Hong Kong, CHP notified of one additional human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (May 3 2014)

[Giuseppe]

[Source: Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong PRC SAR, full page: (LINK).]


CHP notified of one additional human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland


The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) yesterday (May 2) received notification of one additional human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) from the Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province. The patient is a 53-year-old woman who lives in Shenzhen. She is currently hospitalised for treatment.

A total of 419 human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) have been confirmed in the Mainland, including:

1. Zhejiang (138 cases),
2. Guangdong (104 cases),
3. Jiangsu (53 cases),
4. Shanghai (41 cases),
5. Fujian (22 cases),
6. Hunan (22 cases),
7. Anhui (14 cases),
8. Jiangxi (eight cases),
9. Beijing (four cases),
10. Henan (four cases),
11. Guangxi (three cases),
12. Shandong (three cases),
13. Guizhou (one case, imported from Zhejiang),
14. Hebei (one case) and
15. Jilin (one case).

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