Oops, Bird Flu Threatens Residents in Sragen

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Hong Kong Health workers pack dead chickens, Thursday (28/01/2014) and then destroyed in a move to overcome the spread of the deadly avian influenza virus H7N9.

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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SURABAYA-Chairman of Avian Influenza-Zoonosis Research Center (AIRC)-University of Airlangga (Airlangga University), Surabaya, East Java (East Java), Dr CA Nidom worrying cases of bird flu virus (Avian Influenza / AI) in Sragen, Java East. Because the bird flu makes as much 3,455 ducks or duck is dead and feared to be transmitted to the human body.

Nidom says duck death case due to the fact the AI ​​virus that surfaced today is an accumulation of duck deaths started late last January 2014. However, due to the lack of virus treatment, the mortality rate of up to thousands of ducks each tail.
"In fact, cases of bird flu occurred in 2009 and still not dead. Then appeared again a new virus that is now attacking the ducks," said Nidom told Reuters on Sunday (9/2).

The key, he added, the slower the AI ​​virus handling the more complex case. But she was not sure exactly what type of AI virus that attacks the ducks in Sragen, whether old or new virus virus. But he guessed, 3,455 ducks died suddenly in Sragen the result of marriage or a combination of old and new viruses virus AI.

If so, he mentions the handling of the virus is much more complicated because the virus is a combination virus. "I was worried if the AI ​​virus is left and uncontrolled handling can harm humans because it jumped into the human body," he said.

Moreover, the media increasingly widespread transmission of AI virus. If only the old type of AI virus spread through the air, while the new AI virus can be transmitted through air and water. To solve it, said Nidom, there are several steps.http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.republika.co.id%2Fberita%2Fnasional%2Fumum%2F14%2F02%2F10%2Fn0r5d1-waduh-flu-burung-ancam-warga-di-sragen

Appears bird flu in Nam Dinh

Afternoon 9/2, he Ninh Van Hieu, Head of Animal Health Department said Nam Dinh Province: The province has appeared outbreak of bird flu in a household in Giao Ha Commune, Giao Thuy district.

Functional departments in collaboration with the local government to urgently implement the necessary operational measures such as destruction of infected poultry, spray disinfection, sterilization, and zoning stamping up three checkpoints Giao Ha translated in to control the situation on the movement of poultry out there.

Earlier, on 6/2 in flocks of 100 geese and ducks than 400 households in the neighborhood Phung Van Nhan 1, Giao Ha Commune, Giao Thuy district, 80 geese and 25 ducks died abnormal . Provincial Animal Health Department in collaboration with local authorities examined, the results show that the number of deaths due to avian influenza A/H5N1. Shortly thereafter, industry and functional local government's household guide should urgently needed measures to prevention services such as destruction of all infected poultry, spray disinfection, sterilization, localized epidemic and set up three checkpoints not to transport poultry out of the commune and supervise the prevention of outbreak appeared in place as well as adjacent areas. Provincial Animal Health Department has issued 60 thousand doses of vaccine for the H5N1 strain of RE6 to inject poultry Giao Commune, Ha and borders.

Nam Dinh province has The DPC power requirements, and city departments in the province plans to urgently deploy prevention of avian influenza, which strengthen inspection and monitoring closely the transport moving animals, animal products. Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Nam Dinh cadre 24/24 election officers and establishmen  http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=vi&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fbaotintuc.vn%2Fbao-giay%2Fxuat-hien-dich-cum-gia-cam-tai-nam-dinh-20140210083207179.htm

Flu stalking , still selling live poultry widespread

Live poultry is still rampant in HCMC sold live poultry are sold still rampant in HCMCTP - the bird flu situation is complicated , but still live poultry are sold openly , rampant in the City , from the street into the market , sellers , buyers crowded .The poultry are sold mainly imported from the western provinces and the South East - the region just happened 2 deaths from bird flu .

Gia cầm sống vẫn được bày bán tràn lan ở TPHCM

Chicken in the house , the street
The area bounded by Market and Go Vap District 12 is a hot spot on the sale of poultry had been cleared . However, to date , the situation remains poultry trade rampant from the railing into the mall . Those who live poultry trade often to do every couple of primers outside their customers .
When the client application is not chickens , ducks were present outside , willing seller in the house , even lead to the selection by customers because poultry is kept in the lot.

    " Sometimes also want to buy chickens and quarantined about where to eat but easy . Want to go to the supermarket to buy it , but I do have normal market sale. But there is also present in the market place , sealed bu flies , dust and furniture made ​​long ago , who purchased the smell that dare eat . From the market is concerned , but it's also much more fresh . "

    

    Mr. Bui Van Binh ( 52 years old, live in District 7 , Ho Chi Minh City )
He Ming ( the poultry ) said his trade in the region for decades , Tet occasion , agencies increasing patrols , so he was not to sell poultry on the road that passed in house a few dozen meters . Every day , he still brought a few chickens , ducks into the hallway for sale , if you want other chickens , he phoned the house brought out .
" He wanted to buy me how many pounds, what kind of chicken , have available to do it? If you are ready to wait 10 minutes in the fleece , it was not just 30 seconds of instant chicken , "said Ming advertisement .
Mr. Minh said , the poultry house to safety just that when guests wish to make available more facilities also available for indoor water , electricity and space , more facilities for slaughter in the streets . Currently in his house was a hundred chickens , ducks from small to large , kind guests also.
On the road as Le Van Luong in District 7 Ha Huy Giap , Le Duc Tho Street in District 12 , Nguyen Oanh in Go Vap District , Nguyen Thi Tu ... in Binh Tan District , poultry and rampant sold for $ 60 - 130 thousand VND / kg . The dealer here said that recent inspection authorities , should any public sale .
Some people are still feared trapped checking the chicken in the foam box , hide in houses or alley near you . Open the lid is pierced with holes porous pulled the chicken out , Nga said : " Locking in foam box chicken to cool , but when it comes to hug the barrel , the test is easier than running it displays is listed on the streets " http://www.tienphong.vn/xa-hoi/dich-cum-rinh-rap-gia-cam-song-van-ban-tran-lan-676334.tpo.
Buyer subjective

