Hong Kong confirms first case of H7N9 bird flu

[W.G.Ewald]

Hong Kong has confirmed its first case of the new strain of the H7N9 bird flu in a domestic worker from Indonesia.

The worker, 36, recently travelled to Shenzhen in the mainland and came into contact with live poultry. She is in critical condition, officials say.

H7N9 has infected more than 100 people since it emerged earlier this year.

The case in Hong Kong is a sign that the virus may be spreading beyond mainland China, where most infections have been reported, and Taiwan.

The World Health Organization (WHO) had said there was "no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission", but also described H7N9 as an "unusually dangerous virus".

BBC News - Hong Kong confirms first case of H7N9 bird flu

WHO is imperialist running dog

 

[wodoo1]

I guess you are talking about Japan since it is loyal to us.

A calque of the Mandarin phrase 走狗 (zǒugǒu) (literally "running dog"; similar terms include 狗腿子 and 狗腿), often used as an insult by the communist government of the People's Republic of China, North Korea against nations perceived to be in thrall to "imperialist" powers such as the United States. The North Korean communist government uses a Sino-Korean term 주구 (jugu) (hanja: 走狗), which is an equivalent of the Mandarin term.

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Dr Ko Wing-man, Hong Kong's food and health secretary, confirmed the territory's first H7N9 case late on Monday.

He said that the patient "has a history of travelling to Shenzhen, buying a chicken, slaughtering and eating the chicken".

"She is now in critical condition at Queen Mary Hospital," he said, adding that four people in close contact with her were showing signs of flu-like symptoms.

Hong Kong is now on public health alert and has suspended the import of live chickens from some farms across the border with the mainland.

H7N9 is a type of influenza virus that normally circulates among birds and has not until recently been seen in people, the WHO says.

"There is no indication thus far that it can be transmitted between people, but both animal-to-human and human-to-human routes of transmission are being actively investigated," the organisation adds.

BBC News - Hong Kong confirms first case of H7N9 bird flu

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Closing live poultry markets in China dramatically curtailed the spread of a novel strain of bird flu this year, according to an analysis.

The report, published in the Lancet, showed shutting the markets cut the number of new cases of H7N9 bird flu by 97%.

It said the future of the markets, a millennia-old culture in China, needed to be reassessed.

Experts said the markets can become a reservoir of viruses.

There have been 137 cases of H7N9 bird flu and 45 deaths, according to the World Health Organization.

However, most were in the months immediately after the virus was found to be moving from infecting animals to people.

BBC News - Poultry markets in China 'are vast bird flu reservoir'

 

[Singh]

Gotta stop eating eggs and poultry.

 

[W.G.Ewald]

:: KFC sogood ::

 

[W.G.Ewald]

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