Bird flu claims 20th victim
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China's National Health and Family Planning Commission on April 21 notified the World Health Organisation of an additional six laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus and one fatal case from Shanghai Municipality.
Of the latest laboratory confirmed cases, five are from Zhejiang Province and one is from Shanghai Municipality.
The patients include:
- a 68 year-old male from Shanghai Municipality who became ill on 13 April 2013;
- a 68 year-old female from Zhejiang Province who became ill on 12 April 2013;
- a 76 year-old male from Zhejiang Province who became ill on 8 April 2013;
- a 81 year-old male from Zhejiang Province who became ill on 12 April 2013;
- a 58 year-old male from Zhejiang Province who became ill 16 April 2013;
- a 79 year-old female from Zhejiang Province who became ill on 13 April.
Additionally, 1 patient earlier reported from Zhejiang Province has died.
To date, there are a total of 102 laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in China; including 20 deaths. Contacts of the confirmed cases are being closely monitored. Currently, 70 patients are being treated in hospital and 12 patients have been discharged.
