Saturday, April 6, 2013

Shanghai Details on 2 New Confirmed Cases #H7N9

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2 new cases as follows: patients Zhou, male, 74 years old, the people of Shanghai, farming. Patients 28 March consciously fatigue, shortness of breath, fever, March 31 to Fengxian District Chinese Medicine Hospital for treatment, transferred to East hospital on April 5, diagnosed with severe pneumonia. In the morning of April 6, the Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control laboratory test results for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. Organization municipal clinical expert group in accordance with the relevant requirements, the Shanghai Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission to discuss the cases, the experts based on the clinical performance of laboratory testing and epidemiological data, the diagnosis of the cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases . After investigation, a total of five people in the close contacts of the cases so far have not found an exception.

Patients Yang, male, 66 years old, the people of Shanghai, retirees. Patients chills symptoms on March 29, on April 2 to the Tenth People's Hospital for treatment, diagnosis of acute upper respiratory tract infection, given symptomatic treatment.April 4 patients symptoms were not relieved, and a cough, fever symptoms, once again to the Tenth People's Hospital for treatment, diagnosis of left lower pneumonia. In the morning of April 6, the Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control laboratory test results for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. Organization municipal clinical expert group in accordance with the relevant requirements, the Shanghai Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission to discuss the cases, the experts based on the clinical performance of laboratory testing and epidemiological data, the diagnosis of the cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases . The patient's condition is stable and under active treatment. After investigation, the close contacts of the case has a total of 6 people, so far not found exception

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