CHP closely monitors human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Mainland - 48 yr old female in Liuzhou, Guangxi

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202109/08/P2021090800706.htm


CHP closely monitors human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Mainland
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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is today (September 8) closely monitoring a human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in the Mainland, and again urged the public to maintain strict personal, food and environmental hygiene both locally and during travel.

The case involves a 48-year-old woman living in Liuzhou, Guangxi, who had contact with live domestic poultry before the onset of symptoms. She developed symptoms on August 25 and was admitted for treatment on August 29. The patient is in serious condition.

From 2014 to date, 42 human cases of avian influenza A(H5N6) have been reported by Mainland health authorities...

...Ends/Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Issued at HKT 18:10

 

[sharon sanders]

From our case list here:

2021

30) Male, 50, onset February 16, hospitalized February 17, died March 2, Hechi, Guangxi province Death

31) Male, 5, onset February 28, poultry contact, healed, Luang Prabang province, Laos

32) Female, 49, onset and hospitalized May 1, serious condition, Chengdu, Sichuan province

33) Male, 55, onset June 30, hospitalized July 4, critical condition, Bazhong, Sichuan province

34) Female, 51, onset June 25, hospitalized July 2, died July 4, Xuanhan, Dazhou, Sichuan province Death

35) Male, 57, onset 22, hospitalized July 5, critical, Kaijiang, Dazhou, Sichuan province

36) Male, 66, onset June 23, hospitalized June 30, critical, Tongnan, Chongqing

37) Female, 61, onset July 6, hospitalized July 9, stable, Guilin, Guangxi province

38) Female, 65, onset and hospitalized July 13, critical, Yibin City, Sichuan Province

39) Female, 55, onset July 26, hospitalized August 1, serious condition, Chenzhou City, Hunan province

40) Male, 54, husband of above case, hospitalized August 2, stable, Chenzhou City, Hunan province

41) Female, 52, Huizhou, Guangdong province

42) Male, 55, onset & hospitalized August 17, critical condition, Liuzhou, Guangxi province

43) Female, 48, contact with live domestic poultry before the onset of symptoms (reportedly), onset August 25, hospitalized August 29, serious condition, Guangxi province

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/cnnews/20210920/bkn-20210920144526758-0920_00952_001.html

Two cases of H5N6 avian influenza and one person reported no contact with live poultry
Hong Kong time September 20 (Mon) 14:45 T

Two cases of H5N6 avian influenza occurred in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from February to July this year. The patients were from Guilin City and Hechi City. They were a 50-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman. Poultry history. Related papers were published in the Weekly Report of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention last Saturday (18th).

The paper explained that the male patient had rheumatoid arthritis for more than 10 years. He became ill on February 16 this year. The symptoms included fever, chest tightness, shortness of breath, headache, cough, sputum, and pneumonia. He had contact with poultry 9 days before the onset. He died on March 2. The female patient has a history of chronic gastritis. She developed fever on July 6 this year and was diagnosed with H5N6 6 days later, but she denied contact with live poultry.

The report believes that H5N6 has replaced H5N1 as the main avian influenza virus in southern China. In addition, the two cases were both over 50 years old, again supporting the claim that the elderly are more susceptible to avian influenza. However, due to the lack of samples of poultry from the infection environment and living environment of the two patients, the above study has certain limitations.