Avian Influenza H7N9 -- China
Officials with the National Health Commission in China have reported the 1st human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) this year [2019] in Gansu. The male patient, age 82 years, from Jiuquan has been hospitalized and is in serious condition.
Since March 2013, there were a total of 1568 human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) reported globally (in the past 6 waves).
Avian influenza is caused by those influenza viruses that mainly affect birds and poultry, such as chickens or ducks. Clinical
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6407503&promed&0
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