China - Beijing CDC confirms new H7N9 case - from Hebei - July 27, 2016

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Beijing News News (Reporter Dai Xuan) Beijing CDC news yesterday (July 26) Beijing found a man infected with H7N9 bird flu, the current patients in critical condition, are being treated in isolation in a hospital in Beijing. According to reports, patient accounting, male, 36 years old, current address Yanjiao Langfang City, Hebei Province, a district before the onset of exposure to live poultry in the provinces suspicious history. July 26, the Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control reviewed detected as H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive.
Up to now, 2016 Beijing has reported confirmed cases of H7N9 avian influenza three cases of human infection. City CDC reports, this case is only sporadic cases in the city causing widespread risk of transmission is very low, although our country there have been cases of avian influenza reported, but now that people are not susceptible to avian influenza virus, and poultry farming, selling, slaughter, Wildfowl and other groups because of exposure to the virus will increase the chance of a large risk of infection

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[sharon sanders]

Beijing CDC report:

• • The city has found a case of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza
  • Published: 2016-07-27
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• • July 26, 2016, the city found a case of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza. Accounting for some patients, male, 36 years old, current address Langfang City, Hebei Province Yanjiao a district. In the provinces before the onset of suspicious live poultry exposure history. July 26, the Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control reviewed detected as H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive.Currently, patients are being treated in isolation in a hospital in Beijing, a critical condition.
    Up to now, the city has reported 2016 3 H7N9 bird flu cases confirmed cases of human infection. This case is only sporadic cases in the city causing widespread risk of transmission is very low. Although our country there have been cases of avian influenza reported, but now that people are not susceptible to avian influenza virus. Poultry, sale, slaughter, Wildfowl and other people exposed to the virus because the probability of a large increase in the risk of infection.
    Currently, etiology characterized H7N9 avian influenza virus transmission and propagation mode currently did not change significantly, China's urban and rural areas live poultry market transactions ubiquitous phenomenon backyard poultry in the short term it is difficult to eliminate. Therefore, it is expected there will still be human infection of H7N9 bird flu epidemic still on distributing state, there will be a small number of clusters of disease.
    The city remains the illegal small-scale trading of live poultry and live birds enter the presence of other provinces the situation. Therefore, do not rule out the possibility the city residents infected with H7N9 avian influenza virus. In addition, many medical institutions in the city, a large number of foreign patients to seek treatment for the city, does not exclude foreign imported cases to the city medical institution may be diagnosed.
    
    Health Tips
    For the prevention of bird flu, the Beijing CDC remind the general public: The most important is to avoid contact with dead poultry, eggs, poultry meat to eating fully cooked, try to avoid contact with wild birds or entering wildfowl habitat; in poultry slaughter especially when live poultry should pay attention to personal hygiene, especially to do separate raw and cooked. For poultry farmers in the breeding process should pay attention to personal protection, wash their hands.
    
    Little knowledge about bird flu:
    Currently known subtypes of avian influenza infection in humans include: H5N1, H5N6, H7N9, H9N2, H7N7, H7N2, H7N3, H6N1, H10N8 like. Human cases of avian influenza generally respiratory infections, conjunctivitis and other symptoms as the main performance. The rapid development of the disease in patients with severe, often severe pneumonia can be complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock, or multiple organ failure.
    Human avian influenza cases the source of infection is sick, or dead poultry birds carrying the bird flu virus. Contact with live poultry and live bird markets is an important risk factor for human infection with avian influenza.
    People infected mainly through the following ways: inhalation of droplets or droplet nuclei containing avian influenza virus; direct contact with the avian influenza virus infected birds or their secretions and excretions; indirect contact with bird flu virus-contaminated objects and the environment.
    
    http://www.bjcdc.org/article/41781/2...608077802.html

[sharon sanders]

This is the 3rd case from the Langfang area reported since June:


#794 - Patient hospitalized in Tainjin with severe pneumonia, from Langfang, Hebei province

#796 - Female, 68, hospitalized in Beijing in critical condition, from Langfang, Hebei province

#801 - Male, 36, hospitalized in Beijing in critical condition, from Langfang City, Hebei province


Source: FluTrackers H7N9 Case list link