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News Scan for Dec 21, 2016
Saudi MERS cases; More H7N9 in China
Filed Under:
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu); H7N9 Avian Influenza; MERS-CoV
[h=3]Saudi Arabia reports 2 MERS cases in Mecca[/h] Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported two new MERS-CoV cases in Mecca, one of whom is an asymptomatic household contact, according to separate updates yesterday and today.
Yesterday the MOH reported an illness in a 47-year-old Saudi man from the holy city, and investigators say he had primary exposure to the virus, meaning he didn't likely contract MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) from another patient. He is not a healthcare worker and is listed in stable condition.
Today the MOH announced another case in Mecca, involving a 24-year-old Saudi man with no symptoms who is listed as a secondary household contact. The statements hint but don't confirm that the two cases are related to each other.
The new cases lift Saudi Arabia's overall total from MERS-CoV to 1,512 cases, 629 of them fatal. Twelve people are still being treated for their infections.
Dec 20 Saudi MOH statement
Dec 21 Saudi MOH statement
[h=3]H7N9 avian flu infects 6 more, kills 2 in China[/h] Signaling a further uptick in H7N9 avian influenza activity in China, three provinces have reported six more cases, according to provincial health department reports.
A notice from Anhui province notes five cases, one of which has already been reported, according to a government report translated and posted by FluTrackers, an infectious disease news message board. Two of the illnesses were fatal. Patients are from three different Anhui province cities: Hefei, Xuancheng, and Luan City. One of the fatal cases was reported is that of a 49-year-old woman who was a poultry worker.
The Fujian province case was detected in Siming district, and no other details were available, according to a health department statement translated and posted by FluTrackers.
Meanwhile, health officials in Shanghai confirmed an H7N9 infection in a man from Jiangsu province, according to a local government statement translated and posted today by Avian Flu Diary (AFD), an infectious disease news blog. The patient is 45 years old and is being treated.
China has now reported 14 cases in its fifth wave of H7N9 activity. Hong Kong also reported a recent human illness. China's 6 new cases boosts the global number of H7N9 infections since 2013 to 824, according to a case list maintained by FluTrackers.
Dec 21 FluTrackers thread on Anhui province cases
Dec 21 FluTrackers thread on Fujian province case
Dec 21 AFD post on imported Shanghai case
FluTrackers H7N9 case list
News Scan for Dec 21, 2016
Saudi MERS cases; More H7N9 in China
Filed Under:
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu); H7N9 Avian Influenza; MERS-CoV
[h=3]Saudi Arabia reports 2 MERS cases in Mecca[/h] Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported two new MERS-CoV cases in Mecca, one of whom is an asymptomatic household contact, according to separate updates yesterday and today.
Yesterday the MOH reported an illness in a 47-year-old Saudi man from the holy city, and investigators say he had primary exposure to the virus, meaning he didn't likely contract MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) from another patient. He is not a healthcare worker and is listed in stable condition.
Today the MOH announced another case in Mecca, involving a 24-year-old Saudi man with no symptoms who is listed as a secondary household contact. The statements hint but don't confirm that the two cases are related to each other.
The new cases lift Saudi Arabia's overall total from MERS-CoV to 1,512 cases, 629 of them fatal. Twelve people are still being treated for their infections.
Dec 20 Saudi MOH statement
Dec 21 Saudi MOH statement
[h=3]H7N9 avian flu infects 6 more, kills 2 in China[/h] Signaling a further uptick in H7N9 avian influenza activity in China, three provinces have reported six more cases, according to provincial health department reports.
A notice from Anhui province notes five cases, one of which has already been reported, according to a government report translated and posted by FluTrackers, an infectious disease news message board. Two of the illnesses were fatal. Patients are from three different Anhui province cities: Hefei, Xuancheng, and Luan City. One of the fatal cases was reported is that of a 49-year-old woman who was a poultry worker.
The Fujian province case was detected in Siming district, and no other details were available, according to a health department statement translated and posted by FluTrackers.
Meanwhile, health officials in Shanghai confirmed an H7N9 infection in a man from Jiangsu province, according to a local government statement translated and posted today by Avian Flu Diary (AFD), an infectious disease news blog. The patient is 45 years old and is being treated.
China has now reported 14 cases in its fifth wave of H7N9 activity. Hong Kong also reported a recent human illness. China's 6 new cases boosts the global number of H7N9 infections since 2013 to 824, according to a case list maintained by FluTrackers.
Dec 21 FluTrackers thread on Anhui province cases
Dec 21 FluTrackers thread on Fujian province case
Dec 21 AFD post on imported Shanghai case
FluTrackers H7N9 case list