In the standard monthly notifiable disease report prepared by the China National Health and Family Planning Commission there is no entry for H7N9 flu. In fact, only about 1/3 of the list is now published on their website:
http://www.nhfpc.gov.cn/jkj/s3578/20...eebf6c96.shtml
The classificiation "Unclassified hepatitis" is the last entry. Please compare to the November 2016 report to see the actual listing of reportable diseases:
A Survey of Statutory Infectious Diseases in China in Nov
November 2016 (November 1, 2016 to November 30, 2400), the country (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, the same below) a total of 599,559 cases of legal infectious diseases, death 1876 people. Among them, a class of infectious diseases plague, cholera without disease, death report. Infectious diseases such as SARS, diphtheria, poliomyelitis and human highly pathogenic avian influenza were not reported. The remaining 22 kinds of infectious diseases reported 280752 cases of death and 1868 deaths. The top five reported diseases were viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, syphilis, gonorrhea, and bacterial and amebic dysentery, accounting for 93% of the total number of reported cases of B infectious diseases.
In the same period, there was no incidence and death of filariasis in C infectious diseases. The remaining 10 infectious diseases reported 318807 cases and 8 deaths. The top three reported diseases were hand-foot-mouth disease, other infectious diarrhea and influenza, accounting for 94% of the total number of reported cases of C infectious diseases.
annex
Statutory November 2016 National infectious
morbidity, mortality tables
morbidity, mortality tables
Disease name |
Incidence |
Deaths ** |
A, B and C categories |
599559 |
1876 |
Total Class B Infectious Diseases |
280752 |
1868 |
plague |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
cholera |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Infectious atypical pneumonia |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
AIDS |
5743 |
1578 |
Viral * |
116519 |
37 |
Hepatitis A |
1875 |
1 |
Hepatitis B |
91478 |
28 |
Hepatitis C |
19100 |
7 |
D hepatitis |
53 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Hepatitis E |
2168 |
1 |
Unclassified hepatitis |
1845 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
polio |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
measles |
336 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Epidemic hemorrhagic fever |
1248 |
8 |
Rabies |
52 |
58 |
Epidemic encephalitis |
51 |
7 |
dengue |
196 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Anthrax |
twenty one |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Bacterial and amoebic dysentery |
6699 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
tuberculosis |
87963 |
171 |
Typhoid and paratyphoid |
821 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis |
6 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
pertussis |
410 |
1 |
diphtheria |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Neonatal tetanus |
8 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Scarlet fever |
6097 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Brucellosis |
2634 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
gonorrhea |
11171 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
syphilis |
38914 |
8 |
Leptospirosis |
77 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Schistosomiasis |
1585 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
malaria |
195 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Human infection with H7N9avian influenza |
6 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Total Class C Infectious Diseases |
318807 |
8 |
influenza |
20800 |
1 |
Epidemic parotitis |
16073 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
rubella |
162 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis |
2524 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Leprosy |
56 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
typhus |
158 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Kala - azar |
26 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Hydatid disease |
639 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Filariasis |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Other infectious diarrhea |
60615 |
Lt; / RTI & gt; |
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease |
217754 |
7 |
Please note: Lt/RTI & gt: is an indication of 0 (zero).
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Why does China only publish part of their monthly notifiable disease listing now- and literally - stopping just before the listing for H7N9 avian flu?
Are they concealing cases and deaths - or is the situation so out-of-control that they can not count the numbers accurately?
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