sharon sanders
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[FONT=宋]Guangdong H7N9, H5N6 epidemic reporting (January 14)
2016-01-14 16:19:57 Ministry of Health and Family Planning Commission[/FONT]
2016-01-14 16:19:57 Ministry of Health and Family Planning Commission[/FONT]
- Guangdong health
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[FONT=宋]2016 The first two weeks (January 7 to January 14 10:00) province reports new H7N9 cases, two cases, current address, respectively Jieyang City and Zhongshan. New H5N6 cases one case, the Shenzhen report. Up to now, the province reported a total of 2016 H7N9 cases, 3 cases, 1 death;H5N6 cases, 2 cases.
Experts judged : the province H7N9, H5N6 sporadic cases, January-February period of as much; the popular features and pathogenic biological characteristics have not changed, does not have human transmission conditions, the public need not panic too much. Experts advise : the epidemic season, the people (especially the elderly, children, pregnant women, there is the basis of low population immunity disease patients) should as far as possible not to have the sale of live poultry farmer's market. Reducing unnecessary people in close contact with live poultry may be effective in preventing human infection with H7N9, H5N6 flu. Prevention and control of H7N9, H5N6 flu, to achieve the "three to three not" want to wash their hands: after contact with poultry, wash hands before meals and after. To cook: poultry and eggs should be cooked before eating. To early treatment: If fever, cough, headache, general malaise and other respiratory symptoms, we should as soon as possible to the nearest medical institution for treatment. If contact with poultry before, to take the initiative to tell the doctor. Do not eat dead poultry. Do not buy from unknown sources poultry products.[/FONT]
http://www.gdwst.gov.cn/a/yiqingxx/2016011414891.html
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The 1 of the 3 H7N9 cases mentioned above are previously known and 2 are new cases. The death of one of the cases is new information. This is the second recent case in Jiejang City. The previously known case is:
#696 - Female, 58, reported January 9 - hospitalized in critical condition, Jieyang, Guangdong province
The 2 H5N6 cases mentioned above are previously known and listed:
Male, 25, hospitalized in critical condition, Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong province
Male, 42, announced as a death on Jan 8 by Jiangxi province, onset & death in Dec. 2015, lived in Guangdong province Death
Sources:
FluTrackers H7N9 Cases List here.
FluTrackers H5N6 Cases List here.