds, but is also spread among humans.
On Dec. 31, a man in the southern city of Shenzen, bordering Hong Kong, died of avian flu. There also were reports of individual H5N1 deaths in Cambodia, Indonesia and Vietnam in January, the World Health Organization said.Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-Ne...#ixzz1kCLmsezK

[alert]

Re: China, Man, 39, dead from H5N1 Bird Flu - 71 contacts being monitored - Guizhou province

Dang, can't a guy sleep in on a Sunday morning??..

Obviously not. The tireless work of newshounds never stops...

[sharon sanders]

Re: China, Man, 39, dead from H5N1 Bird Flu - 71 contacts being monitored - Guizhou province

There is really tight media control over this case.

I have scanned 50 ish reports in Chinese. And they are all worded EXACTLY the same. It is obviously a prepared press release.

None of the articles, so far reviewed, list the patient's home city or profession.

[Sally Furniss]

Re: China, Man, 39, dead from H5N1 Bird Flu - 71 contacts being monitored - Guizhou province

translation from Vietnamese

The victim was a 39-year-old man, in the city of Guiyang, capital of Guizhou province , was hospitalized Monday in critical condition 19/01/2012. Doctors could not revive the patient. . The analysis of test results were then confirmed victims of the H5N1 virus.

http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.viet.rfi.fr/chau-a/20120122-trung-quoc-phat-hien-ca-tu-vong-thu-2-vi-cum-gia-cam-trong-vong-mot-thang&usg=ALkJrhjH24Vh4iZwk4HQ6evadLkSokDo7A

[sharon sanders]

Re: China, Man, 39, dead from H5N1 Bird Flu - 71 contacts being monitored - Guizhou province

I can not find any new reports about this case this morning.

I think there may be a total media blackout. It is the Chinese New Year celebration today. Maybe many reporters are on vacation?

The local provincial newspaper, Guizhou Daily, has no reports about this event.

Still looking.....

[sharon sanders]

Re: China, Man, 39, dead from H5N1 Bird Flu - 71 contacts being monitored - Guizhou province

Mr. Xu owned a car rental company, which is interesting since the previous H5N1 human case in Shenzhen was also in the transportation business. He was probably well known and a visible person in the community.

It also appears he received the antibody treatment but died anyway.

machine translation -

Guizhou bird flu killed a 71 contact no abnormal
Posted 2012年01月23日16:33 China News

　　BEIJING, January 23 Xinhua Guiyang (Chao Zhao Gang) reporter from Guizhou Province Health Department Emergency Response Office was informed that, January 22, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, a man treat bird flu patients died, 71 were close contacts are is not unusual, closing at 14:00 on the 23rd, 12 close contacts have been observed to lift the remaining 59 people in the medical observation.

　　Reporters from Guizhou Province Health Department Emergency Response Office learned that patients Liao Xu, male, 39, is a car rental company owner Guiyang,

January 6 after the onset of the Fourth People's Hospital of Guiyang stay, 19 into the Guiyang Medical College Affiliated Hospital, Guizhou Province, by the CDC after a preliminary judge for suspected bird flu. Guizhou Province Center for Disease Control to 21 virus samples sent to China CDC for review by the Ministry of Health confirmed bird flu. On the same day, Guizhou Provincial Health Office for the Coordination Ministry of Health, three experts, to carry the avian virus serum to Guiyang inductance for treatment of patients, at 12:35 on the 22nd, sicker patients, blood pressure, sudden ventricular fibrillation, died.

　　According to the Guizhou Provincial Health Department Emergency Office director Chen Zhongguo, currently the world who has not yet appeared avian influenza virus infection of human cases, so 71 were close contacts with the patient in isolation, living a normal life, only for medical observation. Currently no one fever and respiratory symptoms, 12 of whom had been lifted observation, and the remaining 59 people still continue to observe them. At present, the source of virus infection in patients is still under investigation.

more..

Zhttp://news.sina.com.cn/c/2012-01-23/163323840187.shtml

[sharon sanders]

Re: China, Man, 39, dead from H5N1 Bird Flu - 71 contacts being monitored - Guizhou province

It appears:

January 6 - admitted into Fourth People's Hospital of Guiyang
January 19 - transferred to Guiyang Medical College Affiliated Hospital
January 21 - blood sample sent to China CDC for analysis
January 21 - H5N1 confirmed by China CDC
January 21 - antibody serum treatment begun
January 22 - death

[Vibrant62]

Re: China, Man, 39, dead from H5N1 Bird Flu - 59 contacts being monitored - Guizhou province

Its a shame we dont know what treatment he received from the 6th - 19th Jan

[cartski]

Re: China, Man, 39, dead from H5N1 Bird Flu - 59 contacts being monitored - Guizhou province

Car rental dealer - explains the high number of contacts, at least greater that the norm, I presume.

I wonder if he cleaned the cars too, especially the floorboards/mats.

Testing of the cars? Where would they have been taken - perhaps into the country?

Kids? Vomit?

Analogous to the elevator in the hosptial in SARS?

J.

[hawkeye]

Re: China, Man, 39, dead from H5N1 Bird Flu - 71 contacts being monitored - Guizhou province

It appears:

January 6 - admitted into Fourth People's Hospital of Guiyang
January 19 - transferred to Guiyang Medical College Affiliated Hospital
January 21 - blood sample sent to China CDC for analysis
January 21 - H5N1 confirmed by China CDC
January 21 - antibody serum treatment begun
January 22 - death

Amazing how fast the blood analysis was turned around. I remember when it use to take weeks, not so long ago either

Regarding your comment about the lack of information. My guess is that there is a much tighter clampdown after the bus driver's information was released.