China

  • Update: H7N9: China

    As of April 14, 2013 a total of 60 cases, including 13 deaths, of influenza A (H7N9) have been laboratory confirmed in mainland China. The cases are spread over 6 provinces: Beijing (1 case, 0 deaths), Shanghai (24 cases, 9 deaths), Jiangsu (16 cases, 1 death), Zheijiang (15 cases, 2 deaths), Anhui ( 2 cases, 1 death)…

  • Influenza H7N9: China

    The first human cases of avian influenza A (H7N9) have been reported in China.  According to the Center for Disease Control in China there have now been 16 confirmed cases of the infection including 6 deaths.  The infection has been reported from the provinces of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, and Zhejiang. These cases were likely caused…