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ECDC reports new fatal H9N2 avian flu case in China - Male, 39 yr old from Guizhou prefecture - Death

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CIDRAP Report: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/11/news-scan-nov-19-2021

China reports fatal H9N2 avian flu case


China recently reported another H9N2 avian influenza case, which involved a 39-year-old man who died from his infection, according to the latest weekly communicable disease threat report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

The man from Guizhou prefecture, located in southwest China, became sick on Oct 29 and was hospitalized the same day with a severe illness. He died on Nov 1. The ECDC said no other related cases were detected.

Before the man's illness, China had reported five other H9N2 cases over the past 6 months, including another from Guizhou, according to an avian flu update from Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP). The ECDC notes that 94 cases from 8 countries have been reported since 1998, most of them from China.

H9N2 is common in Asian poultry, and sporadic infections are known to occur in people who have contact with poultry or their environments. Infections are usually mild and typically reported in children.
Nov 19 ECDC weekly communicable disease threat report
Nov 16 CHP avian flu update
 
Source: https://www.who.int/docs/default-so...influenza/ai-20211119.pdf?sfvrsn=223ca73f_161

Human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) virus
Between 12 November and 18 November 2021, one new case of human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) was reported from China to WHO in the Western Pacific Region.
The case is a 39-year-old male from Qiandongnan Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province. He had onset of illness and was admitted to hospital with pneumonia on 29 October 2021. The patient had underlying conditions and died as a result on 1 November 2021.
To date, 18 cases of avian influenza A(H9N2) have been reported to WHO from China in 2021, and a total of 59 cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) including two deaths (both with underlying conditions) have been reported to WHO in the Western Pacific Region since December 2015. The last case was reported from China, with onset date of 29 October 2021.
 
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