Hong Kong, CHP notified of one additional human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (April 21 2014)

[Giuseppe]

[Source: Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong PRC SAR, full page: (LINK).]


CHP notified of one additional human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland


The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) yesterday (April 20) received notification of one additional human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) from the Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province. The patient is a 55-year-old woman who lives in Shantou. She is currently hospitalised for treatment.

A total of 413 human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) have been confirmed in the Mainland, including:

1. Zhejiang (138 cases),
2. Guangdong (103 cases),
3. Jiangsu (52 cases),
4. Shanghai (41 cases),
5. Fujian (22 cases),
6. Hunan (21 cases),
7. Anhui (13 cases),
8. Jiangxi (six cases),
9. Beijing (four cases),
10. Henan (four cases),
11. Guangxi (three cases),
12. Shandong (three cases),
13. Guizhou (one case, imported from Zhejiang),
14. Hebei (one case) and
15. Jilin (one case).

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