sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
Avian Influenza Report
Avian Influenza Report is a weekly report produced by the Respiratory Disease Office, Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health.
This report highlights global avian influenza activity in humans and birds.
VOLUME 13, NUMBER 10
Reporting period: March 5, 2017 ? March 11, 2017 (Week 10) (Published on March 14, 2017)
Summary 1. Since the previous issue of Avian Influenza Report (AIR), there were 24 new human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) reported by Mainland China health authorities in Henan (4 cases), Jiangxi (4 cases), Guangxi (3 cases), Sichuan (3 cases), Fujian (2 cases), Guizhou (2 cases), Hunan (2 cases), Jiangsu (2 cases), Chongqing (1 case) and Hubei (1 case). In addition, The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health confirmed one imported human case of avian influenza A(H7N9). This case is the fifth case in Hong Kong this winter and the twenty-first case in Hong Kong. Since March 2013 (as of March 11, 2017), there were a total of 1307 human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) reported globally. Since October 2016 (as of March 11, 2017), 501 cases have been recorded in Mainland China.
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http://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/2017_avian_influenza_report_vol13_wk10.pdf
Avian Influenza Report is a weekly report produced by the Respiratory Disease Office, Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health.
This report highlights global avian influenza activity in humans and birds.
VOLUME 13, NUMBER 10
Reporting period: March 5, 2017 ? March 11, 2017 (Week 10) (Published on March 14, 2017)
Summary 1. Since the previous issue of Avian Influenza Report (AIR), there were 24 new human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) reported by Mainland China health authorities in Henan (4 cases), Jiangxi (4 cases), Guangxi (3 cases), Sichuan (3 cases), Fujian (2 cases), Guizhou (2 cases), Hunan (2 cases), Jiangsu (2 cases), Chongqing (1 case) and Hubei (1 case). In addition, The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health confirmed one imported human case of avian influenza A(H7N9). This case is the fifth case in Hong Kong this winter and the twenty-first case in Hong Kong. Since March 2013 (as of March 11, 2017), there were a total of 1307 human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) reported globally. Since October 2016 (as of March 11, 2017), 501 cases have been recorded in Mainland China.
more...
http://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/2017_avian_influenza_report_vol13_wk10.pdf