Earth Watch Report - Biological Hazards
| Biological Hazard | China | Province of Hunan, Yongzhou |  |
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| Description | |
| For the second time in less than a week, there is a report of a human case of H9N2 avian influenza. The China National Health and Family Planning Commission reported today a human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) affecting a boy aged 7 in Hunan, according to Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) press release. According to the information available, The child with a history of contact with poultry, lived in Yongzhou, Hunan. He presented with fever and runny nose since November 19, 2013. He sought medical consultation from a hospital in Yongzhou the next day and recovered after treatment. This case was confirmed yesterday (January 1). This is the second confirmed human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported this week. On Monday, Hong Kong health officials reported a human case of avian influenza A (H9N2) in a 86-year-old Hong Kong resident living in Shenzhen. | |
| Biohazard name: | H9N2 (new strain) |
| Biohazard level: | 3/4 Hight |
| Biohazard desc.: | Bacteria and viruses that can cause severe to fatal disease in humans, but for which vaccines or other treatments exist, such as anthrax, West Nile virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, SARS virus, variola virus (smallpox), tuberculosis, typhus, Rift Valley fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, yellow fever, and malaria. Among parasites Plasmodium falciparum, which causes Malaria, and Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes trypanosomiasis, also come under this level. |
| Symptoms: | |
| Status: | confirmed |
Yahoo!7 News
Hong Kong confirms second human H7N9 bird flu case in a week
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong health authorities
on Friday confirmed a new human case of the deadly H7N9 bird flu, the
second case to come to light in less than five days.
An 80-year-old man has been infected and is hospitalised in the
southern Chinese city, Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection controller
Leung Ting-hung told reporters at a press conference."Tonight we have confirmed the second human case of avian flu influenza A H7N9 we believe this is an imported case," Leung said, adding that the patient has been living in the neighbouring mainland China city of Shenzhen.
The man, a Hong Kong resident, was admitted to the city's Tuen Mun hospital on Tuesday due to underlying medical conditions, but developed a fever on Friday.
He is currently in a stable condition and is being treated in an isolation ward.
Officials are still investigating whether or not the patient had come into contact with poultry on the mainland.
"We are still investigating if the patient had exposure to poultry, but he definitely did not in Hong Kong," Leung said.
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