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 06 Reporting period: February 5, 2017 ? February 11, 2017 (Week 06) (Published on February 14, 2017)
Summary 1. Since the previous issue of Avian Influenza Report (AIR), there were 53 new human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) reported by Mainland China health authorities in Zhejiang (12 cases), Jiangsu (10 cases), Anhui (6 cases), Fujian (5 cases), Guangdong (4 cases), Hubei (4 cases), Henan (3 cases), Jiangxi (3 cases), Sichuan (3 cases), Beijing (1 case), Shanghai (1 case) and Yunnan (1 case). Since March 2013 (as of February 13, 2017), there were a total of 1160 human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) reported globally. Since November 2016 (as of February 13, 2017), 355 cases have been recorded in Mainland China.
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