 Nguyen Van Giang ( 29 years old, live Go Vap District ) said his family still frequent the area for you to buy chickens and ducks for meat . "I bought it to get yourself better , like doing dishes what they do , rather than buying ready-made chicken , the meat people do not know since when . Moreover, in order to buy yourself a little tired but it's more fun . "
When asked about the bird flu , he said : " It sold out so rampant , so many people buy rather have her alone where that fear ."
Mrs. Vi Thi Man ( 26 years old , a native of Long An ), said poultry owners on Nguyen Thi Tu along with her ​​hometown . " Poultry in his homeland rather than to bring up somewhere unfamiliar where that fear . In the long term I still send chickens up for that alone , buying here is not just another chicken house myself , but what the disease , "she said .
Many people still hold the sugar habit of buying live poultry for meat , poultry not only for fresh longer , but the price is also cheaper than poultry quarantined and made ​​available . Besides, very few places sell poultry that was made ​​available through quarantine . Poultry quarantined mainly sold in supermarkets , large markets .http://www.tienphong.vn/xa-hoi/dich-cum-rinh-rap-gia-cam-song-van-ban-tran-lan-676334.tpo

h7n9 epidemic is still spreading and more concentrated in the Yangtze River Delta [Photos]

2014-02-10 10:41

 Source: Positive Enorth comprehensive Editor: Zhang Jin

h7n9 epidemic is still spreading and more concentrated in the Yangtze River Delta [Photos] H7N9 epidemic: every day 5-7 cases diagnosed scale growth. Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong Provincial Family Planning Commission on the 8th of Health Bulletin, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces, each new case of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza. Guangzhou, Zhaoqing City on the 7th add three cases of human infection with H7 ... [More]

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Experts say the H7N9 bird flu vaccine clinical evaluation needs at least 6 years

At 9:56 on February 10, 2014Source: First Financial Daily
For the newly developed H7N9 avian influenza DNA vaccine , Professor , Shanghai Institute of Emerging Infectious Diseases Xu Jianqing reproduction yesterday told the " First Financial Daily" reporters , clinical evaluation is divided into three phases , at least six years , there are still some risks during the .
Shanghai Institute of Infectious Diseases , Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center has a new hair and reproduce the 7th news release , H7N9 avian influenza DNA vaccine has completed initial development in Shanghai , has now entered clinical trials reporting stage.
Xu Jianqing told the newspaper, the team developed a vaccine using gene technology. The specific method is to try the main immunogen gene H7N9 is implanted into a mature H7 vaccine vector , equivalent to deposit into the safe and then into human cells , the membrane protein structure of the virus will not be destroyed, can effectively stimulate body to produce protective neutralizing antibodies. 30 mice were vaccinated and then infected with H7N9 avian influenza virus , 30 days without a disease.
However, the effectiveness and safety of vaccines should be verified by further clinical evaluation .
" Phase I clinical evaluation is mainly for vaccine safety , the second phase is the safety and immunogenicity , three are immunogenic and protective ."徐建青said that after the completion of Phase III clinical , be possible to enter the market.
Xu Jianqing said the biggest advantage of DNA vaccine is safe , because the gene vaccine using gene universal vaccine carrier , which has been internationally proven through clinical trials to be safe . " The safety of the vaccine itself , in theory there is no problem , specific to our own vaccine , or pre-clinical and clinical going to go verify ."

However, the main risk is genetic vaccine immunogenicity in humans, monkeys and other larger animals seem weak. " Can be complementary techniques to overcome this weakness on clinical , laboratory we are doing another set of fake virus technology can be used as a complementary technology to enhance the immunogenicity of DNA vaccine ."
In addition , H7N9 viruses are constantly variation, "It depends on which part of the variation , we chose the site of the membrane protein , and the work done from the current data, we have a number of vaccines for 1996 , 2003 and 2007 of H7 viruses have a protective effect . " Xu Jianqing said .
For R & D H7N9 avian influenza virus vaccine , a number of companies and organizations inside and outside there are many breakthroughs . For example in Taiwan Guoguang Biotechnology Co., Ltd. developed the H7N9 bird flu vaccine is expected to enter clinical trials in March ; last May , the U.S. Greffex and Protein Science has also announced the adoption of modified adenovirus vectors through research H7N9 virus vaccine candidates ; addition American Novavax, Canada, Medicago, Sinopharm Group, China biotechnology Co., Ltd. , a subsidiary of Beijing Sinovac Sinovac Biotech Ltd. , Hualan companies, and China Taiwan 's Guoguang biotechnology Co., Ltd. also have declared vaccine development stage , none of these companies are currently entering clinical phase.http://fashion.ifeng.com/health/yiyao/chanjing/detail_2014_02/10/33653020_0.shtml

South Korea culls more birds

Two more cases of AI confirmed

2014-02-09 19:49
Two more cases of bird flu were confirmed on Saturday despite quarantine efforts, raising further concerns over the virus spreading, officials said.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, more than 10,000 fowl at two farms, in Yeongam-gun, South Jeolla Province, and Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, were found to have been infected with the highly pathogenic strain of H5N8.

