China - W.H.O Western Pacific region reports three H9N2 human cases - February 26, 2021

[sharon sanders]

Human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) in China Three new cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) virus were reported to WHO, detected through influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance. The first case is a one-year-old female from Sichuan Province, China, with onset of illness on 30 November 2020. The patient had exposure to backyard poultry. The second case is a five-year-old female in Anhui Province, China, whose date of onset was 17 January 2021. The third case is a 2-year-old female in Jiangxi Province, China whose date of onset was 18 January 2021. All three cases had developed mild illness and recovered, and no additional cases suspected among contacts by the time of reporting. To date, five cases of avian influenza A(H9N2) were reported from China in 2021, and a total of 43 cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) in China have been reported since December 2015.

https://www.who.int/docs/default-sou...n=30d65594_105