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CHP - Avian Influenza Report: Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Week 52 of 2024

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Mary Wilson

Well-known member
Centre for Health Protection | The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | Department of Health - Centre for Health Protection | The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | Department of Health​

Avian Influenza Report is a weekly report produced by the Surveillance Division of the Communicable Disease Branch of

The Centre for Health Protection. This report highlights global avian influenza activity in humans and birds.

VOLUME 20, NUMBER 52

Reporting period: Dec 22, 2024 – Dec 28, 2024 (Week 52)

(Published on December 31, 2024)

Summary

1. 2. 3. Since the previous issue of Avian Influenza Report (AIR), there were no new human cases

of avian influenza A(H7N9). Since March 2013 (as of December 28, 2024), there were a

total of 1568 human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) reported globally (all were

reported in the seven waves between 2013 and September 2019). The latest case was

reported on April 5, 2019.

Since the previous issue of AIR, there were no new human cases of avian influenza

A(H5N6). Since 2014 (as of December 28, 2024), there were 93 human cases of avian

influenza A(H5N6) reported globally and 92 of them occurred in Mainland China. The

latest case was reported on July 24, 2024.

Since the previous issue of AIR, there were no new human cases of avian influenza

A(H5N1). From 2014 to 2023, 0 to 145 confirmed human cases of avian influenza

A(H5N1) were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) annually (according to

onset date).* The latest case was reported on December 18, 2024. ...

https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/2024_avian_influenza_report_vol20_wk52.pdf
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Please see:

US - Humans with full or partial test positive H5N1 results list (CDC + states + seropositive + assay positive)​


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Apparently the CHP is mentioning the numbers of humans exposed to H5N1 poultry & cows. The numbers they cite are not accurate. There have been many, many livestock workers exposed to H5N1 infected animals. With over 900 infected dairy cow herds alone link, the numbers of workers with exposure to those herds is certainly in the hundreds range - not the tiny numbers reported by the CHP above.
 
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