The virus suspicions were reported last Thursday from the two farms after a large number of poultry was found dead.

The quarantine authorities immediately culled more than 150,000 fowl being raised in a 500-meter radius of the concerned sites. Additional culling of more than 100,000 fowl within a 3-kilometer radius is underway, officials said.

As of Sunday afternoon, more than 100 suspected cases have been identified in the country since the first outbreak on Jan. 16, with 51 cases confirmed.

More than 3 million poultry have been slaughtered since then.

Meanwhile, North Korea is also stepping up efforts to defend against the spread of the virus amid concerns over the bird flu, the North Korean media said. According to the North’s state-run Rodong Sinmun newspaper on Saturday, the government is taking preventive measures.

“The quarantine department has drafted a meticulous plan to protect the state from infectious diseases such as bird flu,” it said.

“An emergency meeting was held and revolutionary measures are being taken to prevent the virus spreading through raising local government’s responsibility and role.”

Last week, the North’s official Korean Central News Agency also reported that the state is monitoring the movement of migratory birds and conducting tests on farm visitors and poultry as part of efforts to stave off the outbreak.

The media, however, has not confirmed whether avian influenza has broken out in the isolated state.

According to the World Health Organization’s report late last month, the bird flu has not become a threat for North Korea yet.

Observers said the virus’ spread in neighboring countries such as South Korea and China led North Korea to step up its preventive efforts.  http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140209000255

12 suspected swine flu infection in Minya

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Minya Governorate haunt these days, a state of terror and panic, following the spread of swine flu in Minia Governorate, especially after suspected, in the injury of 9 prisoners, and taken to the Fever Hospital, and isolated and subjected to examination and analysis.

The director of the hospital admitted that the hospital received Minya 9 prisoners under heavy guard, is suspected of having swine flu.

Prevailed in a severe case of panic among the people of North Center Matay after the emergence of 3 cases of bird flu.

The people of the center yesterday they were surprised by the appearance of three cases of bird flu, which has pushed a lot from the people, the slaughter of large numbers of infected birds.

The official confirmed the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine in Minia Governorate, it was suspected cases of 3 cases of bird flu, a sample was taken from infected birds, but that the people were very condition of horror and dismay, before they emphasized that the result is negative.

And rushed a lot of parents, to the pharmacy to search for drug Altamflo anti-virus.   http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ar&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zawya.com%2Far%2Fstory%2F%25D9%2585%25D8%25B5%25D8%25B1_%25D8%25A5%25D8%25B4%25D8%25AA%25D8%25A8%25D8%25A7%25D9%2587_%25D9%2581%25D9%2589_%25D8%25A5%25D8%25B5%25D8%25A7%25D8%25A8%25D8%25A9_12_%25D8%25A8%25D8%25A5%25D9%2586%25D9%2581%25D9%2584%25D9%2588%25D9%2586%25D8%25B2%25D8%25A7_%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25AE%25D9%2586%25D8%25A7%25D8%25B2%25D9%258A%25D8%25B1_%25D8%25A8%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D9%2585%25D9%2586%25D9%258A%25D8%25A7-ZAWYA20140208123747%2F

Xuzhou an H7N9 avian influenza infection in patients diagnosed keep 6 chickens at home

Reporter yesterday from (Xuzhou) Municipal Health Bureau, the city a patient diagnosed with H7N9 avian influenza infection.
Huan patient, male, 63 years old, currently residing in Gulou District of Xuzhou City, February 6, Xuzhou diagnostic expert group confirmed cases of the H7N9 bird flu human cases of infection. Patients January 29 symptoms of fever, cough after February 1 city itself to a hospital for treatment and hospitalization, the patient is currently in critical condition.

  Patients were retired workers, had been to the farmers market, and the home of self-support "ingot" chicken 6, there is history of exposure to poultry. The health sector has rapidly implement measures to deal with the epidemic. After investigation, the close contacts of the cases there were 11 people, as of now no exception... http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=2&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/02-07/5807325.shtml&usg=ALkJrhgMzuYIkIcSZg_1acOA0sreCPPWIg

During the Spring Festival in Hangzhou new six cases H7N9 bird flu

....Add six cases during the Spring Festival in Hangzhou
February 6, Zhejiang Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission informed the province added two cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza. Patients Jiang Moumou, male, 64 years old, Anji County, Huzhou, February 5 confirmed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza. Now the condition is severe, treatment in a hospital in Hangzhou. Patients Zheng Moumou, male, 39 years old, currently residing in Deqing County, Huzhou, February 5 confirmed cases of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza. Now the condition is severe, treatment in a hospital in Hangzhou.
According to statistics, from January 31 to start the New Year on February 6 Year 7, the Spring Festival week, the province confirmed 13 cases of H7N9 cases. These patients were from Hangzhou, Huzhou, Shaoxing, Wenzhou, Jinhua and Taizhou, where 11 cases were male, Hangzhou cases up to a total of six.... cases.   http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=2&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.hangzhou.gov.cn/main/zwdt/bmdt/ww/T473450.shtml&usg=ALkJrhiOyNEJUgkw1Tity-byD3BfGuieTQ

Report: Chinese provinces of human infection with H7N9 bird flu cases since 2014 (as of February 6, according to public information agency wisdom finishing)

Zhejiang: 73 cases (12 cases died Jan. 27 deadline)

Guangdong: 55 cases (12 patients died)

Fujian: 14 cases (1 death)

Jiangsu: 11 cases (1 death)

Shanghai: 8 cases (4 deaths)

Hunan: five cases (1 death)

Guangxi: 3 cases (deaths 0 cases)

