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Avian Influenza Report
Avian Influenza Report is a weekly report produced by the Respiratory Disease Office, Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health. This report highlights global avian influenza activity in humans and birds. VOLUME 13, NUMBER 05
Reporting period: January 29, 2017 ? February 4, 2017 (Week 05) (Published on February 7, 2017) Summary 1. Since the previous issue of Avian Influenza Report (AIR), there were 63 new human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) reported by Mainland China health authorities in Jiangsu (13 cases), Guangdong (10 cases), Hunan (9 cases), Zhejiang (8 cases), Jiangxi (7 cases), Anhui (5 cases), Fujian (5 cases) , Hubei (4 cases), Guangxi (1 case) and Sichuan (1 case). In addition, health authority in Taiwan reported one imported human case of avian influenza A(H7N9). Since March 2013 (as of February 6, 2017), there were a total of 1107 human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) reported globally. Since November 2016 (as of February 6, 2017), 302 cases have been recorded in Mainland China.
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