China - 10 H7N9 cases including 10 deaths reported by Zhejiang province for March 2015 - 8 new cases not previously known - April 8, 2015

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[TD="width: 20%, align: right"][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif]Release Date: 2015-04-08[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 20%, align: center"][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif]Source: Ministry of Health and Family Planning Disease Control Department[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="class: bt_content"] [FONT=Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif] March 2015 (at 0:00 on March 1, 2015 to March 31 24), the province reported a total of 20,029 cases of notifiable infectious diseases, the death of 43 people. Among them, the Group reported no cases of infectious diseases. B infectious diseases, in addition to SARS, polio, highly pathogenic avian influenza, rabies, Japanese encephalitis, anthrax, diphtheria, leptospirosis, schistosomiasis incidence and deaths foreign reports, the remaining 17 kinds of infectious disease cases were reported in 10,210 cases, 43 deaths; reported incidence of the top five diseases were: tuberculosis, syphilis, viral hepatitis, gonorrhea, measles, accounting for reported cases of class B infectious diseases 94.1% of the total.
The same period, the province's Class C infectious diseases were reported in 9819 cases and no deaths reported. The top three reported cases of diseases were other infectious diarrhea, hand-foot-mouth disease and influenza accounted for 93.9% of the total reported cases of class C infectious diseases.
Schedule: March 2015 in Zhejiang Province of notifiable infectious disease, mortality tables[/FONT]

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif]Zhejiang Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission
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http://www.zjwst.gov.cn/art/2015/4/8/art_362_438460.html

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2 of these cases are previously known:

#643 - Male, 57, confirmed by Taiwan health on March 27 in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province

#644 - FAO EMPRESS announced, in Xihu, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province

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Since the H7N9 case fatality rate in Zhejiang province is 100% for March, it appears that only the most severe cases are being treated/hospitalized/reported.

A clarification from WHO would be greatly appreciated!

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