Beijing: two cases (1 death)
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Effect of closure of live poultry markets on poultry-to-person transmission of avian influenza A H7N9 virus: an ecological study

Hongjie Yu MD a †, Joseph T Wu PhD e †, Dr Benjamin J Cowling PhD e , Qiaohong Liao MD a, Vicky J Fang MPhil e, Sheng Zhou MD a, Peng Wu PhD e, Hang Zhou MD a, Eric H Y Lau PhD e, Danhuai Guo PhD f, Michael Y Ni MPH e, Zhibin Peng MD a, Luzhao Feng MD a, Hui Jiang MD a, Huiming Luo MD b, Qun Li MD c, Zijian Feng MD c, Yu Wang PhD d, Dr Weizhong Yang MD d , Prof Gabriel M Leung MD e

Summary

Background

Transmission of the novel avian influenza A H7N9 virus seems to be predominantly between poultry and people. In the major Chinese cities of Shanghai, Hangzhou, Huzhou, and Nanjing—where most human cases of infection have occurred—live poultry markets (LPMs) were closed in April, 2013, soon after the initial outbreak, as a precautionary public health measure. Our objective was to quantify the effect of LPM closure in these cities on poultry-to-person transmission of avian influenza A H7N9 virus.

Methods

We obtained information about every laboratory-confirmed human case of avian influenza A H7N9 virus infection reported in the four cities by June 7, 2013, from a database built by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. We used data for age, sex, location, residence type (rural or urban area), and dates of illness onset. We obtained information about LPMs from official sources. We constructed a statistical model to explain the patterns in incidence of cases reported in each city on the basis of the assumption of a constant force of infection before LPM closure, and a different constant force of infection after closure. We fitted the model with Markov chain Monte Carlo methods.

Findings

85 human cases of avian influenza A H7N9 virus infection were reported in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Huzhou, and Nanjing by June 7, 2013, of which 60 were included in our main analysis. Closure of LPMs reduced the mean daily number of infections by 99% (95% credibility interval 93—100%) in Shanghai, by 99% (92—100%) in Hangzhou, by 97% (68—100%) in Huzhou, and by 97% (81—100%) in Nanjing. Because LPMs were the predominant source of exposure to avian influenza A H7N9 virus for confirmed cases in these cities, we estimated that the mean incubation period was 3·3 days (1·4—5·7).

Interpretation

LPM closures were effective in the control of human risk of avian influenza A H7N9 virus infection in the spring of 2013. In the short term, LPM closure should be rapidly implemented in areas where the virus is identified in live poultry or people. In the long term, evidence-based discussions and deliberations about the role of market rest days and central slaughtering of all live poultry should be renewed.

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology, China; Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Disease; Hong Kong University Grants Committee; China—US Collaborative Program on Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases; Harvard Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics; and the US National Institutes of Health. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2813%2961904-2/abstract?rss=yes

How to make sense of H10N8, H1N1, H7N9, and other bewildering bird flu names

By Adam Pasick @adampasick 12 hours ago

H10N8 is the latest bird flu to come out of China and, potentially, decimate humanity like in that Gwyneth Paltrow movie. You may have previously been mortally frightened by news about H1N1, which killed up to 100 million people in 1918 and another 15,000 in 2009 and 2010. Or maybe you’ve been reading about H7N9, which has been connected to just about 100 human deaths and is the cause of a massive poultry cull in Hong Kong this week:

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A health officer packs dead chickens at a wholesale poultry market in Hong Kong. Reuters/Tyrone Siu

Is H10N8 10 times more deadly than H1N1—or is it eight times, or 80? Not at all. The names refer to the two kinds of spiky protein that influenza A viruses wear on their surfaces, all the better to burrow into the hosts’ cells. H is for hemagglutinin and there are 16 varieties; N is for neuraminidase and there are nine different kinds. All told there are 144 different types of influenza A, from H1N1 to H16N9, all of which are found in birds and some of which are also found in horses, pigs, and humans.

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​ Information is beautiful

So why do new versions keep popping up to infect humans? That’s where promiscuous virus behavior comes in. The influenza A virus is fond of a little trick known as reassortment, which means that two viruses infecting the same cell can swap genetic components such as hemagglutinin and neuraminidase proteins. So a chicken in China (virtually all new influenza strains arise in southeast and eastern Asia because of the close contact between humans and livestock) that has two known flu types can give rise to a novel third strain.

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To complicate matters, a virus can mix and match any of its eight genes—not just the H and N proteins—and can incorporate genetic material from swine, avian, and human flu strains.

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In the case of H10N8, only one person has died and another has become sick, making it much too early to issue any apocalyptic warnings. But Chinese and global health authorities are carefully monitoring the virus—especially any indications that it is transmittable between humans, which is when the alarm bells really start going off.http://qz.com/174499/h10n8-bird-avian-flu/

Gaungdong H7N9 Export With Guangxi Onward Transmission

I am inclined to believe this.. The pace is not slowing, and I see funny stuff

February 6, 2014

The Guangxi health bureau said the boy, aged five and from Hengxian county, Nanning, started to show symptoms on Monday and was diagnosed with having the disease on Wednesday.

Health officials are still determining how the boy became infected but said he had been in close contact with his mother, 41.

She began to feel unwell late last month after visiting Zhongshan in Guangdong province. She returned to Nanning on January 28.

The boy remained in a stable condition but his mother’s condition was critical.

The above comments describe an H7N9 familial cluster in Hengxian county, Guangxi, which represents onward transmission of H7N9 bird flu exported from Zhongshan, Guangdong.  Although the Guangxi MoH did note that the mother developed symptoms while in Zhongshan, the report on H7N9 confirmation in her son failed to note that the relationship between the two PCR confirmed cases.  Although WHO has not reported either case, they did describe a similar family cluster in Zhongshan (father, 37M and daughter, 2F in Sanjiaozhen), and failed to note that the confirmed child was the daughter of a confirmed case.

