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**curiosity** · April 5, 2013, 01:23 AM

Re: China - New H7N9 Cases Confirmed and Suspected for April 4, 2013 - 3 new cases (total=14), 2 new deaths (total=6)

SHANGHAI GOV: Will hold press conference 3:30pm local time today to give latest official update on #H7N9 bird flu cases and prevention work.

Per tweet found under #h7n9 a few minutes ago

**Gert van der Hoek** · April 5, 2013, 02:37 AM

Re: Shanghai begins culling poultry; one contact shows flu symptoms - April 5

Poultry cull ordered at Shanghai market

By Hu Min | 2013-4-5

SHANGHAI'S agriculture commission yesterday ordered the immediate shutdown of the poultry trading area at the Huhuai wholesale market in Songjiang District and the slaughter of all poultry there.

Earlier, the H7N9 bird flu virus had been detected in pigeon samples taken from the market, the Ministry of Agriculture said.

They tested positive at the national avian flu reference laboratory.

The agriculture commission also ordered thorough disinfection and suspension of poultry sales at two markets in the city's Minhang District - Jingchuan and Fengzhuang - where a similar H7 flu virus had been detected, and stricter monitoring of poultry trading areas.

Shanghai Daily

**Giuseppe** · April 5, 2013, 03:26 AM

H7N9, China: Cumulative number of today confirmed and suspected cases (April 5 2013): 3 cases (16 total) / 0 deaths (6 total)

Source: RTHK, in Chinese: http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews...0405&55&913138 - Automatic translation.

Close contact of a confirmed Shanghai patient with Fever tested negative for H7N9

2013-04-05 HKT 16:14

Shanghai H7N9 avian influenza virus infection confirmed to 6 people, 4 of whom died, close contacts, who developed symptoms of fever and a runny nose and other symptoms, CDC says.

After laboratory tests, this close contact H7N9 tests came back negative, patients are stable recovery.

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**Giuseppe** · April 5, 2013, 05:30 AM

Re: H7N9, China: Cumulative number of today confirmed and suspected cases (April 5 2013): 0 cases / 0 deaths

Source: RTHK, full text in Chinese: http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews..._55_913158.htm - Automatic translation.

The first cases of suspected patients with H7N9 case HK hospital isolation

2013-04-05 HKT 17:38

Secretary for Food and Health Bureau, Mr Ko Wing Man, just received the notification of the HA, one on the end of the 7-year-old girl in Shanghai, flu symptoms after returning to Hong Kong, and has been exposed to birds, currently Queen Elizabeth Hospital, acceptance isolation and do a quick test to determine whether the H7N9 avian influenza infection, it is expected that the outcome of tonight.

Secretary for Food and Health Bureau, Mr Ko Wing-man said that Hong Kong is still in the alert level, tomorrow will strengthen the monitoring, he pointed out that chickens supplied to Hong Kong from Guangdong, Hainan, East China No supply of live poultry to Hong Kong.

Ko Wing-man, in the next two days with the Mainland authorities to convene an expert group meeting in the next week at the Man Kam To Control Point will live chickens H7 avian influenza tests, such as found in the local poultry infected with avian influenza, the Government will immediately take appropriate action comprehensive culling poultry and stops the mainland poultry imports.

Tomorrow authorities will also deploy 40 celebrities hand, the body temperature of the spot checks with hand-held instruments immigrants in the various ports, and subsequently increased to 80 people.

Ko Wing-man added, the morning meeting with the Department of Health, Hospital Authority and other departments to discuss the latest case of H7N9 avian influenza in the afternoon also report to the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam, and the Directors of Bureaux, Ko Wing-man quoted Mrs Lam said, will be fully with the epidemic prevention work, the Government will provide the necessary resources and manpower support.

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**Giuseppe** · April 5, 2013, 05:32 AM

Re: H7N9, China: Cumulative number of today confirmed and suspected cases (April 5 2013): 0 cases / 0 deaths

Source: RTHK, full text in Chinese: http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews..._55_913171.htm - Automatic translation.

Jiangsu 2 new H7N9 cases

2013-04-05 HKT 18:26

Two new H7N9 avian influenza, Jiangsu the national cases increased to 16, of whom six died.

