On April 2, the Department of Health of Jiangsu Province issued a report that the patient Xu, female, 45 years old, was from Jiangning District of Nanjing City and was engaged in slaughter of live poultry. On March 19, there were fever, dizziness, and aches and fatigue. On the afternoon of April 2, the case was diagnosed as a confirmed case of human infection with H7N9 bird flu. The patient was the first case of human infection with H7N9 bird flu in Jiangsu Province. According to investigations, there were 49 close contacts in this case. According to medical observation, as of now, none of the close contacts of the case has been found to have fever or respiratory symptoms.

Ms. Sang Mou, female, 48 years old, is from Shuyang County, Suqian City and is engaged in sheet metal processing. On March 19, fever, dizziness, and cough were observed. On the afternoon of April 2, the case was diagnosed as a confirmed case of human infection with H7N9 bird flu. According to investigations, there are 60 close contacts in this case. Through medical observation, as of now, no fever or respiratory symptoms have been found.

Shen, male, 83 years old, from Wujiang District, Suzhou City. On March 20, fever, cough, cough, chest tightness, wheezing, chest pain and other symptoms occurred. On the afternoon of April 2, the case was diagnosed as a confirmed case of human infection with H7N9 bird flu. After investigation, there were 15 close contacts in this case. Through medical observation, as of now, no fever or respiratory symptoms have been found.

The patient Zhang, female, 32 years old, is from Changzhou, currently lives in Binhu District, Wuxi City and is unemployed. On March 21, fever, cough and other symptoms occurred. On the afternoon of April 2, the case was diagnosed as a confirmed case of human infection with H7N9 bird flu. According to investigations, there are 43 close contacts in this case. Through medical observation, as of now, no fever or respiratory symptoms have been found.

Previously, 3 cases of human infection with H7N9 bird flu were found in Shanghai and Anhui. Two of the patients in Shanghai died of invalid treatment. Han, a patient in Ganzhou City, Anhui Province, was rescued in Nanjing.

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Unexplained pneumonia screening H7N9

The CDC experts said that more cases may still be discovered in the near future. The Chinese disease control system will conduct screening for H7N9 in cases of unexplained pneumonia around the country.

The reporter learned yesterday that the China CDC has developed a detection kit for the new virus H7N9 and began distributing the influenza surveillance network laboratory across the country.

At the same time, the disease control department will adjust the monitoring program for unexplained pneumonia and virus detection and screening procedures accordingly. This means that in the future, the national infectious disease prevention and control network will increase screening for the H7N9 human bird flu virus in cases of unexplained pneumonia.

An epidemiologist at the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention said that in the near future there is still a possibility that more people may be infected with the H7N9 bird flu case, but he stated that China’s disease control system, especially the national influenza surveillance report network and laboratory capacity, is nearly 10 In recent years, it has become more sophisticated and capable of responding quickly and preventing new viruses. On March 29, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention isolated three H7N9 strains of bird flu virus from the specimens submitted. At present, test kits for H7N9 have been developed and started to be mass-produced and sent to various locations as soon as possible. In addition to the screening of H3N2, H1N1 seasonal influenza virus, H5N1 avian influenza virus, etc. H7N9.

It was also learned that the Ministry of Agriculture also said yesterday that the relevant investigation team had already gone to the relevant provinces. At present, there is no new information on the H7N9 sent back to the Ministry of Agriculture.

【Beijing】

H7N9 testing reagents have arrived in Beijing and no suspicious cases have been found; Dongzhimen Hospital denied publishing bird flu information Yesterday, the reporter learned from the Beijing CDC that the H7N9 virus detection reagent has arrived in Beijing. However, at present, there are no suspicious cases that need to be detected in Beijing. The testing process is being sorted out and is expected to be formally announced today.

At present, Beijing’s training for the application of H7N9 virus detection reagents has been completed and the specific testing process is being sorted out. It is expected to be formally announced today. Beijing’s health department stated that it has required all medical institutions to strengthen the monitoring of unexplained pneumonia and strengthen emergency duty.

According to the regulations, once a medical institution finds a case that meets the definition of pneumonia with unexplained causes, it must immediately report directly to the network. The disease control department will sample the sample and screen the virus. It will also conduct an epidemiological investigation to find out the close contact with the case. For registration, tracking and medical observation.

Yesterday, on Weibo and WeChat, a notice that began with the "Dongzhimen Hospital Infection Office" was repeatedly transmitted, saying that the H7N9 bird flu virus had emerged. Many netizens believe that there have been cases of H7N9 infection in Beijing.

Last night, the hospital’s official microblogging issued a “Strict Statement” stating that the hospital’s officials have never published information on bird flu in any form, and the relevant information on bird flu issued in the “Notice of the Dongzhimen Hospital Infection Office” posted on the microblog has been released. It is purely fabricated and has nothing to do with the hospital, and stated that the hospital will retain the right to further investigate the legal responsibility of the ostriches.