The Guangxi cluster represents the first reported example of H7N9 export coupled with onward transmission, and the export from Zhongshan represents the first example of the H7N9 linkage between an area with one H2H familial cluster (Zhongshan, Guangdong) to another area (Hengxian, Guangxi) with another H2H familial cluster.

These important developments were withheld by the Guangdong MoH, Guangxi MoH, and WHO by the concealing of the relationships in the two familial clusters. 

The glaring lack of transparency by the agencies reporting H7N9 confirmed cases while hiding H7N9 clusters is cause for many serious concerns.   http://www.recombinomics.com/News/02061402/H7N9_GD_GX_Onward.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Guangdong ten-day reports of human infection with H7N9 cases

were 12 cases of death

Source: 21CN 2014-02-06 09:17

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Keywords: Guangdong ten consecutive days, reports of human infection with H7N9 cases, 12 cases of death

Yesterday, the Ministry of Health and Family Planning Commission official website of the latest Bulletin, Zhaoqing, Foshan, Shenzhen City, a total of three new H 7N 9 4 cases of avian influenza confirmed cases of human infection. Guangdong has reported confirmed cases of consecutive days, as of yesterday, Guangdong has reported 54 cases of human infection with H 7N 9 confirmed cases and 12 deaths.
 
According to statistics, Guangdong Province, Huizhou, since August 2013 the first reported case since, as of February 5, 2014, 54 cases were reported in Guangdong Province cases, cured 16 cases, 12 deaths (were living in Dongguan, Yangjiang, Guangzhou , Jiangmen, Meizhou, Foshan, Huizhou and Shenzhen). Statistics by patient residence, located in Guangzhou, six cases of cases, 17 cases in Shenzhen, Foshan and 10 cases, 4 cases of Huizhou, Dongguan three cases, four cases of Yangjiang, Meizhou one case, two cases of Jiangmen, Zhaoqing five cases, Zhongshan two cases.
 
Under the notification, new cases of the following people:
● Lee, female, 5 years old, now living Huaiji County, Zhaoqing City, February 4 confirmed that the current stable condition.
● Liang Yijun, male, 42 years old, workers, now living Huaiji County, Zhaoqing City, February 4 diagnosed, currently in critical condition.
● strict, male, 49 years old, self-employed, now living Gaoming District of Foshan City. February 4 confirmed that the current stable condition.
● Dengmou, male, 56 years old, unemployed, now living Longhua District. February 4 diagnosed, currently in critical condition.
 
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Shenzhen diagnosed 18 cases of eight people live in the Longgang District
Southern News yesterday, the Shenzhen soared H 7N 9 confirmed cases of avian influenza infection in a person. Shenzhen diagnosed 18 cases (including Dongguan confirmed cases in the deep) lived in Longgang 8 cases. The youngest was 6 years old boy, who was 82 years old maximum.
Southern reporter Statistics found in Shenzhen have been seven confirmed cases were cured, one person died and 10 people in the existing hospital. In confirmed cases, 8 cases occurred in Longgang District, mainly in the South Bay, Phuket, two streets, Luohu District 4 cases. Futian District and Bao'an District have two cases, Longhua District 1 case, another case was diagnosed in Shenzhen, Dongguan.
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Zhejiang
Augmented by a further four cases
Southern News Zhejiang Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission Feb. 5 briefing, the province added four cases of human infection of bird flu H 7N 9, both February 4 confirmed cases, of which two were male, two were female; 3 condition is Severe, a man critically ill; 4 people minimum age was 35 years and a maximum of 67 years; currently three people in Hangzhou, a hospital, a man in Shaoxing, a hospital for treatment.
It is reported that since 2014, 71 cases have been confirmed in Zhejiang H 7N 9 people infected with bird flu. (New)
 
Fujian Province
Increased to 14 cases
 
Health and Family Planning Commission of Fujian Province, according to Xinhua News Agency, February 4 notification, the date of the new province confirmed case of human infection of bird flu H 7N 9. Currently, Fujian Province, people infected with H 7N 9 avian flu cases has increased to 14 cases. New cases are: patients Moumou, aged 36, mechanic, now living in Quanzhou Yongchun County, is currently in critical condition at a hospital in Quanzhou, isolation and treatment.
 
Guangxi
Diagnosed one case
According to Xinhua News Agency reporter on the 5th learned from the health department of Guangxi, Guangxi confirmed case of human infection of bird flu H 7N 9. Patients Li Moumou, female, 41 years old, Heng Xu Zhen Tao people since January 27 flu symptoms in Zhongshan City, Guangdong, January 28 back Heng, February 3 due to exacerbations Heng a hospital for treatment. Currently, patients in critical condition.
 
