China Reports Two Human Bird Flu Deaths

[Treyfish]

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HEFEI, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Health has confirmed a new human case of bird flu in east China's Anhui Province, the Anhui Provincial Health Department announced Wednesday.
The 16-year-old boy student surnamed Wu in Bengbu City of Anhui died on Tuesday night, a spokesma<!--ADV_CONTENT-->n for the health department said.
The boy developed symptoms of fever, fear of cold and muscle aches, and also demonstrations of pneumonia on March 17. He was sent to hospital on March 18 but medical operation failed to save his life, the spokesman said.
Tests by the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday on the patient confirmed that he had been infected with bird flu virus strain H5N1. Local health authorities said they are closely monitoring those who had close contacts with the patient. So far, they showed no symptoms of the disease, and there has been no bird flu epidemic reported in Bengbu. According to Anhui health authorities, China's Health Ministry has conveyed the information to the World Health Organization, health agencies in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and some countries.

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[Treyfish]

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<TABLE class=ap-story-table style="veritcal-align: :top" border=0><TBODY><TR class=ap-story-tr><TD class=ap-story-td>Student dies from bird flu in eastern China

</TD></TR><TR><TD>BEIJING (AP) -- A student has died from bird flu in eastern China, state media reported Thursday.
The 16-year-old boy from Bengbu city in the eastern Anhui province died from the H5N1 bird flu virus on Tuesday night, Xinhua News Agency reported, citing the provincial health department.
Local health authorities said people who had close contact with the patient show no symptoms of the disease, and no epidemic among local birds has been detected, the report said.
China has suffered 15 human deaths from bird flu and dozens of cases in the country's vast poultry flocks. Millions of birds have been destroyed in order to contain outbreaks on farms. Chinese officials have also found the virus in migratory birds.
China reported its first human case of bird flu in 2005, while the virus was tearing through Vietnam and Thailand.
Experts fear that the H5N1 virus may mutate into a form easily passed between humans, sparking a deadly global pandemic.

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[hawkeye]

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Interesting...I wonder if they are testing cats?

and no epidemic among local birds has been detected,


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[hawkeye]

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Boxun Via Google Translation:


Anhui diagnosed case of highly pathogenic bird flu patients have died
(March 29, 2007 Boxun reproduced)

Xinhuanet Hefei, March 28 (Xinhua) of Anhui Provincial Health Department informed the night of 28. The Ministry of Health confirmed case in Anhui were infected with highly pathogenic avian flu.
Patients with certain weapons, male, 16 years old, students, Bengbu City, Anhui Province. March 17, 2007 the disease develop fever, chills, muscle aching pa systemic symptoms and pneumonia performance.

Since March 18, to the local hospital for treatment, the patient, whose condition deteriorated rapidly. With full rescue efforts, died in the evening of March 27.

March 25, 2007, the Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control to test patients. DNA results positive for the avian flu virus H5N1, the avian flu in Anhui Group who were diagnosed as suspected bird flu cases. March 27, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention for the patients tested positive results for the H5N1 avian flu virus nucleic acid. According to a preliminary epidemiological investigation, before the onset of illness and poultry without clear exposure history.

According to the World Health Organization definition of confirmed cases of people infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza, and China's diagnostic criteria, Group Health human bird flu prevention and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza diagnosis of the cases diagnosed cases of human infection.

Epidemic, the Anhui Provincial Party Committee and government attach great importance and the Anhui Provincial Health Department. The prevention and control measures taken by the corresponding time for all who came into close contact with strict medical observation. Up to now not unusual clinical manifestations. Local veterinary departments of agriculture animals were found after investigation and detection of avian flu epidemic.

The patients of the situation, the Ministry of Health has the World Health Organization, Hong Kong, Macao and some other countries briefing.

 

[Thornton]

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Remember the plane from 3/26
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19897&page=2
From post # 34

We took a lot of tours from Beijing, Shanghai, Yangtze River, and finished in Hong Kong."

Did any of the tours cross the Anhui province? Would the testing protocol be different if the same scenario occurred today or in near future?
JT

 

[hawkeye]

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Probably not unless they had direct contact with poultry.

scary

 

[Sally Furniss]

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http://www.playfuls.com/news_005943_Chinese_Youth_Dies_Of_Bird_Flu.html

Chinese health authorities Wednesday confirmed a 16-year-old boy had died of bird flu.

