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  • H7N9, Shaanxi: Some students ill with fever and intestinal infection, birdflu negative so far (Ifeng, May 2 2013)

    [Source: Ifeng, full text: (LINK). Automatic translation from Chinese.]
    H7N9, Shaanxi: Some students ill with fever and intestinal infection, birdflu negative so far

    05 May 2013 19:30 Source: China News


    Yang County, Shaanxi Province, Xi'an BEIJING, May 2 (Tian Jin edge peak) is called "the hometown of Crested Ibis" In recent days there have been 40 students admitted for treatment of fever, diarrhea and other symptoms start to appear.

    Yangxian official revealed to reporters BEIJING, temporarily exclude the infection of H7N9 avian influenza and other respiratory disease may initially diagnosed as acute intestinal infection. As at 5:00 p.m. on the 2nd, nine students were cured, there are 30 students in the county hospital for treatment. The etiology is still under investigation.

    April 28, in Middle Vocational Education Center 8 students suffered from fever, diarrhea and other symptoms, have visited a local hospital. In recent days, the local hospital and gradually admitted students of similar symptoms. As at 5:00 p.m. on the 2nd, the county hospital has treated a total of fever, diarrhea 40 students. A 16-year-old male student fever of 40.0 ? C, transferred to Hanzhong Central Hospital for further treatment due to serious condition.

    In Yangxian propaganda office staff told BEIJING interview with reporters, said local hospital admissions immediately reported to the county health, disease control and other departments, the county set up an emergency the treatment leading group, with allied health professionals responsible for diagnosis and treatment.

    Local hospital patients detailed epidemiological investigation and necessary blood, chest X-ray or other examinations, according to the epidemiological investigations and laboratory examinations, Hanzhong City and Yang County medical experts examining consultation temporarily exclude infection H7N9 avian influenza and other respiratory disease may initially diagnosed as acute intestinal infection.

    As at 5:00 p.m. on the 2nd, nine students have already been cured, there are 30 students in the local hospital for treatment, his condition is stable. The etiology is still under investigation.

    Yang County is located in the southern part of Shaanxi Province, is Hanzhong City, North Qinling Mountains, south of Bashan, the world's rare birds "Oriental gem" the Crested Ibis wild habitat and captivity kinds of sources. (End)
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    Re: H7N9, Shaanxi: Some students ill with fever and intestinal infection, birdflu negative so far (Ifeng, May 2 2013)

    have we seen GI symptoms in previous H7N9 cases?

    The testing for H7N9 was done how? i dont think I see it here -

    even if rtPCR - the mantra has GOT to be "test sputum - not nasal swabs"

    if neg nasal swab = noninformative (waste of time/money)
    Nika

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      Re: H7N9, Shaanxi: Some students ill with fever and intestinal infection, birdflu negative so far (Ifeng, May 2 2013)

      Intestinal disruption found in pH1N1 onset.

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