Sunday, 25 December 2016

PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (71): China, H7N9, WHO update

Avian Influenza H7N9 -- China
The case is a 75-year-old man who travelled to Dongguan, Guangdong province from 28 Nov to 9 Dec 2016. He developed chest discomfort on [8 Dec 2016] and he visited a hospital there. He returned to Hong Kong SAR on [9 Dec 2016] and was directly admitted to hospital from point of entry by ambulance for cough with sputum, shortness of breath, runny nose, and chest discomfort.
His nasopharyngeal swab taken on [9 Dec 2016] tested positive for enterovirus/ rhinovirus and negative for influenza

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2itYsfg

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