The official Xinhua news agency reported the youth -- who had lived in the eastern Anhui province -- died Tuesday night after developing symptoms of fever, muscle aches and pneumonia 11 days ago. He was sent to a hospital March 18 but he could not be saved, a health spokesman said.

Subsequent tests showed the patient was infected with the bird flu virus strain H5N1. Local health authorities were monitoring those who had come in close contact with the patient and said that, thus far, no new cases have been reported, Xinhua said.

Reports on the death of the youth have been sent to the World Health Organization and health agencies in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, authorities said.
? 2007 UPI

 

[Theresa42]

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Map...

 

[AlaskaDenise]

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Bengbu is noted for it's river travel - a major hub. It has many tourism attractions. Wonder if those folks on the New Jersey airplane visited this area?

from http://www.chinahotelsreservation.com/China_Bengbu_travel.html

.....Bengbu has always been a hub of water and land communications in Anhui province, and a major distribution centre for the Huai basin.....

.....Bengbu port is also the largest on Huaihe River. You can get to Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi from Bengbu by navigation throughout the year, .....

Bengbu Tourism:
Bengbu is famous for its scenic beauty and numerous historical sites. Longzihu Lake Scenic Area in the east of the city, known as the lakes and the hills. Tang He Tomb, Aquatic Paradise, Huaihe River Folksiness Park, Ming Dynasty's Imperial Tombs, Zhongdu City, Longxing Temple and Mt. Baishishan Forest Park in the east. Near west suburb are two mountains -- Mt. Jingshan and Mt. Tushan separated by a river - Huaihe River. Temple of king Yu, Bairu Spring and Bianhe Cave are scattering in green mountains and clear water.

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[Theresa42]

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Wonder if those folks on the New Jersey airplane visited this area?

Just did a little map related to that question. Word has it they took a four-day Yangtze River cruise. Ca. 100 miles from Bengbu to the Yangtze...? As the crow flies. Doesn't have to be any connection, of course -- but here's the map anyway:

 

[AlaskaDenise]

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If I was nearby, I wouldn't want to pass up a trip to the Ming Dynasty's Imperial Tombs in Bengbu. The Chinese government spent 38 billion yuan to restore them for the 2008 summer Olympics.

Tour companies promote these highly profitable side trips.

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[scottmcpherson]

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Great. Tourist site associated with 2008 Olympics has human bird flu death. I will bet the Chinese will hit that province with everything they've got.

 

[Treyfish]

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This is the same story but has a pic with it of a car in quarintine?China confirms new human case of bird flu
HEFEI, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Health has confirmed a new human case of bird flu in east China's Anhui Province, the Anhui Provincial Health Department announced Wednesday.
The 16-year-old boy student surnamed Wu in Bengbu City of Anhui died on Tuesday night, a spokesman for the health department said.
The boy developed symptoms of fever, fear of cold and muscle aches, and also demonstrations of pneumonia on March 17. He was sent to hospital on March 18 but medical operation failed to save his life, the spokesman said.
Tests by the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday on the patient confirmed that he had been infected with bird flu virus strain H5N1.
Local health authorities said they are closely monitoring those who had close contacts with the patient. So far, they showed no symptoms of the disease, and there has been no bird flu epidemic reported in Bengbu.
According to Anhui health authorities, China's Health Ministry has conveyed the information to the World Health Organization, health agencies in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and some countries.

http://news.jongo.com/articles/07/0329/10605/MTA2MDUUDzbDu1W.html

 

[Treyfish]

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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="98%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=articletitle>Anhui boy dies from bird flu, China's third victim for this year </TD></TR><TR><TD class=articlebody>Shanghai. March 29. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Ministry of Health today announced that a 16 year-old boy in eastern China's Anhui Province has become China's third human bird flu victim this year.
The boy, who was a student, developed fever, pneumonia and muscle pain on March 17 and was hospitalized a day later. However, he passed away on Tuesday night, according to the MoH's announcement.
Later laboratory tests by both the Anhui Center for Disease Prevention and Control as well as the Chinese Center for Disease Prevention and Control confirmed he contracted the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
However, according to the epidemiological investigation, the boy was not in contact with infected or dead poultry. Clinical observations have also shown that those who came in close contact with the boy have, so far, not shown any abnormal symptoms.
Also, there have not been any bird flu outbreaks or epidemics among the poultry or animals in the area, according to an investigation by the local agricultural and veterinary departments.
The boy is the 24th human bird flu patient since the first reported human case in China in 2003. Among the patients, 15 have died from the infectious disease.
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[AlaskaDenise]

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Great. Tourist site associated with 2008 Olympics has human bird flu death. I will bet the Chinese will hit that province with everything they've got.