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**Giuseppe** · April 5, 2013, 05:37 AM

Re: H7N9, China: Cumulative number of today confirmed and suspected cases (April 5 2013): 2 cases / 0 deaths

[Source: Ifeng, full text in Chinese: (LINK). Automatic translation.]

Jiangsu Province, two cases of new confirmed cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza

04 May 2013 18:20 Source: China News

Original title: Jiangsu Province, two cases of new confirmed cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza

BEIJING, Nanjing, April 5 (Reporter ZHU Xiao-ying) Jiangsu Provincial Health Department Bulletin, April 5, Jiangsu Province, newly confirmed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza.

Patients Yin, female, 61 years old, Qinhuai District in Nanjing, retirement home. March 20 onset. April 2 to go to a hospital in Nanjing sicker treatment. Currently, patients in critical condition, is to rescue. April 3, Jiangsu Province CDC laboratory test results for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid weakly positive. The morning of April 5, Jiangsu Province CDC deep collection of patients with lung aspirate specimens detected again, the results for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. At noon on April 5, Jiangsu Province, according to the state Health and Family Planning Commission, the Group issued "treatment program, 1 (2013), the diagnosis of the cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza.

After investigation, the close contacts of the cases of a total of 12 people, until now, were not found to have a fever or respiratory symptoms.

Patients ?, male, 79 years old, Qinhuai District in Nanjing, retirement home. March 21 onset. March 31 due to exacerbations to treatment in a hospital in Nanjing. Currently, patients with severe illness, is to rescue. In the evening of April 2, the preliminary test results of the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Laboratory weakly positive for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid. April 4, again test results still show a weak positive for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid. The morning of April 5, Jiangsu Province CDC deep collection of patients with lung aspirate detected again, the results for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. At noon on April 5, Jiangsu Province, according to the state Health and Family Planning Commission, the Group issued "treatment program, 1 (2013), the diagnosis of the cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza.

After investigation, the close contacts of the cases of a total of 53 people, until now, were not found to have a fever or respiratory symptoms.

April 5 at noon, Jiangsu Province, the Group of Experts also two cases of unexplained pneumonia cases (Wuxi city Zhang and Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Zhao) consultation analysis, due to lack of sufficient evidence of pathogen detection, according to the state Health and Family Planning Commission issued the treatment program, 1 (2013), the diagnosis of suspected cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza.

Jiangsu Provincial Health Department is organizing experts to make every effort to rescue cases, the implementation of the epidemic prevention and control measures.

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**Giuseppe** · April 5, 2013, 05:46 AM

Re: H7N9, China: Cumulative number of today confirmed and suspected cases (April 5 2013): 2 cases / 0 deaths

Source: RTHK, full text: http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews...medium=twitter .

HK girl tested for H7N9 bird flu
05-04-2013

A seven-year-old girl who visited Shanghai is undergoing tests in a Hong Kong hospital for the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus. She's said to have developed flu symptoms after being in contact with live poultry there.

The Health Secretary, Ko Wing-man, said the government is highly concerned about the outbreak on the mainland.

He said all public hospitals would step up their response plans in view of a possible outbreak.

He also said the government would consider culling all poultry if the flu strain is found in local or imported birds.

He stressed that mainland and Hong Kong officials would work closely together to combat what may become a full-scale outbreak.

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**Giuseppe** · April 5, 2013, 05:56 AM

Re: H7N9, China: Cumulative number of today confirmed and suspected cases (April 5 2013): 3 cases (16 total) / 0 deaths (6 total)

Source: Ifeng, full text in Chinese: http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/speci...896814_0.shtml - Automatic translation.

Original title: a girl flu symptoms and contact with birds went to Shanghai

Hong Kong, April 5 (Reporter Liu Huan)

HA Head Infection Control Officer has said Dominic, a 7-year-old girl in Hong Kong late last month, had traveled to Shanghai, and contact with birds, before flu symptoms, fever of 39 degrees, is Queen Elizabeth Hospital for isolation and treatment.

The departments concerned will take samples to verify that she is infected with the H7N9 virus, the night of the expected results.

