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The National Health and Family Planning Commission of China have notified WHO of 5 new laboratory-confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus infection, including 1 deaths.
Onset dates range from 7 May to 22 May 2016. Cases range in age from 45 to 63 years. Of these 5 cases, 4 are male. The majority (4 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 4 provinces: Jiangsu (2), Beijing (1), Hebei (1) and Jiangxi (1).
(Via WHO Disease Outbreak News - accessed 04/07/16)
Advice for Travellers
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.