National guard Planning Commission:
Found no H7N9 virus from person to person
 
During the Spring Festival, according to Xinhua News Agency, the National Health and Family Planning Commission to actively guide the country to carry out human infection of bird flu H 7N 9 treatment and prevention work. Up to now, the vast majority of cases remain sporadic, the ability to have an effective human to human transmission of the virus was not found.
January 30, the National Health and Family Planning Commission held H 7N 9 people infected with bird flu prevention and control of the Leading Group Office meeting, on a really good job of cases during the Spring and early detection and treatment of severe cases where work has been re-deployed.
New cases of H7N9 nationwide yesterday
Zhejiang
Add four cases
2 male and 2 female
Fujian Province
Add one case
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Guangdong
Add four cases
3 male and 1 female
Guangxi
Diagnosed one case
1 woman   http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=zh-CN&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.yesky.com%2Fhot%2F306%2F35977806.shtml

H7N9: Each case must be informed, science and do not absence [2014-02-06]

Source: Netease news 2014-02-06 08:50

H7N9 briefing every case lead to "talk bird phobia"-style panic, the reason lies in the disclosure of information asymmetry: although normalization notification mechanism, but the corresponding science remained scarce.
Affected by H7N9, Guangdong and other places of live poultry sales slump, the poultry industry suffered heavy losses. Recently, Guangdong and other places poultry industry associations, companies jointly submitted an open letter to all levels of government, the request "to stop the implementation of each notification H7N9 cases, to avoid the outbreak of ultra-dense reports." Guangdong health department responded, "no legal basis to stop notification", but the outbreak information to the media downplayed the beginning: no longer active communication of information to the media to send cases, notification no longer appears in the word "live poultry contact history" and so on... http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http://news.yesky.com/hot/150/35977650.shtml&usg=ALkJrhjeEk5AgHU6kp6PSEmaOAgroJmBUQ

H7N9 virus mutates eyeing the young is it?

Thursday, February 06, 2014 June 02

Shanghai doctor died only 31 years old this year, there are eight Zhejiang patients less than 50 years old H7N9 virus mutates eyeing the young is it? Experts said there is no evidence of human to human transmission Profile picture This year, the country has confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza 110 cases, 20 cases including Zhejiang, Guangdong, Shanghai death. Recently, our new weekly number of cases of human infection confirmed H7N9 bird flu outbreaks have been close to peak levels during the last year. Although the disease control experts noted that during the Spring Festival is not an outbreak of human infection with H7N9 bird flu, but the reporter Statistics found, H7N9 bird flu has been dropping. Only in Zhejiang Province, 26 cases infected in 8 patients younger than 50 years old. The youngest only 20 years old. Shanghai due to H7N9 avian influenza has been reported in the doctor's death, but also only 31 years old. H7N9 bird flu tentacles young, because H7N9 virus mutates it? Relatively resistant to young people, why encounter the virus, also fall so fast? Why multiply the young patients Young families do not lianzhouzhuan overtime In Zhejiang, for example, this year's bird flu confirmed in 26 patients, the reporter carefully divided about their ages: 20 to 29 years, 2; 30 to 39 years, 4; 40 to 49 years, 2; 50 to 59 years, 8; 60 to 69 years old, 5; 70 to 79 years old, 5 people. If you draw a line at 50 years old, young patients below 8 people; elderly patients above 18 people. Overall, though, this year's H7N9 bird flu virus, and there is no special "preference" of young people, the proportion of infections of all ages, not particularly noticeable differences. But the young man must not be taken lightly, can not be considered independent of H7N9 avian influenza with their own, or they will be very dangerous. Zhejiang University Hospital of Infectious Diseases Professor Liang Weifeng reminded that the young man looked at the body strong, but now to the end of the year, people with a lot of overtime, after some "lianzhouzhuan" office workers, fatigue, colds, It is easy to let the H7N9 avian influenza virus has an opportunity. So experts recommend: Young cold not carrying, be sure to pay attention to rest, drink plenty of water, so that the body's immune system to restore as soon as possible, so as to fight with the virus. If there is a continuous fever, it is best to go to hospital blood test, if not high leukocyte index, lung inflammation, and have had contact with poultry experience, the best retest H7N9 virus nucleic acid. H7N9 virus could mutate it? There is no evidence of human to human transmission, but still wary Young filed, Shanghai doctors infection cases occurred, and the doctors have not come into contact with poultry, should H7N9 bird flu virus is showing signs of mutation? Reporter put the question thrown Professor Lu Hongzhou, deputy director of Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center. Professor Lu Hongzhou said to now, there are no cases of extraordinary human transmission of avian influenza H7N9 occurred. Late last year, Zhejiang Huzhou Wengxu there had been infected with H7N9 avian influenza have been confirmed cases, then, Li Lanjuan academician after consultation with relevant experts believe that between them are not mutually infected, there is no evidence of human to human transmission. However, Professor Lu Hongzhou alert, H7N9 avian influenza virus from person to person in a limited capacity exists in theory, he repeatedly stressed that this feature has been recognized by the national authority of the experts. "The so-called limited human-to-human transmission capacity, is characterized by the level of gene sequencing of the virus up analysis." Professor Lu said. It is reported that the gene sequence of H7N9 avian influenza virus has been announced. This is the last one from the Zhejiang University, State Key Laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases hospital director Li Lanjuan academicians, isolated and uploaded to international genebanks. Professor Lu Hongzhou told reporters that since the H7N9 bird flu virus since appeared, one of the country's experts are most concerned about is the thing, there is no monitoring of H7N9 virus mutation key nodes occur. He believes that the new H7N9 virus in the blood Coagulation fibroin, the 226th amino acid particularly critical amino acids of this site has the typical characteristics of the human influenza virus genes. Professor Lu Hongzhou, once the site of mutation, meaning the virus and human respiratory epithelial cells are easily combined, people may greatly increase the chance of infection, which is the successor of the will of people. "This change will come when nobody predicted, but vigilance is necessary." Professor Lu Hongzhou said. ■ Related Links According to Voice of China reported that the current virus is still no significant variation occurred. Currently H7N9 is still a sporadic, Zhejiang, Guangdong and other southern provinces relatively high. China CDC epidemiology professor Zeng Guang, chief expert believes that the virus occurred in areas which have some chance; Feng Zijian, deputy director of the Centre stressed that three terms, H7N9 virus either from epidemiological or virological , are currently found no significant variation. These three aspects: one is the ability to communicate is not more easily transmitted from birds to humans, is not it easier person to person? This has not changed, with seeing the same situation last year; second is independent of the variation is not more powerful? Lead to more serious after the onset? Severe cases and deaths occur more of? This situation did not appear; third is to see there is no antiviral drug resistance mutation. It still is alkyl resistant class of drugs, the neuraminidase inhibitors of drug sensitive. In other words, three aspects are not concerned about the variability of new changes.  http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=zh-CN&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yznews.com.cn%2Fyzsbs%2Fhtml%2F2014-02%2F06%2Fcontent_543415.htm

