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H7N9, Jiangxi: One additional confirmed birdflu case (Health Dept., April 26 2013)
[Source: Jianxi Department of Health, full text: (LINK). Automatic translation from Chinese.]
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H7N9, Jiangxi: One additional confirmed birdflu case
Jiangxi Provincial Health Department www.jxwst.gov.cn 2013 26 Source: Office of the Office
Health Department of Jiangxi Province, April 26 briefing, Jiangxi new case of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases.
Patient Xiong, female, 76 years old, farmers, Nanchang County. The patients suffered from fever, cough and other symptoms to Nanchang hospital and hospital treatment. April 26, the patient specimens were Jiangxi Province Center for Disease Control detection of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive.
The epidemiology survey results show that the patient's home keeping chickens and ducks, the recent death.
Provincial Health Department expert group based on clinical manifestations, laboratory testing and epidemiological findings, the diagnosis of the human infection in patients with confirmed cases of the H7N9 avian influenza. Currently, patients in critical condition, the hospital is under active treatment.
10 close contacts of the cases have been measures to be taken under medical observation and found no abnormalities.
Up to now, Jiangxi Province, were found in human infection with the H7N9 avian flu case in two cases. Not found an epidemiological association between the two cases.
-Jiangxi Provincial Health Department www.jxwst.gov.cn 2013 26 Source: Office of the Office
Health Department of Jiangxi Province, April 26 briefing, Jiangxi new case of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases.
Patient Xiong, female, 76 years old, farmers, Nanchang County. The patients suffered from fever, cough and other symptoms to Nanchang hospital and hospital treatment. April 26, the patient specimens were Jiangxi Province Center for Disease Control detection of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive.
The epidemiology survey results show that the patient's home keeping chickens and ducks, the recent death.
Provincial Health Department expert group based on clinical manifestations, laboratory testing and epidemiological findings, the diagnosis of the human infection in patients with confirmed cases of the H7N9 avian influenza. Currently, patients in critical condition, the hospital is under active treatment.
10 close contacts of the cases have been measures to be taken under medical observation and found no abnormalities.
Up to now, Jiangxi Province, were found in human infection with the H7N9 avian flu case in two cases. Not found an epidemiological association between the two cases.
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