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China reports new bird flu virus case

Last Updated: Monday, January 06, 2014, 04:24

Beijing: A human case of H7N9 was reported in east China's Zhejiang province Sunday, authorities said in a statement.

The patient is a 34-year-old woman surnamed Cai, who is from the city of Zhuji. She was confirmed to be infected with the bird flu virus Saturday, Xinhua quoted the provincial health and family planning commission as saying.

By 1 pm on Sunday, she was still in critical condition at a local hospital, the statement said.

This is the first case to be reported in Zhejiang this year. In November, two cases were reported in the province.

It is the second case to be reported in China this year.

IANS

First Published: Monday, January 06, 2014, 04:24

http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/china-reports-new-bird-flu-virus-case_901733.html

Influenza A virus subtype H7N9
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Influenza A virus subtype H7N9 Electron micrograph of Influenza A H7N9.png
Electron micrograph of Influenza A (H7N9).
Date March 31, 2013–present
Location China: Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Beijing, Guangdong
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Casualties
48 deaths (as of 26, December, 2013)[1]
147 cases (China)[1]
2 cases (Hong Kong)[2][3]
2 cases (Taiwan)[4]

H7N9 is a bird flu strain of the species Influenza virus A (avian influenza virus or bird flu virus). Avian influenza A H7 viruses normally circulate amongst avian populations with some variants known to occasionally infect humans. An H7N9 virus was first reported to have infected humans in 2013 in China.[5] Most of the reported cases of human infection have resulted in severe respiratory illness.[6] In the month following the report of the first case, more than 100 people had been infected, an unusually high rate for a new infection; a fifth of those patients had died, a fifth had recovered, and the rest remained critically ill.[7] The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified H7N9 as "...an unusually dangerous virus for humans."[8] As of 6 November 2013, 139 confirmed cases have been reported, resulting in 45 deaths.[9] As of 7 December 2013, 2 additional confirmed cases, and 4 potential cases, have been reported in Hong Kong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza_A_virus_subtype_H7N9