China - CHP notified of a new human case of avian flu H5N6 - Guangdong province - September 30, 2018

[sharon sanders]

CHP notified of human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Guangdong
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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (September 30) received notification of an additional human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Guangdong from the National Health Commission, and again urged the public to maintain strict personal, food and environmental hygiene both locally and during travel.

The case involved a 22-year-old man from Guangzhou in Guangdong. He developed symptoms on September 25 and was hospitalised on the next day. He is now in a serious condition. The patient had contact with live poultry before the onset of symptoms.

From 2014 to date, 21 human cases of avian influenza A(H5N6) have been reported by the Mainland health authorities.

"All novel influenza A infections, including H5N6, are notifiable infectious diseases in Hong Kong," the spokesman said.

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https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201809/30/P2018093000928.htm

 

[sharon sanders]

Please see:

FluTrackers H5N6 Cumulative Case List




2014

1) Male, 49, in hospital April 23, 2014 with severe pnuemonia, diagnosed May 3, died May 6, Nanchong City, Nanbu County, Sichuan province Death

2) Male, 58, onset December 4, hospitalized December 9 in critical condition, Guangzhou city, Guangdong province Recovered note WHO rpt Dec 28


2015

3) Male, 44, onset January 27, 2015 hospitalized on February 3, died February 6, Tibet Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Yunnan province Death WHO rpt Feb 12,

4) Female, 37, onset July 6, hospitalized July 9, died July 10, Shangri-La City, Yunnan province Death WHO report July 14

5) Female, 26, onset December 24, critical condition. Bao'an, Shenzhen, Guangdong province Death WHO report January 20

6) Female, 40, onset December 22, critical condition, Zhaoqing, Guangdong province WHO report January 20 Death note


2016

7) Male, 25, onset January 1, 2016, hospitalized January 4, 2016 in critical condition, Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong province Death WHO rpt Jan. 11 note

8) Male, 42, onset December 12, hospitalized December 12, died December 21, 2015, lived in Jieyang City, Guangdong province Death WHO rpt Jan 11

9) Female, 31, onset January 8, hospitalized in critical condition, Futian, Shenzhen, Guangdong province WHO rpt Jan 28

10) Child, 5, 1st documented H5N6 case from 2014 - case referred retroactively to in WHO rpt Jan 20

11) Female, 40, onset February 20, hospitalized February 22, critical condition, Guizhou, Guangdong province WHO rpt March 23 WHO rpt April 4 Death note

12) Male, 35, onset April 9, hospitalized April 12, critical condition, Hubei WHO rpt May 6

13) Female, 11, onset April 11, hospitalized April 13, ICU April 18, discharged, Zhuzhou City, Hunan note WHO rpt May 6

14) Female, 65, onset April 24, hospitalized April 27, Xuancheng, Anhui WHO rpt May 10

15) Male, 50, [Tian], onset May 23, hospitalized in critical condition May 28, Xiangxi, Hunan WHO rpt June 8 Death note

16) Female, 47, [Luo], onset and hospitalized on November 18, died on November 20, Shaoyang, Whugang, Hunan Death WHO rpt Dec 7

17) Female, 30, onset November 8, hospitalized Noverember 18 in critical condition, Luizhou, Guangxi WHO rpt Dec 7


2017

18) Male, 33, onset November 7, hospitalized November 12, critical condition, Guigang, Guangxi

19) Female, 3, onset December 19, recovered, Sanming City, Fujian province


2018

20) Male, 42, onset August 10, hospitalized August 15, serious condition, Laibin , Guangxi

21) Male, 22, onset September 25, hospitalized September 26, serious condition, poultry contact, Guangzhou, Guangdong