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**hawkeye** · April 5, 2013, 06:21 AM

Re: Shanghai begins culling poultry; one contact shows flu symptoms - April 5, 2013

This story is being main lined:

China kills 20K birds:

Hong Kong (CNN) -- Chinese authorities have killed more than 20,000 birds from a live-poultry trading zone in Shanghai after an unusual strain of bird flu that has so far killed six people in the country was found in pigeons on sale in the city, state-run media Xinhua reported Friday...

...By Friday morning, authorities in Shanghai had already closed the Huhai agricultural market, where the H7N9 avian flu virus had been found in pigeons, Xinhua reported. The virus had not previously been found in humans until a series of cases were reported in China this week....

Chinese authorities kill 20,000 birds as avian flu toll rises to 6 | CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/05/world/asia/china-bird-flu/index.html

A sixth person in eastern China has died from an unusual strain of bird flu, Chinese health authorities said Friday, as U.S. researchers work on a vaccine

**Treyfish** · April 5, 2013, 07:15 AM

Re: China - New H7N9 Cases Confirmed and Suspected for April 4, 2013 - 3 new cases (total=14), 2 new deaths (total=6)

Shanghai New 119 people infected with the H7N9 bird
119 new cases of close contacts, fever and other symptoms of the H7N9 virus tested negative] # micro the live # City Methodist Planning Commission Director Xu Jianguang said, as of 24 pm on the 4th, the city added 4 close contacts of the confirmed cases, a total of 119 people, In addition to the symptoms of a fever, runny nose, itchy throat, and the remaining 118 person does not have fever or respiratory symptoms. Symptoms of close contacts have been transferred to the Public Health Clinical Center City, after the detection of H7N9 avian influenza virus negative

http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-04-05/154026740027.shtml

**Ronan Kelly** · April 5, 2013, 07:18 AM

Re: H7N9, China: Cumulative number of today confirmed and suspected cases (April 5 2013): 3 cases (16 total) / 0 deaths (6 total)

