China - HFPC announces 29 H7N9 cases including 15 deaths for February 2016. 19 cases including 4 deaths previously known - March 11, 2016

[sharon sanders]

February 2016 National Notifiable Infectious Diseases Overview

National Health and Family Planning Commission People's Republic of China2016-03-11

　　February 2016 (at 0:00 on February 1st, 2016 to February 29 24), the country (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, the same below) reported a total of 410,487 cases of legal infectious diseases, died 1076 people. Wherein, the CPI infectious plague, cholera incidence and deaths have been reported. B infectious diseases infectious atypical pneumonia, polio and diphtheria morbidity, mortality reports, the remaining 23 infectious diseases were reported incidence of 241,281 cases, 1049 people died. Before the reported incidence of the top five diseases were viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, syphilis, gonorrhea, and bacillary and amoebic dysentery, accounting for 95% of the total reported cases of class B infectious diseases.
　　Over the same period, the country reported a total of 169,206 cases of Class C infectious diseases incidence of death 27 people. Wherein filariasis morbidity, mortality reports, before the number of reported incidence of the three diseases were other infectious diarrhea, hand-foot-mouth disease and influenza, accounting for 94% of the total reported cases of class C infectious diseases.

http://www.nhfpc.gov.cn/jkj/s3578/201603/d090585af2e343c4890dfdf8389c0b74.shtml

[sharon sanders]

We have the following 19 cases including 4 deaths already listed:


#717 - Male, 60, [Jiang], hospitalized in February, Yongzhou, Lingling district, Hunan province

#718 - Male, 48, [Xie], announced by state media in February, Yongzhou, Lingling district, Hunan province Death

#732 - Male. 73, onset February 3, hospitalized February 5 in serious condition, per Hong Kong CHP, Shantou, Guangdong province

#733 - Male, 52, [Liu], announced by province HFPC on February 3, Yongzhou, Qiyang county, Hunan province

#734 - Male, 76, [Deng], announced by province HFPC on February 3, Chenzhou City Suxian District, Hunan province

#735 - Male, 66, [Gumou], announced by city HFPC on February 5, Shanghai

#736 - Female, 60, announced by Hong Kong CHP on February 18, Chaozhou, Guangdong province

#737 - Male, 59, announced by Hong Kong CHP on February 18, Jiangmen, Guangdong province

#738 - Female, 76, announced by Hong Kong CHP on February 18, Zhaoqing, Guangdong province

#739 - Male, 57, announced by government media on February 18, Yantai City, Shandong Province

#740 - Male, 57, [Yu], announced by provincial government on February 18, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang province

#742 - Male, 60, onset February 8, hospitalized initially on February 11, re-hospitalized February 23, stable condition in Hong Kong, from Suzhou, Jiangsu province

#744-749 - This line adds 6 cases Jiangsu HFPC announced 6 cases including 3 deaths for February 2016 (excluding exported Hong Kong case above #742).Jiangsu province 3 Death

#752 - Male, 69, diagnosed February 19, Cangnan County, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang province



Source: FluTrackers Line List here.

[sharon sanders]

The fatality rate for February is 51.7%. This exceeds the overall H7N9 fatality rate of approximately 36% at hospitalization. link I am wondering if only the most ill are being treated/hospitalized/reported.

[Biological100]

NHFPC February 2016 notifiable infectious diseases
National 29 cases 15 Fatal
http://www.nhfpc.gov.cn/jkj/s3578/20...389c0b74.shtml

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Provincial February 2016 notifiable infectious disease reports:

Jiangsu: 6 cases 3 fatal
http://www.jswst.gov.cn:8083/wsxx/nr...535e2ed2c30150

Fujian: 3 cases Deaths (yes- unknown how many] excluding the 7th case respectively from Longyan]
http://www.fjhfpc.gov.cn/xxgk/tjxx/y...311_686461.htm

Guangdong: 4 cases 2 fatal

http://www.gdwst.gov.cn/a/yiqingxx/2016031515109.html

Zhejiang: 6 cases 4 fatal
http://www.zjwst.gov.cn/art/2016/3/1...36_110588.html

Shandong: [1 fatal]
http://www.sdwsjs.gov.cn/xwzx/zwgg/2...314_62792.html

Hunan: 8 cases 4 fatal
http://www.hunanwst.gov.cn/zwgk/yqdt...318_48735.html
*January n=1 (0)]
http://www.hunanwst.gov.cn/zwgk/yqdt...215_48049.html

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Pending reports respectively:
Shanghai:
Anhui:

Pending WHO, for clarification.....