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Monday, April 1, 2013

Shanghai infected with the H7N9 avian influenza family of the deceased had similar symptoms



87-year-old Lee and his two sons, in mid-February, has similar symptoms such as fever, cough, and was sent to Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital of Respiratory Medicine diagnosis and treatment.
Mr Lee, father and 55-year-old son was diagnosed with severe pneumonia, after she died, the 69-year-old son for a lung infection, has been cured. Father surnamed Li was diagnosed with the H7N9 avian influenza virus infection, and his two sons have not yet detected the H7N9 avian flu. For a family of three similar symptoms before whether contact with poultry, the hospital said hospital fever has set a special pre-screening at patients with symptoms associated with respiratory tract infection and fever, epidemiological history questionnaire will focus on and fill .
Was reported that another 27-year-old H7N9 avian flu patients pork vendors Nanjing involved in the consultation Anhui H7N9 avian flu patients, public health experts Lu Hongzhou this station, Anhui patients Mr. Han has contact with birds and pigs, there had been a history of exposure to poultry and pigs,
For this contact with people infected with the association between the avian flu, and swine may carry the H7N9 avian flu virus, the deputy director of the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center Lu Hongzhou being investigated.