Thursday, 5 January 2017

PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (02): China (Hong Kong) H7N9, WHO update

Avian Influenza H7N9 -- China
The case is a 70-year-old man with underlying chronic conditions, who travelled to Shenzhen and Zhongshan, Guangdong province from [13 to 16 Dec 2016]. The patient reported having fever, productive cough, shortness of breath, vomiting, and diarrhoea since [26 Dec 2016]. He visited a public hospital in Hong Kong SAR, China on [27 Dec 2016] and was admitted to an isolation ward on [28 Dec 2016]. A sputum sample taken on [28 Dec 2016] tested positive for avian influenza A(H7N9) virus RNA. The

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