China reports three new human H7N9 avian flu cases in Zhejiang Province
Three additional cases of human H7N9 avian influenza have been confirmed in China’s Zhejiang Province, according to a Zhejiang Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission press release today (computer translated).
This negatively-stained transmission electron micrograph (TEM) captured some of the ultrastructural details exhibited by the new influenza A (H7N9) virus.
Image/Cynthia S. Goldsmith and Thomas Rowe
The specifics on the three cases are as follows:
Patient 1: Moumou, male, 53 years old, Shaoxing Zhuji people. January 18 date confirmed human infection H7N9 avian influenza. Hangzhou is now a hospital for treatment for severe.
Patients 2: Shao Moumou, male, 54 years old, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou people. 1 January the 18th confirmed human infection H7N9 avian influenza. Hangzhou is now a hospital, was critical.
Patients 3: Moumou, male, 61 years old , Binjiang District, Hangzhou people. 1 month on the 19th confirmed human infection H7N9 avian influenza. Hangzhou is now a hospital for treatment for severe.
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