Avian Flu On the Rise: What You Should Know About A(H7N9)

Jerry Chan | Apr 7, 2013 1:15 pm | Add a comment | 2005 reads

Shanghai's been going through a rough patch lately - first it was tens of thousands of dead pigs found dumped in the Huangpu river and now two new cases of bird flu - it's enough to make you feel a bit sorry for the citizens of our Great Southern Rival.

Yesterday the World Health Organization released a Global Response and Alert notice (GAR) citing Shanghai's "two laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with influenza A(H7N9) virus":

The first patient is a 74-year-old man, who became ill on 28 March 2013, and is now in critical condition. The other is a 66-year-old man who became ill on 29 March 2013 and is considered a mild case.

To date 18 cases (including these two new patients in Shanghai) of A(H7N9) have been confirmed in southern China, "including six deaths, ten severe cases and two mild cases," and over 500 more cases of people who have had close contact with the victims are being closely monitored.

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