Cases of New Deadly Bird Flu Surge in China, Experts Say

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.FEB. 4, 2014

Cases of the new H7N9 avian influenza in China are surging alarmingly, flu experts warned this week.

There are now about 300 confirmed cases, with more appearing every day. Roughly a quarter of the victims have died.

The first human cases were reported only last March. By contrast, the H5N1 influenza virus, another lethal strain that jumped from birds to people, first appeared in 2003 and took almost five years to reach the 300-case mark.

“H7N9 is blowing right by H5N1,” said Michael T. Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. “I’m really worried about that.”

At the same time, an even newer avian flu in China has killed its first human victim. That strain, known as H10N8, has been confirmed in only two people — a 73-year-old woman who died in December but whose infection was confirmed later, and a 55-year-old woman from the same province hospitalized in January. Both had contact with live poultry.

(Influenzas are described by the shapes of two protuberances on their surfaces: the hemagglutinin “spike,” or “H,” that attaches to cells, and the neuraminidase “helicopter,” or “N,” that chops off receptors, allowing new viruses to escape. There are 18 known types of H and 11 of N.)

While the newer influenza virus is worrisome, a mere two cases is “a far, far cry” from the risk posed by H7N9, said Ruben Donis, chief of preparedness for the flu division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He noted that the H7N9 virus had infected people in 10 Chinese provinces and was close to the borders of Vietnam, Cambodia and other poor Southeast Asian nations less adept than China at flu surveillance.

Birds appear to be spreading the H7N9 virus more through their breath than through feces, the normal infection route, Dr. Osterholm said, which means that fecal-sample testing in live markets may miss cases.

Monitoring the spread of the H7N9 and H10N8 viruses is difficult because neither makes chickens sick. Poultry farmers resist testing because a positive test forces them to destroy flocks that appear healthy. By contrast, the H5N1 virus rapidly kills flocks, so farmers want it extinguished.

Although human-to-human transmission of the H7N9 virus has not been confirmed, there have been clusters of two or three cases within families.

Because some relatives were reported to have developed symptoms days later than others, Henry L. Niman, a flu watcher in Pittsburgh who monitors news reports, said the most likely explanation was that they infected each other.

Dr. Osterholm disagreed, saying family members could have been exposed to the same birds but fallen ill on different days.  http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/health/cases-of-new-deadly-bird-flu-surge-in-china-experts-say.html?_r=0

Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus – update

Disease outbreak news

5 February 2014 - On 4 February 2014, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China notified WHO of eight additional laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus, including two deaths. .

Details of the cases are as follows

Six of the cases are male. The age range is 4 to 84 years old. Cases were reported from Zhejiang (4), Guangdong (3) and Jiangsu (1). Three cases are currently in a critical condition, two cases are currently in a severe condition and one is currently in a mild condition. All cases are reported to have had a history of exposure to poultry or a live poultry market.

• A 42 year-old man from Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, who became ill on 25 January and was admitted to hospital on 30 January. He is currently in a severe condition. The patient has a history of exposure to poultry.
• An 84 year-old man from Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, who became ill on 24 January and was admitted to hospital on 28 January. He is currently in a critical condition. The patient has a history of exposure to poultry.
• A 56 year-old man from Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, who became ill on 24 January and was admitted to hospital on 1 February. He is currently in a severe condition. The patient has a history of exposure to a live poultry market.
• A 51 year-old man from Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, who became ill on 27 January and was admitted on 1 February. He is currently in a critical condition. The patient has history of exposure to a live poultry market.
• A 4 year-old girl from Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, who became ill on 26 January and was admitted to hospital on 3 February. She is currently in a mild condition. The patient has a history of exposure to live poultry.
• A 76 year-old man from Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province, who became ill on 27 January and was admitted to hospital on 1 February. He died on 3 February. The patient had a history of exposure to live poultry.
• A 52 year-old man from Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, who became ill on 25 January and was admitted to hospital on 2 February. He died on 3 February. The patient had a history of exposure to live poultry.
• A 59 year-old woman from Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, who became ill on 26 January and was admitted to hospital on 29 January. She is currently in a critical condition. The patient has history of exposure to a live poultry market.

So far, there is no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission.
The Chinese Government continues to take the following surveillance and control measures:

• strengthen surveillance and situation analysis;
• reinforce case management and treatment;
• conduct risk communication with the public and release information;
• strengthen international collaboration and communication; and
• conduct scientific studies.

Sporadic human cases

While the recent report of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus being detected in live poultry imported from the mainland to Hong Kong SAR, shows the potential for the virus to spread through live poultry, at this time there is no indication that international spread of avian influenza A(H7N9) has occurred through humans or animals.
Further sporadic human cases of A(H7N9) infection are expected in affected and possibly neighbouring areas, especially given expected increases in the trade and transport of poultry associated with the Lunar New Year.

