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China- Media report: 2017 Hunan H7N9 cases number 19 including 5 deaths as of Feb. 4, 2017

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  • China- Media report: 2017 Hunan H7N9 cases number 19 including 5 deaths as of Feb. 4, 2017

    Source: http://news.ifeng.com/a/20170205/50651221_0.shtml

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    Hunan this year diagnosed 19 cases of H7N9 influenza cases 5 deaths

    February 5, 2017
    Source: Xinhua News Agency

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    Original title: Hunan H7N9 epidemic rise Experts advise correct understanding of H7N9

    Xinhua News Agency, Changsha, February 5 (Reporter Shuai only), according to the Hunan Provincial Health Family Planning Commission, as of February 4, 2017, Hunan Province in 2017 were reported 19 cases of human infection with H7N9 influenza cases, 5 cases of death. According to the Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Emergency Director Liu Fuqiang introduction, the recent report of H7N9 Hunan Province, the number of cases increased significantly over the same period last year, the epidemic is characterized by early, fierce, cases are basically live poultry or live poultry market exposure history.

    Liu Fuqiang analysis, Hunan Province H7N9 epidemic rise, with the increase in live poultry consumption and poor management of live poultry market. Winter is the season of high consumption of poultry, birds and related environment in the case of a higher risk of infection, the crowd increased exposure and infection. Surveys have shown that areas with closed poultry markets and strict market management are less likely to be affected, while those with more reported cases are often those where live poultry transactions are active and management practices in live poultry markets are poorly implemented.

    Hunan Province, CDC forecasts, the current H7N9 epidemic situation was still distributed, the epidemic distribution of a wide range of live poultry market and other environmental monitoring showed high positive rate of virus nucleic acid specimens during the Spring Festival to further increase the consumption of poultry consumption after the Spring Festival is still likely to continue H7N9 epidemic, do not rule out the possibility of other subtypes of human cases of avian influenza infection, the intensity will exceed the previous two years the level of the epidemic situation is grim than in previous years.

    Human infection H7N9 early onset of influenza and influenza similar to the performance of fever, cough, may be associated with headache, muscle soreness and general malaise, there may be runny nose, sore throat and so on. Some patients with severe lung disease or rapid progression of the disease, there will be chest tightness and difficulty breathing and other symptoms, severe cases will rapidly develop into severe hypoxia and respiratory failure, and even lead to death.

    Liu Fuqiang reminded, as far as possible to avoid direct purchase of live poultry, direct contact with live poultry and slaughtered live poultry, try to buy, eat quarantine certificates of fresh, live, frozen poultry and their products. Do not buy live poultry from mobile vendors or buy live poultry from live poultry markets or mobile vendors. The majority of H7N9 cases are due to the purchase of live poultry from mobile vendors, Since the poultry polyculture caused by exposure to infection.
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