This article is more than 5 years old. Information may no longer be current.

China: Four more H7N9 cases

Add topic to email alerts

Receive an email when new articles are posted on

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on .

Subscribe

Added to email alerts

You've successfully added to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published.

Click Here to Manage Email Alerts

You've successfully added to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published.

Click Here to Manage Email Alerts

Back to Healio

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com.

Back to Healio

Authorities from the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China reported four more cases of infection with influenza A(H7N9) virus, according to WHO. All of the patients are in critical condition.

These latest illnesses bring the total number of confirmed H7N9 cases to 185. Fifty-two people with the infection have died.

The most recent cases include a 35-year-old man from Shanghai who had been exposed to poultry. He became ill Jan. 1 and was admitted to the hospital Jan. 12. A 41-year-old man from Hangzhou City in Zhejiang province became ill Jan. 5 and was hospitalized Jan. 9. A 48-year-old man from Foshan City in Guangdong province became ill Jan. 2 and was hospitalized Jan. 12. On Jan. 1, a 55-year-old man from Dongguan City in Guangdong province who was exposed to poultry became ill. He was hospitalized Jan. 9.

Currently, WHO does not recommend any travel or trade restrictions as a result of the outbreak.