China reports H9N2 avian influenza case confirmed in Hunan province toddler - 20 month old female

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Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/china-r...toddler-40738/

China reports H9N2 avian influenza case confirmed in Hunan province toddler
by News Desk
September 3, 2021

Chinese health officials reported one new case of human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) to the World Health Organization (WHO) this week. The case is a 20-month-old female from Changsha, Hunan Province, China with onset of mild illness on 23 August 2021 and was hospitalized on 24 August...

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Human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) virus

One new case of human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) was reported from the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China to WHO on 30 August 2021. The case is a 20-month-old female from Changsha, Hunan Province, China with onset of mild illness on 23 August 2021 and was hospitalized on 24 August. The case had a history of exposure to domestic poultry prior to illness onset and no further cases were suspected among family members or any other close contacts at the time of reporting. This is the 15th case of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported from China in 2021. A total of 56 cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) have been officially reported from China to WHO since December 2015.

https://www.who.int/docs/default-sou...sn=5f006f99_47

[sharon sanders]

Human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) virus

One new case of human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) was reported from the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China to WHO on 30 August 2021. The case is a 20-month-old female from Changsha, Hunan Province, China with onset of mild illness on 23 August 2021 and was hospitalized on 24 August. The case had a history of exposure to domestic poultry prior to illness onset and no further cases were suspected among family members or any other close contacts at the time of reporting. This is the 15th case of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported from China in 2021. A total of 56 cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) have been officially reported from China to WHO since December 2015.

https://www.who.int/docs/default-sou...sn=5f006f99_47

These are the cases reported with onset dates in 2021:

2021

China - Female, 52, onset January 2, Xiamen, Fujian Province link

China - Female, 5, onset January 17, Anhui province link

China - Female, 2, onset January 18, Jiangxi province link

China - Male, 10, onset January 28, Fujian province link

China - Female, 2, onset February 7, Hubei province link

China - Female, 30, onset April 20, Guangdong province link

China - Female, 78, onset April 20, Sichuan province link

China - Male, 2, onset April 27, Jiangsu province link

China - Female, 20 months, onset August 23, hospitalized August 24, Changsha, Hunan Province link


There were some retroactive cases reported in 2021 for 2020. Please see our H9N2 case list here.