When I was looking for photos of the Ming Dynasty's Tombs, I discovered they're rather dispersed over several locations, so.....we may not be able to connect these dots. But you still have a good point.

Also, college students are often workers for summer tourist businesses.

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[Treyfish]

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<TABLE border=0><TBODY><TR></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>A teenager from China's eastern Anhui province has become the country's 15th victim of the bird flu virus, the health ministry officials have said.

The death of a 16-year-old boy on Tuesday night - almost two weeks after developing symptoms of the H5N1 virus - has raised concerns over the country's monitoring standards.

<TABLE border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>This is the 23rd out of 24 human outbreaks in China where we weren't forewarned by a poultry outbreak," Joanna Brent, the World Health Organisation spokeswoman in Beijing, told the AFP news agency.

<TABLE border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE style="DISPLAY: none" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><SCRIPT language=javascript>bodyVariable300="Htmlphcontrol2_lblError";</SCRIPT></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE height=10><TBODY><TR><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE id=ServicesList style="DISPLAY: inline" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD id=tdRelated align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD height=5></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Health officials said the boy had no history of contact with dead or sick birds, while no outbreaks of the virus among animals had been reported in the province.

In most cases elsewhere around the world, the disease has been traced to either an outbreak amongst animals or contact between the victim and dead or sick animals, Brent said.

In the light of the latest case she urged Chinese officials to strengthen monitoring and surveillance of bird flu among animals.

"This is not consistent with what we are seeing around the world," she said.

Of the 24 patients confirmed with bird flu infections in China since 2003, 15 have died.

The last human death was of a 44-year-old woman in eastern China reported in February.

Scientists say that multiple strains of the disease originated in southern China and spread elsewhere.

Rising toll

The boy's death brings to 170 the number of people who have died from bird flu around the world, but does not include the latest deaths in Indonesia.

On Thursday, Indonesia announced two more deaths from the bird flu virus, taking its human toll to 69, the highest in the world.

Runizar Ruesin, a health ministry official, said one person died on Sumatra island while the other in an army hospital in the capital Jakarta.

"They tested positive in the first test," he said, adding a second was being conducted to confirm initial results.

Most human cases in Indonesia have occurred after contact with sick birds, prompting a ban on keeping backyard chickens in Jakarta in the hope of eradicating human infections this year.

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[Susie]

China Reports Two Human Bird Flu Deaths

Is the second death report new?


China Reports Two Human Bird Flu Deaths
Main Category: Bird Flu / Avian Flu News
Article Date: 30 Mar 2007 - 0:00 PDT
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Two people have died as a result of bird flu infection with the H5N1 virus strain, the most virulent one, according the Ministry of Health. Both cases were confirmed by a national laboratory.

One of the victims was a 16-year-old boy from Anhui province. He developed pneumonia and was hospitalized on March 20th - he died seven days later. Authorities do not yet know whether he had been in direct contact with sick birds before becoming ill. His relatives and close contacts all seem to be well. We do not have details on the second victim.

There have been 24 confirmed cases of human infection in China, of which 15 have died.

Scientists fear the H5N1 bird flu virus strain will eventually mutate and become easily transmissible from human-to-human. It is still difficult for a person to catch bird flu from a bird - human-to-human infection is extremely rare.

Written by: Christian Nordqvist
Editor: Medical News Today

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[Laidback Al]

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Is the second death report new?


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One of the victims was a 16-year-old boy from Anhui province. He developed pneumonia and was hospitalized on March 20th - he died seven days later. Authorities do not yet know whether he had been in direct contact with sick birds before becoming ill. His relatives and close contacts all seem to be well. We do not have details on the second victim.
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This could be a new individual, or a reporting mistake, or possibly the confirmed hopitalized patient from February.