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The National Health and Family Planning Commission of China have notified WHO of 11 new laboratory-confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus infection, including 4 deaths.
Onset dates range from 23 March to 21 April. Cases range in age from 23 to 69 years. Of these 11 cases, 7 are male. The majority (10 cases) reported exposure to live poultry, slaughtered poultry or live poultry markets. One case had a history of selling pork in a market.
Cases were reported from 5 provinces and municipalities: Jiangsu (6), Jiangxi (2), Anhui (1), Shandong (1) and Zhejiang (1).
(Via WHO Disease Outbreak News - accessed 26/05/16)
Travellers experiencing severe flu like symptoms within 10 days of returning from China, should contact their GP and inform them of their recent travel to China.
