119 confirmed cases of H7N9

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CIDRAP: Fujian province cites first H7N9 case as total reaches 119
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Via CIDRAP, another solid report from Lisa Schnirring: Fujian province cites first H7N9 case as total reaches 119. Excerpt: 
Fujian province today reported its first H7N9 influenza case—the ninth area of eastern China to be affected by the virus—as other provinces reported six more infections, raising the outbreak total to 119.  
In a pattern seen throughout the outbreak so far, most of the newly reported cases are in men, and many of the patients are older.  
The new case from Fujian is in a 65-year-old man who is being treated in a hospital, according to an update today from Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection. So far none of the man's 24 close contacts have shown symptoms.  
A resident of Nanchang, the provincial capital, the man is a retiree who hadn't traveled recently and had no contact with poultry, though he lives near a poultry market, according to a report yesterday from Xinhua, China's state news agency.  
Fujian is about 485 miles south of Shanghai and borders both Jiangxi province, which reported its first case yesterday, and Zhejiang province, which has reported 45 cases so far, the most of any province.  
About 400 labs across China have test kits for detecting the virus, so all provinces likely have the capacity to identify cases. Global influenza experts expect cases to continue to rise until the full scope of the virus's source is known. Chinese researchers have linked human illnesses to H7N9 viruses found in market poultry, but questions still remain about other types of exposure and whether other birds or animals harbor the virus.  
Other cases reported today include three from Jiangsu province. A 49-year-old man is in stable condition, a 36-year-old man is in serious condition, and a 60-year-old man is in critical condition, according to the CHP.  
Jiangsu health officials also reported a death from the virus, in a 32-year-old woman whose case was reported earlier this month, according to translated health bureau reports posted on the ***** infectious disease message board. Her death lifts the number of H7N9 fatalities to 23.  
Two patients from Jiangxi are a 69-year-old man and a 76-year-old woman. Both are in critical condition. The case from Zhejiang involves a 38-year-old man who is in serious condition, the CHP said. 

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	Reblog \| CIDRAP: Fujian province cites first H7N9 case as total reaches 119 < = name=zemanta-related val=""> Via CIDRAP, another solid report from Lisa Schnirring: Fujian province cites first H7N9 case as total reaches 119. Excerpt: Fujian province today reported its first H7N9 influenza case—the ninth area of eastern China to be affected by the virus—as other provinces reported six more infections, raising the outbreak total to 119. In a pattern seen throughout the outbreak so far, most of the newly reported cases are in men, and many of the patients are older. The new case from Fujian is in a 65-year-old man who is being treated in a hospital, according to an update today from Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection. So far none of the man's 24 close contacts have shown symptoms. A resident of Nanchang, the provincial capital, the man is a retiree who hadn't traveled recently and had no contact with poultry, though he lives near a poultry market, according to a report yesterday from Xinhua, China's state news agency. Fujian is about 485 miles south of Shanghai and borders both Jiangxi province, which reported its first case yesterday, and Zhejiang province, which has reported 45 cases so far, the most of any province. About 400 labs across China have test kits for detecting the virus, so all provinces likely have the capacity to identify cases. Global influenza experts expect cases to continue to rise until the full scope of the virus's source is known. Chinese researchers have linked human illnesses to H7N9 viruses found in market poultry, but questions still remain about other types of exposure and whether other birds or animals harbor the virus. Other cases reported today include three from Jiangsu province. A 49-year-old man is in stable condition, a 36-year-old man is in serious condition, and a 60-year-old man is in critical condition, according to the CHP. Jiangsu health officials also reported a death from the virus, in a 32-year-old woman whose case was reported earlier this month, according to translated health bureau reports posted on the ***** infectious disease message board. Her death lifts the number of H7N9 fatalities to 23. Two patients from Jiangxi are a 69-year-old man and a 76-year-old woman. Both are in critical condition. The case from Zhejiang involves a 38-year-old man who is in serious condition, the CHP said.