• FluTrackers.com Inc. does not provide medical advice. Information on this web site is collected from various internet resources, and the FluTrackers board of directors makes no warranty to the safety, efficacy, correctness or completeness of the information posted on this site by any author or poster. The information collated here is for instructional and/or discussion purposes only and is NOT intended to diagnose or treat any disease, illness, or other medical condition. Every individual reader or poster should seek advice from their personal physician/healthcare practitioner before considering or using any interventions that are discussed on this website. By continuing to access this website you agree to consult your personal physican before using any interventions posted on this website, and you agree to hold harmless FluTrackers.com Inc., the board of directors, the members, and all authors and posters for any effects from use of any medication, supplement, vitamin or other substance, device, intervention, etc. mentioned in posts on this website, or other internet venues referenced in posts on this website.
  • We are not asking for any donations. Do not donate to any entity who says they are raising funds for us.

China: Incubation period for H7N9 defined as "7 days"

Catbird

Senior Moderator
I first saw this yesterday and it's being mentioned in several reports today.


Machine translation:

"The official H7N9 high-risk populations: the sick the week before contact with birds by

2013-04-11

China news agency, Beijing, April 10 (Reporters Ou Yang and Kai Yu) - Chinese official on the evening of 10 re-released of human infection with the H7N9 avian flu, and clear before the onset of the week come into contact with poultry who is infected with H7N9 avian influenza virus high-risk groups, for example, engaged in poultry production, trafficking, sale, slaughter, processing industry and other staff.

The program, since February 2013, Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang has occurred the unexplained cases of severe pneumonia, which confirmed human infection of H7N9 avian influenza 33 cases and 9 deaths. Are sporadic cases.

The release of the program, confirmed cases in the existing "epidemiological" official deleting the previous version of "susceptible populations. Currently no conclusive evidence to show that human H7N9 avian influenza virus susceptible. for adult "content.

Source of infection for the virus to great concern, the program has been isolated in birds and their secretions or excretions H7N9 avian flu virus, and people infected with the H7N9 bird flu virus was highly homologous. The source of infection is likely to carry the H7N9 avian influenza virus in poultry. Now no one has spread from conclusive evidence.

The route of transmission, the program is clear, can also be spread through the respiratory tract, secretions or excretions through close contact with infected poultry, or direct exposure to the virus infection.

According to the findings of the incubation period for influenza and the the existing H7N9 avian influenza virus infections, the incubation period is generally within seven days.

In terms of clinical manifestations, the program mentioned general performance in patients with influenza-like symptoms, the rapid development of the condition of critically ill patients with severe pneumonia, and more in 5-7 days, body temperature mostly sustained above 39 ℃, difficulty breathing, can be associated with hemoptysis sputum ."

xhttp://news.bandao.cn/news_html/201304/20130411/news_20130411_2118891.shtml?i|197145:1
 
Back
Top