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China CDC says WHO sending a team to help with H7N9 investigation next week

sharon sanders

Editor-in-Chief & President
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World Health Organization is concerned about China is not in contact with poultry H7N9 avian influenza

Time :2013-04-18 font:


Date: 04/18/13 09:37:38 Source: China News Network
China news agency, New York, April 17 (Reporter Ruan Yulin) - World Health Organization said 17 confirmed cases of H7N9 avian influenza in China, some patients and not with the poultry had contact with the avian influenza virus has become more and more mysterious.

As of the 17th, 82 patients were diagnosed with H7N9 avian influenza infection, including 17 deaths. New cases from East China.

World Health Organization spokesman said that some patients had not been in contact with poultry. Piece of the puzzle has not been solved and therefore require more large-scale surveys.

Chinese Center for Disease Control epidemiological Zeng Guang, chief scientist, said publicly that there are now nearly 40% of patients with H7N9 avian influenza is no clear history of poultry exposure, it is urgent to find the source of infection.

"These people are infected in the end is how? Still a mystery." Zeng said. And recommended screening carried out in some areas, take a look at healthy people carry the H7N9 avian influenza virus is isolated phenomenon or a common phenomenon.

The state health department said that the current bird flu cases in the dissemination of state, has not yet found evidence of human-to-human transmission. Confirmed cases are located in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Henan provinces and cities. Shanghai has confirmed 31 cases of infection and 11 deaths.

World Health Organization will send next week influenza virus experts to China to assist in the investigation of new avian influenza H7N9 virus. They were from Europe, USA, Australia and China, eight experts is expected to be launched in China three-week investigation.

Taken from: http://www.cdctj.com.cn/main/shownews.php?tblName=A0015_10&storepk=36&newsid=31363

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http://www.chinacdc.cn/mtdx/crbxx/201304/t20130418_80062.htm
 
Re: China CDC says WHO sending a team to help with H7N9 investigation next week

That's good. There's certainly a mystery to be solved.
 
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