Published Date: 2005-12-07 23:50:00
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human - East Asia (194): China
Archive Number: 20051207.3530

AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN - EAST ASIA (194): CHINA
***********************************************
A ProMED-mail post
<http://www.promedmail.org>
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
<http://www.isid.org>
Sponsored in part by Elsevier, publisher of
Tropical Infectious Diseases, 2nd edition
<http://thelancet.url123.com/an525>
[1]
Date: Wed 7 Dec 2005
From: ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
Source: Xinhua News Agency, Wed 7 Dec 2005 [edited]
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/07/content_3887158.htm>

China: 4th Case of Human Avian Influenza Confirmed
-----------------------------------------------
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday [6 Dec 2005] night confirmed a new
human case of avian influenza infection in Ziyuan County of south China's
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The patient is a 10-year-old female
student, who has been ill with fever and pneumonia since 23 Nov 2005, said
an MOH press release. The girl has been tested positive with the H5N1 virus
by the China Disease Prevention and Control Center, and she has been under
emergency treatment in the hospital. The girl has been confirmed to be
infected with avian influenza in accordance with the standards of the World
Health Organization (WHO) and the Chinese government.
People who have close contacts with the patient have been brought under
medical observation by local health departments. So far, no abnormalities
have been found among these people. The regional health department and the
MOH have sent expert teams to direct and coordinate disease prevention and
control in the area. Currently, experts are making further investigation
into the source of the avian influenza virus, since no avian influenza
cases had been reported in the county before.
In addition, the ministry has reported the case to the WHO, the country's
Hong Kong and Macao special administration regions and Taiwan, and some
foreign nations, the press release said. Previously, China reported 3 human
cases of bird flu and one suspicious case.
--
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
******
[2]
Date: Wed 7 Dec 2005
From: Marianne Hopp <mjhopp12@yahoo.com>
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), CSR, Disease Outbreak News, Wed 7
Dec 2005 [edited]
<http://www.who.int/csr/don/2005_12_07a/en/index.html>

China: Avian Influenza Situation - WHO Update 46
-----------------------------------------------
The Ministry of Health in China has confirmed a further case of human
infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case is a 10-year-old
girl from the southern province of Guangxi. She developed symptoms of fever
and cough on 23 Nov 2005, followed by pneumonia. She remains in the
hospital, where she is receiving care.
Local health authorities have launched investigations to determine the
source of exposure and search for further cases in the patient's village of
residence and surrounding areas. To date, monitoring of health status has
revealed no additional cases of influenza-like illness. The Chinese
Ministry of Health is supporting this investigation with an expert team.
This is the 4th human case reported in China. Of these, 2 were fatal.
--
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[The 4 confirmed cases of human influenza detected in China to date appear
to be sporadic cases unconnected to each other and located in 3 separate
provinces of the People's Republic. - Mod.CP]

See Also

Avian influenza, human - East Asia (193): China, Indonesia 20051206.3516
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (187): Indonesia, China 20051129.3453
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (185): China 20051125.3424
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (184): China 20051125.3423
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (183): China, WHO 20051124.3412
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (182): China 20051124.3405
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (181): China 20051123.3400
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (180): China, RFI 20051123.3399
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (147): WHO 20051014.2991
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (138): WHO review 20051003.2892
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (117): WHO Update 20050818.2423
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (105): CDC update 20050724.2144
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (79): WHO update 20050519.1376
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (09): CDC update 20050116.0144
2004
----
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (52): update 20041004.2738
Avian influenza, human - East Asia (35): Update 20040717.1939
Avian influenza - Thailand: OIE update 20040207.0438
2000
----
Avian influenza virus, update 20001028.1878
......................cp/msp/dk

*##########################################################*
************************************************************
ProMED-mail makes every effort to verify the reports that
are posted, but the accuracy and completeness of the
information, and of any statements or opinions based
thereon, are not guaranteed. The reader assumes all risks in
using information posted or archived by ProMED-mail. ISID
and its associated service providers shall not be held
responsible for errors or omissions or held liable for any
damages incurred as a result of use or reliance upon posted
or archived material.
************************************************************
Please support ProMED-mail by donating to the 2005 Internet-
a-thon at <http://www.isid.org/netathon2005.shtml>
************************************************************
Visit ProMED-mail's web site at <http://www.promedmail.org>.
Send all items for posting to: promed@promedmail.org
(NOT to an individual moderator). If you do not give your
full name and affiliation, it may not be posted. Send
commands to subscribe/unsubscribe, get archives, help,
etc. to: majordomo@promedmail.org. For assistance from a
human being send mail to: owner-promed@promedmail.org.
############################################################
############################################################