China - CHP notified of human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Guangxi - November 17, 2017

[sharon sanders]

CHP notified of human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Guangxi
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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (November 20) received notification of an additional human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Guangxi from the National Health and Family Planning Commission, and again urged the public to maintain strict personal, food and environmental hygiene both locally and during travel.

The case involved a 33-year-old man from Guigang. He developed symptoms on November 7 and was hospitalised on November 12. He is now in a critical condition. The patient had contact with live poultry and exposure to live poultry markets before the onset of symptoms.

"Based on the seasonal pattern of avian influenza viruses, their activity in the Mainland is expected to increase in winter. The public should avoid contact with poultry, birds and their droppings and should not visit live poultry markets and farms to prevent avian influenza," a spokesman for the CHP said.

From 2014 to date, 17 human cases of avian influenza A(H5N6) have been reported by the Mainland health authorities.

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http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/2...7112000784.htm

 

[sharon sanders]

This is actually the 18th case:



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


Source: FluTrackers Cumulative H5N6 Case List link.