machine translated; Shanghai

The city prevention and control of human infection of H7N9 avian flu work situation (April 5)
Confirmed cases
Up to now, Shanghai were found in six cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases, 4 deaths, two cases where being an example of the kindergarten children, minor illness, is recovering. No correlation between the six cases. The new four cases the patient's condition have been released last night.
24 as of April 4, the city added to the close contacts of the confirmed cases, a total of 119 people, medical observation, in addition to a fever, runny nose, itchy throat and other symptoms, and the remaining 118 close contacts caught No fever or respiratory symptoms. Symptoms of close contacts have been transferred to the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center for treatment, City CDC detected the H7N9 avian influenza virus negative.
Second, actively carry out medical treatment
April 2, 2009 , the organization of the city's professional experts nearly 200 participated in the National Health and Family Planning Commission of people infected with the H7N9 avian influenza medical treatment video training. On April 3, the formation of the municipal people infected with the H7N9 avian flu clinical expert, clear of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza diagnostic procedures and designated hospitals in the city (City Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University Pediatric Hospital), issued in a timely manner the National Health and Family Planning Commission to formulate the "people infected with the H7N9 avian flu (1) in 2013," and "human infection with the H7N9 avian flu hospital infection and control Technical Guide (2013 Edition)" good people infected with H7N9 avian guidance of medical institutions influenza medical treatment and hospital infection prevention and control work.
Cases of treatment to make every effort to set up a medical treatment expert group, the concentration of superior medical resources, to strengthen the treatment of severe cases. April 4, organization the municipal expert team Ruijin Hospital and pediatric hospitals, expert consultation and guidance in the hospital for treatment of patients on the two treatment work. Organization experts on April 3, two cases of deaths case discussion.
Effectively strengthen emergency disposal and monitoring and early warning
Strengthen epidemiological investigation of confirmed and suspected cases and close contacts of medical observation. 31 medical institutions in the city's influenza surveillance point, the 12 collective units flu monitoring points against influenza and pneumonia of unknown causes monitoring the reporting of information from the weekly reporting system changed to daily reporting system. Set up fever clinics in the city's 130 medical institutions to carry out the unexplained pneumonia active search, concerned about the fever associated with inflammation in the lungs of patients, focusing on the unexplained pneumonia cases, especially in the cases of the epidemiological history. 43 influenza sentinel surveillance sites in the city , 18 national influenza network laboratory monitoring, set up in the city's 130 medical institutions in the fever clinics more than two unidentified active search of the cause of pneumonia cases were not found in SARS, human avian influenza H 5 N 1 and novel coronavirus suspected clinical diagnosis, confirmed cases; fever associated with pulmonary inflammation in the number of patients in a stable state.
At the same time, to strengthen the monitoring of ILI in schools, preschools and other key units, as well as occupational exposure monitoring of poultry farms monitoring points. Do the general population and waders practitioners pathogen monitoring of avian influenza antibodies.
Actively carry out health education. Organization of professional bodies to prepare and release of human infection with the H7N9 avian flu prevention and control knowledge, and released to the public health education information and guidance to the public science of disease prevention. 12320 Public Health Hotline 24 hours to accept the public consultation.
4, the next step is the organization of work
Will continue according to the requirements of the national and municipal government, in order to reduce human infection with the H7N9 avian flu incidence, lower case fatality rate "for the work overall goal of effectively strengthen joint prevention and control, and perform better protection of public health and urban public health safety responsibility to do all the people infected with the H7N9 bird flu prevention and control work. Focus on the following aspects:
1. effectively play the role of joint prevention and control mechanism. Earnestly implement the City, the prevention and control of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza outbreak in joint prevention and control mechanism for members of the unit duties, on the basis of summing up the 2009 Influenza A H1N1 influenza prevention and control experience, combined with the characteristics of the prevention and control, further strengthening the division of labor, and fulfill the responsibilities formation of joint prevention and control of the overall force.
Strengthen communication with relevant departments of the state. Maintain close contact with the relevant departments and professional organizations of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and the Chinese animal disease prevention and control center, good follow-up response and disposal work.
3. further strengthen the the epidemic monitoring reports and medical treatment. Good monitoring of the epidemic, the correct assessment of the epidemic situation, sound detection network, strengthen discovered cases of medical treatment and epidemiological investigations, good close contact with the medical observation to reduce the transmission and spread of the epidemic and improve patient cure rate and reduce mortality . According to the requirements of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, the cost of medical treatment in accordance with the provisions channels resolved, due to the cost problem patients delay treatment or prevarication is strictly prohibited.
4. Timely and accurate release of information for prevention and control work. People to prevent and continue to do propaganda work, the first time the authoritative and accurate information to the public.
5. implementation of the prevention and control of material reserve protection. Ensure that the reserve allocation and subsequent supply of related materials.
6. well to carry out the preparatory work for the port inspection and quarantine.
2013-04-05

http://wsj.sh.gov.cn/website/b/103827.shtml

**Treyfish** · April 5, 2013, 09:38 AM

Re: H7N9, China: Cumulative number of today confirmed and suspected cases (April 5 2013): 3 cases (16 total) / 0 deaths (6 total)

119 close contacts of confirmed cases of H7N9 observation, one patient developed fever, mild cough, the symptoms of the flu. Wu Fan said, has been confirmed after laboratory testing, the patient is H7N9 negative, not infected with the flu virus.

http://www.jfdaily.com/a/5698836.htm

**Giuseppe** · April 5, 2013, 10:36 AM

Re: H7N9, China: Cumulative number of today confirmed and suspected cases (April 5 2013): 3 cases (16 total) / 0 deaths (6 total)

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

Fever patient with travel history and poultry exposure tested negative for H7

Spokesman for the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (April 5) provided an update on the suspected imported human case of Influenza A(H7).

Preliminary laboratory test results for the respiratory specimens of the 7-year-old girl today showed negative for Influenza A (H7).

The CHP today received notification from Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) of a female patient who visited Shanghai, Jiangsu and Hunan with her family from March 23 to April 3.

She developed fever and sore throat today and attended the Accident and Emergency Department of QEH.

She is now admitted to the isolation ward for further management and her condition has been stable all along.

"Influenza A (H7) is a statutorily notifiable infectious disease in Hong Kong and no human cases of Influenza A (H7N9) have been recorded so far," a spokesman for the DH stressed.

The spokesman also reminded doctors to report any suspected case of Influenza A (H7) to the CHP and the PHLSB is ready to receive and test specimens whenever necessary.

