Guangdong found the first case of human infection with the H5N6 bird flu
At 21:56 on December 23, 2014 Yangcheng Evening News 0ShareAdd favoritePrintincrease fontdecrease font
Yangcheng Evening News reporter Huang Zhou Hui, Guangdong Health Letter correspondent reports: Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province December 23 briefing, Guangdong detected positive for H5N6 avian influenza virus nucleic acid from one case of severe pneumonia cases. The patient is a male, aged 58, now lives in Panyu District, Guangzhou City, the line of colon cancer surgery last year, is currently in critical condition in hospitals in Guangzhou admitted to hospital. It is the first case in Guangdong, the second example of the country, the world's second case of human infection with the H5N6 avian influenza.
After entering the winter season, influenza and other respiratory diseases in the high season, the Guangdong Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission to strengthen the surveillance of influenza, severe pneumonia. In routine monitoring, from one case of severe pneumonia cases were detected positive for H5N6 avian influenza virus nucleic acid. December 22, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention for further review of the test results for influenza A H5N6 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. December 23, the National Family Planning Health Organization expert consultation and assessment, combined with clinical manifestations of cases, laboratory test results and epidemiological history, the diagnosis of the cases of H5N6 human cases of avian influenza infection.
Experts judged believe in this case appears to sporadic cases. All close contacts of cases did not appear abnormal human transmission does not occur.
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Influenza virus hemagglutinin is based on the virus surface (H) and neuraminidase (N) to name, where H 16 subtypes, N nine subtypes.
H5N6 avian influenza is a subtype of avian influenza virus. September 2014, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, occurred in poultry infected with H5N6 bird flu. In addition to the end of April 2014, Sichuan Nanchong report a case of severe pneumonia deaths respiratory specimens detect H5N6 bird flu virus, but there is no similar cases reported worldwide. Experts believe that the case of sporadic cases of human infection, the virus is not currently found evidence of the existence of human transmission. Editor: Wang Rui
hat tip Michael Coston
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Other human H5N6 cases:
China - Man, 49, with acute severe pneumonia died from H5N6 - Nanchong City, Nanbu County, Sichuan province - April 2014
https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/china-h5n1-h5n8-h5n6-h5n3-h5n2-h10n8-outbreak-tracking/164419-china-man-49-with-acute-severe-pneumonia-died-from-h5n6-nanchong-city-nanbu-county-sichuan-province?t=222782
At 21:56 on December 23, 2014 Yangcheng Evening News 0ShareAdd favoritePrintincrease fontdecrease font
Yangcheng Evening News reporter Huang Zhou Hui, Guangdong Health Letter correspondent reports: Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province December 23 briefing, Guangdong detected positive for H5N6 avian influenza virus nucleic acid from one case of severe pneumonia cases. The patient is a male, aged 58, now lives in Panyu District, Guangzhou City, the line of colon cancer surgery last year, is currently in critical condition in hospitals in Guangzhou admitted to hospital. It is the first case in Guangdong, the second example of the country, the world's second case of human infection with the H5N6 avian influenza.
After entering the winter season, influenza and other respiratory diseases in the high season, the Guangdong Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission to strengthen the surveillance of influenza, severe pneumonia. In routine monitoring, from one case of severe pneumonia cases were detected positive for H5N6 avian influenza virus nucleic acid. December 22, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention for further review of the test results for influenza A H5N6 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. December 23, the National Family Planning Health Organization expert consultation and assessment, combined with clinical manifestations of cases, laboratory test results and epidemiological history, the diagnosis of the cases of H5N6 human cases of avian influenza infection.
Experts judged believe in this case appears to sporadic cases. All close contacts of cases did not appear abnormal human transmission does not occur.
[Link]
Influenza virus hemagglutinin is based on the virus surface (H) and neuraminidase (N) to name, where H 16 subtypes, N nine subtypes.
H5N6 avian influenza is a subtype of avian influenza virus. September 2014, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, occurred in poultry infected with H5N6 bird flu. In addition to the end of April 2014, Sichuan Nanchong report a case of severe pneumonia deaths respiratory specimens detect H5N6 bird flu virus, but there is no similar cases reported worldwide. Experts believe that the case of sporadic cases of human infection, the virus is not currently found evidence of the existence of human transmission. Editor: Wang Rui
(Original title: Guangdong found the first case of human infection with the H5N6 bird flu patients in critical condition)
hat tip Michael Coston
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Other human H5N6 cases:
China - Man, 49, with acute severe pneumonia died from H5N6 - Nanchong City, Nanbu County, Sichuan province - April 2014
https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/china-h5n1-h5n8-h5n6-h5n3-h5n2-h10n8-outbreak-tracking/164419-china-man-49-with-acute-severe-pneumonia-died-from-h5n6-nanchong-city-nanbu-county-sichuan-province?t=222782
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