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Friday, March 7, 2014

Hong Kong : CHP notified of an additional human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland

Press release from Hong Kong's CHP :

" The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) received notification yesterday (March 6) of an additional human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Foshan from the Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province.

The case in Foshan involves a man aged 39 who is currently hospitalised for treatment.

 As of yesterday, a total of 375 human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) have been confirmed in the Mainland, including Zhejiang (138 cases), Guangdong (84 cases), Jiangsu (43 cases), Shanghai (41 cases), Fujian (20 cases), Hunan (17 cases), Anhui (nine cases), Jiangxi (six cases), Beijing (four cases), Henan (four cases), Guangxi (three cases), Shandong (three cases), Guizhou (one case, imported from Zhejiang), Hebei (one case) and Jilin (one case)."

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