China - Gansu province reports 1st H7N9 avian flu case - March 7, 2017

[tetano]

7, Gansu Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission in its official website issued a news disclosure, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, confirmed a case of H7N9 cases, patients aged 82 years, at present, local and Patients with close contact with nine people were not clinically abnormal performance. Reported that patients with a high, male, 82 years old, who lives in Suzhou City, Jiuquan City, April 3 due to "fever, cough, muscle soreness" admission treatment, Gansu Province CDC, Jiuquan City CDC collected patients swallow Sub-specimens, laboratory tests for H7N9 influenza virus weakly positive.

http://news.hexun.com/2017-04-07/188761335.html

 

[sharon sanders]

Jiuquan, (Suzhou), is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Gansu Province


1 case of H7N9 confirmed in our province

Source: Health Emergency Office
Posted:2017-04-07​

April 7, Jiuquan City , Jiangsu Province , confirmed a case of H7N9 case .
Patients with high, male, 82 years old, who lives in Suzhou City, Jiuquan City, April 3 due to "fever, cough, muscle soreness" admission treatment, the day of the provincial CDC, Jiuquan City CDC collected patients throat swab specimens, Laboratory tests for H7N9 influenza virus weakly positive. April 6, the National CDC laboratory review for the H7N9 influenza virus positive, by the provincial, municipal and district experts based on the clinical manifestations of patients, laboratory testing and epidemiological survey results, the diagnosis of patients with H7N9 cases. At present, the patient is seriously ill.
After the outbreak of the epidemic, the provincial government attaches great importance to the provincial party committee secretary, governor Lin Duo, the provincial party committee vice chairman, vice governor Huang Qiang, vice governor Li Bin made important instructions, go all out to do the epidemic prevention and control work, To prevent the spread of the epidemic spread. Jiuquan City, Suzhou District Government immediately held a special meeting, arrangements for the deployment, the closure of urban and suburban all live poultry market; all types of farm households to conduct investigation and thorough disinfection; to carry out medical personnel training and pre-inspection work, Contact with medical observation, and reserve the necessary drugs, equipment, good case preparation work.
Up to now, local and patients have had close contact with the nine staff were not clinical abnormalities.


http://www.gsws.gov.cn/html/col45/content45_61312.html

 

[sharon sanders]

Please see other Gansu threads:

Gansu province: Jiuquan found H7N9 avian influenza virus in the environment - April 3, 2017

China - 835 chickens dumped in Jing River - officials deny H7N9 avian flu - do not panic - Pingliang, Gansu province - February 22, 2017

 

[Miyamoto Masakazu]

The patient name is Gao （高） and the meaning of Gao is "High".

A human H7N9 AIV case confirmed in Suzhou district of Jiuquan city in Gansu province on 7th,April.
The 82-year-old male patient, surname Gao, lived in Suzhou district of Jiuquan city. He was admitted into hospital due to fever,cough and muscular soreness on 3rd April. The throat swab samples of the patient tested positive for H7N9 by provincial and National CDCs. He was in serious condition and remained in hospital for treatment. Nine close contacts of the patient showed no ILI symptoms so far.

Each essence here is as follows:
The patient is;
Age: 82 years old
Sex: Male
Surname Gao
Living place: Suzhou city (district level) of Jiuquan city
Hospitalized date: Apr. 3, 2017, due to Fever, cough and muscular soreness
Diagnosed date: Apr. 7, 2017
(The patient's throat swab samples tested positive for H7N9 by Provincial CDC and retested by National CDC)
Current situation: serious
Close contacts: 9 people (no ILI symptoms so far)

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