China - Yunnan province reports 1st H7N9 case, possibly imported from Jiangxi province - February 9, 2017 - Died

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[FONT=&quot]A Case of Imported H7N9 in Yunnan Province[/FONT]​

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[FONT=&quot][Index: 01510047-20170209-6800]Release Date: 2017-02-09[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot] [FONT=&#23435]Yunnan Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission reported on February 9 at present, China is in the H7N9 epidemic season, the Yunnan Provincial Health Family Planning Committee to strengthen the comprehensive monitoring of influenza, unexplained pneumonia. In the monitoring, from one case from Jiangxi Shangrao back to Yunnan severe cases detected H7N9 virus nucleic acid positive specimens sent to China CDC review, the test results are consistent. According to expert consultation, clinical manifestations, laboratory test results and epidemiological investigation, diagnosed as imported H7N9 cases.[/FONT]
[FONT=&#23435]Children, women, 3 years 4 months, January 21 with the parents to Jiangxi Spring Festival, a history of live poultry contact, January 29 incidence, February 1 in the local treatment, February 5 from Jiangxi Shangrao back Yunnan, Kunming Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, February 7 by the full rescue invalid death. At present, close contact with the children of five families of H7N9 virus nucleic acid test were negative, all close contacts were not abnormal, no human transmission of the situation.[/FONT]
[FONT=&#23435]Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission has asked the province at all levels of medical disease control agencies, continue to increase monitoring efforts, and developed a diagnosis and treatment technology program to ensure that the imported epidemic situation can be found and effective disposal[/FONT]

http://www.pbh.yn.gov.cn/wjwWebsite/web/doc/UU148664233768004945

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