WHO advice

WHO advises that travellers to countries with known outbreaks of avian influenza should avoid poultry farms, or contact with animals in live bird markets, or entering areas where poultry may be slaughtered, or contact with any surfaces that appear to be contaminated with faeces from poultry or other animals. Travellers should also wash their hands often with soap and water. Travellers should follow good food safety and good food hygiene practices.
WHO does not advise special screening at points of entry with regard to this event, nor does it currently recommend any travel or trade restrictions.
As always, a diagnosis of infection with an avian influenza virus should be considered in individuals who develop severe acute respiratory symptoms while travelling or soon after returning from an area where avian influenza is a concern.
WHO encourages countries to continue strengthening influenza surveillance, including surveillance for severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) and to carefully review any unusual patterns, in order to ensure reporting of human infections under the IHR (2005), and continue national health preparedness actions.

Current technical information as well as guidance related to avian influenza A(H7N9) can be found at the WHO web site:

• Avian influenza A(H7N9) virus
• Human infections with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus
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  21 January 2014
• World - Avian influenza in humans
• Live food markets: Reducing the risk of influenza virus transmission from animals   
• lhttp://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_02_05bis/en/index.html 

China reports 11 new H7N9 human cases

English.news.cn 2014-02-05 21:56:45

BEIJING, Feb 5 (Xinhua) -. Eleven Chinese people were confirmed to be infected with the H7N9 bird flu on Wednesday in four regions, with 8 in critical condition, according to local health authorities.
The southern province of Guangdong reported 4 new cases, including a 5-year-old girl and a 42-year-old man in Zhaoqing City, a 49-year-old man in Foshan City and a 56-year-old man in Shenzhen City, said the provi...  http://translate.googleusercontent.c...Up4gR66lke-I_g

Zhejiang, one week notified 13 new cases of human H7N9 avian influenza infection

Xinhua Hangzhou, February 5 (Reporter Zhang Le) reporter on the 5th from the Zhejiang Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission was informed that since January 30 to February 5, Zhejiang notified added 13 cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza.
So far, this year, Zhejiang has a total 69 cases of human infection with the H7N9 briefing bird flu epidemic continued to show a high degree of dissemination of state.
Water certain patients, male, 75 years old, farmer, Yinzhou District, Ningbo people. January 30 was infected with H7N9 briefing confirmed human cases of avian influenza. Is now in critical condition, a hospital for treatment in Ningbo.
Patients Lin Moumou, male, 76 years old, retired, Zhenhai District, Ningbo people. January 30 was infected with H7N9 briefing confirmed human cases of avian influenza. Now the condition is severe, in Ningbo, a hospital for treatment.
In certain patients, male, 78 years old, farmer, Yuhang District of Hangzhou people. January 30 was infected with H7N9 briefing confirmed human cases of avian influenza. Is now in critical condition, in Hangzhou, a hospital for treatment.
Patients Moumou, male, 64 years old, retired, Jiangbei District, Ningbo people. January 30 was infected with H7N9 briefing confirmed human cases of avian influenza. Is now in critical condition, a hospital for treatment in Ningbo.
Patients You Moumou, male, 44 years old, farmer, Taizhou Huangyan people. February 2 was notified diagnosed human cases of avian influenza H7N9 infection. Now the condition is severe, in Taizhou, a hospital for treatment.
Patients Mo XX, male, 42 years old, Binjiang District, Hangzhou people. February 4 confirmed human infections have been notified cases of avian influenza H7N9. Now the condition is severe, treatment in a hospital in Hangzhou.
Patients Han Moumou, male, 84 years old, Yuhang District of Hangzhou people. February 4 confirmed human infections have been notified cases of avian influenza H7N9. Is now in critical condition at a hospital in Hangzhou treatment.
Patients Wu Moumou, male, 56 years old, Wu Jinhua city people. February 4 confirmed human infections have been notified cases of avian influenza H7N9. Now the condition is severe, treatment in a hospital in Hangzhou.
Money certain patients, male, 51 years old, Shaoxing Bridge District people. February 4 confirmed human infections have been notified cases of avian influenza H7N9. Is now in critical condition at a hospital in Hangzhou treatment.
February 5th, Zhejiang Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission informed the four cases of infection.
Patients Lin Moumou, male, 67 years old, Shaoxing City people. Now the condition is severe, treatment at a hospital in Shaoxing.
Patients Wu Moumou, female, 35 years old, Pingyang County, Wenzhou people. Now the condition is severe, treatment in a hospital in Hangzhou.
Patients Ma Moumou, female, 59 years old, Hangzhou, Fuyang City People. Now the condition is severe, treatment in a hospital in Hangzhou.
Patients Xu X, male, 49 years old, now living Gongshu. Is now in critical condition at a hospital in Hangzhou treatment.  http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=2&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://news.xinhuanet.com/2014-02/05/c_119216384.htm&usg=ALkJrhiSjwBXgo3sEBREw7z79WdWcK3c4g

Guangxi boy confirmed with H7N9 virus after mother contracts bird flu

..Health authorities in Guangxi province confirmed a boy had contracted the H7N9 strain of bird flu, a day after his mother was confirmed to have the virus.
The Guangxi health bureau said the boy, aged five and from Hengxian county, Nanning, started to show symptoms on Monday and was diagnosed with having the disease on Wednesday.
Health officials are still determining how the boy became infected but said he had been in close contact with his mother, 41.
She began to feel unwell late last month after visiting Zhongshan in Guangdong province. She returned to Nanning on January 28.
The boy remained in a stable condition but his mother’s condition was critical.
Xinhua reported the national health commission said there was no proof the H7N9 was spreading sustainably from person to person.... http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1421673/guangxi-boy-confirmed-h7n9-virus-after-mother-contracts-bird-flu