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On February 5, 2016, officials from the China Health and FamilyPlanning Commission confirmed 28 new H7N9 influenza infections in China.
Amongthe newly confirmed cases, 3 were reported in Fujian Province and they are thefirst cases confirmed in the province since fall last year. The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC)thus raised the travel notice level for Fujian Provinceto Level 2: Alert for avian influenza on the same day. As the Chinese New Yearholiday is fast approaching, travelers planning to visit affected areas areurged to take precautions, including practice good personal hygiene, as well asavoid direct contact with poultry and visiting live poultry markets to ward offinfection.
The 3 newly confirmed cases in Fujian Province include 2females and 1 male. They are aged between 50 and 65. All had a history of livepoultry exposure. One of them died, one is currently in critical condition, andone has experienced milder symptoms. 90% of the 28 newly confirmed H7N9influenza infections, including 5 deaths, in China had a history of livepoultry exposure. During the same period last year, 83 cases were confirmed inChina. 12 of the newly confirmed cases were previously known. The remaining 16cases include 9 in Zhejiang Province, 4 in Jiangsu Province, and 3 in FujianProvince.
Since October 1, 2015, a cumulative total of 48 H7N9 influenzainfections, including 24 cases in Zhejiang Province, 6 cases in GuangdongProvince, 5 cases in Hunan Province, 7 cases in Jiangsu Province, 3 cases inFujian Province, 2 cases in Shanghai City, and 1 case in Jiangxi Province, havebeen confirmed in China. The majority of them are aged over 50 and had ahistory of live poultry exposure. Since March 31, 2013, a cumulative total of 725H7N9 influenza infections, including 277 deaths announced by WHO on January 26,2016, have been confirmed in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Canada, and Malaysia.
Currently, Taiwan CDC has issued a travel notice of Level 2: Alertfor avian influenza to Zhejiang Province, Guangdong Province, Anhui Province,Hunan Province, Jiangxi Province, Jiangsu Province, Shanghai City, SichuanProvince, and Fujian Province and a travel notice of Level 1: Watch for avianinfluenza to the other provinces and cities in China, excluding Hong Kong andMacau.
Taiwan CDCadvises travelers visiting China to practice good personal hygiene such as washing handswith soap and water frequently and putting on a mask when coughing and takepreventive measures such as avoiding direct contact with poultry and birds ortheir droppings/dead bodies, and consuming only thoroughly cooked poultry andeggs to ward off avian influenza infection. If influenza-like illness symptoms develop upon arriving inTaiwan, please voluntarily notify the airline crew and the quarantine officerat the quarantine station in the airport. If the aforementioned symptoms suchas fever and cough develop after returning to Taiwan, please put on a surgicalmask and seek immediate medical attention. Moreover, please inform thephysician of the recent travel and exposure history to facilitate diagnosis andtreatment. For more information, please visit the Taiwan CDC website athttp://www.cdc.gov.tw or call the toll-free Communicable Disease Reporting andConsultation Hotline, 1922 (or 0800-001922).
Last modified at 2016-02-06
http://www.cdc.gov.tw/english/info.a...6F8671C49E1FD5
Amongthe newly confirmed cases, 3 were reported in Fujian Province and they are thefirst cases confirmed in the province since fall last year. The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC)thus raised the travel notice level for Fujian Provinceto Level 2: Alert for avian influenza on the same day. As the Chinese New Yearholiday is fast approaching, travelers planning to visit affected areas areurged to take precautions, including practice good personal hygiene, as well asavoid direct contact with poultry and visiting live poultry markets to ward offinfection.
The 3 newly confirmed cases in Fujian Province include 2females and 1 male. They are aged between 50 and 65. All had a history of livepoultry exposure. One of them died, one is currently in critical condition, andone has experienced milder symptoms. 90% of the 28 newly confirmed H7N9influenza infections, including 5 deaths, in China had a history of livepoultry exposure. During the same period last year, 83 cases were confirmed inChina. 12 of the newly confirmed cases were previously known. The remaining 16cases include 9 in Zhejiang Province, 4 in Jiangsu Province, and 3 in FujianProvince.
Since October 1, 2015, a cumulative total of 48 H7N9 influenzainfections, including 24 cases in Zhejiang Province, 6 cases in GuangdongProvince, 5 cases in Hunan Province, 7 cases in Jiangsu Province, 3 cases inFujian Province, 2 cases in Shanghai City, and 1 case in Jiangxi Province, havebeen confirmed in China. The majority of them are aged over 50 and had ahistory of live poultry exposure. Since March 31, 2013, a cumulative total of 725H7N9 influenza infections, including 277 deaths announced by WHO on January 26,2016, have been confirmed in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Canada, and Malaysia.
Currently, Taiwan CDC has issued a travel notice of Level 2: Alertfor avian influenza to Zhejiang Province, Guangdong Province, Anhui Province,Hunan Province, Jiangxi Province, Jiangsu Province, Shanghai City, SichuanProvince, and Fujian Province and a travel notice of Level 1: Watch for avianinfluenza to the other provinces and cities in China, excluding Hong Kong andMacau.
Taiwan CDCadvises travelers visiting China to practice good personal hygiene such as washing handswith soap and water frequently and putting on a mask when coughing and takepreventive measures such as avoiding direct contact with poultry and birds ortheir droppings/dead bodies, and consuming only thoroughly cooked poultry andeggs to ward off avian influenza infection. If influenza-like illness symptoms develop upon arriving inTaiwan, please voluntarily notify the airline crew and the quarantine officerat the quarantine station in the airport. If the aforementioned symptoms suchas fever and cough develop after returning to Taiwan, please put on a surgicalmask and seek immediate medical attention. Moreover, please inform thephysician of the recent travel and exposure history to facilitate diagnosis andtreatment. For more information, please visit the Taiwan CDC website athttp://www.cdc.gov.tw or call the toll-free Communicable Disease Reporting andConsultation Hotline, 1922 (or 0800-001922).
Last modified at 2016-02-06
http://www.cdc.gov.tw/english/info.a...6F8671C49E1FD5
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