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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

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

Press release from CHP :

" The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) is closely monitoring, as of yesterday (February 17), an additional human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Hunan according to the latest report of the Mainland health authorities.

The patient is a 64-year-old man who is under treatment in hospital.

As of yesterday, a total of 348 human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) have been confirmed in the Mainland, including Zhejiang (135 cases), Guangdong (69 cases), Shanghai (41 cases), Jiangsu (41 cases), Fujian (20 cases), Hunan (13 cases), Anhui (eight cases), Jiangxi (six cases), Beijing (four cases), Henan (four cases), Guangxi (three cases), Shandong (two cases), Guizhou (one case, imported from Zhejiang) and Hebei (one case)."

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