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The public may visit the Avian Influenza page of the CHP (www.chp.gov.hk/en/view_content/24244.html ) for further information.

Ends/Friday, April 5, 2013
Issued at HKT 23:23

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**Giuseppe** · April 5, 2013, 03:13 PM

Re: H7N9, China: Cumulative number of today confirmed and suspected cases (April 5 2013): 2 cases (16 total) / 0 deaths (6 total)

Source: Ifeng, full text in Chinese: http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/speci...900397_0.shtml . Automatic translation.

Jiangsu: 2 yesterday confirmed infected with the H7N9 avian influenza is suspected

2013 04 06, 2011 02:30 Source: Beijing News

The Beijing News (Reporter Wei Ming words), Jiangsu Province Health Department Bulletin, Jiangsu Province, the new(*) confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza. At the same time, there are two cases of human infection with avian influenza suspected cases, is further laboratory confirmed. [(*)The cases were already reported, this is a summary. gm.]

As at 23:30 on April 5th, the the National confirmed infection of H7N9 avian flu to 16 people, six of whom died.

Two newly diagnosed patients in Jiangsu Province, are Qinhuai District in Nanjing retired elderly people infected with the H7N9 avian influenza, and more than twice the specimen collection and laboratory monitoring, final confirmation. Currently, two seriously ill patients, Jiangsu Provincial Health Department is organizing experts to rescue.

According to the Health Department of Jiangsu Province, among the 65 close contacts (with the exception of two) as of April 5, were not found to have fever or respiratory symptoms.

5 at noon, Jiangsu Province, the Group of Experts at the same time on two cases of unexplained pneumonia cases consultation analysis, due to lack of sufficient evidence of pathogen detection and diagnosis of suspected cases. Plus previously been found in four cases, Jiangsu now confirmed human cases of infection with the H7N9 avian flu cases.

Shanghai Wei Planning Commission Bulletin, ended at 21:00 on the 4th, new four confirmed human cases of infection with the H7N9 avian flu. Currently, six patients with confirmed four people have died, a 4-year-old children in the other two patients, mild disease is recovering.

Zhejiang Provincial Health Department Bulletin, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, a case of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza patients died. Up to now, the patient's close contacts 55 per capita found no clinical abnormalities. To yesterday, Zhejiang confirmed three cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza, and 2 deaths. Death in patients with Zhang, male, 64 years old, Huzhou farmers.

Other provinces, Anhui and report cases of human infection of H7N9 confirmed cases.

■ around the dynamic

Jiangsu retirees confirmed

According to Xinhua News Agency, the Health Department of Jiangsu Province, April 5, Bulletin, Jiangsu Province, the new confirmed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza.

April 5 at noon, Jiangsu Province, the Group of Experts also two cases of unexplained pneumonia cases (Wuxi Binhu District Zhang, and Suzhou City Wujiang District Zhao) consultation analysis, due to lack of sufficient evidence of pathogen detection, diagnosis suspected cases.

■ Case

Patients Yin, female, 61 years old, Qinhuai District in Nanjing, retirement home. March 20 onset. April 2 to go to a hospital in Nanjing sicker treatment. Currently, patients in critical condition, is to rescue. April 3, Jiangsu Province CDC laboratory test results for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid weakly positive. The morning of April 5, the provincial CDC deep collection of patients with lung aspirate specimens detected again, the results were positive for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid. Noon on April 5, Jiangsu Province Panel diagnosis of the cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases.

Patients 陆某, male, 79 years old, Qinhuai District in Nanjing, retirement home. March 21 onset. March 31 due to exacerbations to treatment in a hospital in Nanjing. Currently, patients with severe illness, is to rescue. In the evening of April 2, the preliminary test results of the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Laboratory weakly positive for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid. April 4, again test results still show a weak positive for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid. The morning of April 5, the provincial CDC deep collection of patients with lung aspirate detected again, the results for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. Noon on April 5, Jiangsu Province Panel diagnosis of the cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases.

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H7N9, China: Cumulative number of today confirmed and suspected cases (April 5 2013): 2 cases (16 total) / 0 deaths (6 total)

H7N9, China: Cumulative number of today confirmed and suspected cases (April 5 2013): 2 cases (16 total) / 0 deaths (6 total)

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