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Flu Scan for Aug 04, 2017
H1N2v flu case in Ohio; New H7N9 infection in China; Avian flu outbreaks
Filed Under:
H3N2v Influenza; H7N9 Avian Influenza; Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
[h=3]New H1N2v flu case in Ohio involved swine exposure[/h] Ohio officials have confirmed a case of novel H1N2 influenza (H1N2v), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its weekly FluView update.
The case involves a child who had direct exposure to swine at a fair in the week preceding illness onset and has fully recovered, the CDC said. Officials confirmed the diagnosis last week, and no human-to-human transmission has been found. The agency provided no other details on the patient.
This is the first H1N2v case reported in 2017. The CDC has confirmed 13 cases of H3N2v, a much more common flu variant, so far this year, the most recent of them last week. Since 2015 the agency has reported 384 H3N2v cases, compared with 10 H1N2v cases and 20 H1N1v cases.
H1N2v contains genes from swine flu strains plus the M gene from the 2009 H1N1 flu virus.
The CDC said in today's update, "Early identification and investigation of human infections with novel influenza A viruses are critical to ensure timely risk assessment and so that appropriate public health measures can be taken. Additional information on influenza in swine, variant influenza infection in humans, and strategies to interact safely with swine can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swineflu/index.htm."
Aug 4 CDC FluView report
Jul 28 CIDRAP News story "CDC reports 11 H3N2v flu cases linked to Ohio fair"
[h=3]CHP reports another human case of H7N9 avian flu[/h] The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) in Hong Kong today reported a new case of H7N9 influenza in a 58-year-old man from Fujian.
The man was known to have exposure to live poultry and reported symptom onset on Jul 19. This is the first case reported since Jul 21. Throughout July, new cases of H7N9 slowed to a trickle.
China's latest wave of H7N9 cases, the country's fifth and by far the largest, began last October. So far, there have been at least 752 cases and 282 deaths reported during the current outbreak.
Aug 4 CHP report
[h=3]OIE notes avian flu outbreaks in China, Myanmar, Italy[/h] Highly pathogenic H5N1 and H5N8 avian flu viruses have caused new outbreaks in China, Myanmar, and Italy, according to the latest reports from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
In China, officials today confirmed an H5N1 outbreak in Inner Mongolia province first reported by the media on Aug 1. Of 81,500 poultry on the farm, 35,000 contracted the disease and 15,000 died. The remainder of the flock was culled to contain the outbreak.
Myanmar, meanwhile, reported a small H5N1 outbreak in Yangon division yesterday. In a flock of 29 village chickens, 7 birds died in an outbreak that began Jul 26. The remaining birds were euthanized.
Also yesterday, Italian veterinary officials confirmed two recent H5N8 outbreaks in turkeys on fattening farms in the north-central part of the country. The first farm, in Veneto province, housed 5,642 birds, 1,241 of which died from the virus. The rest were culled.
In the other outbreak, in Emilia-Romagna province, 4,900 turkeys fell ill and 1,800 died in a flock of 24,738. Both outbreaks began on Aug 1.
According to information in the final OIE report, tests conducted Aug 2 turned up highly pathogenic H5N8 in samples from 10 mallards found dead in a fishing pond in Lombardia province in northwestern Italy.
Aug 4 OIE report on H5N1 in China
Aug 3 OIE report on H5N1 Myanmar
Aug 3 OIE report on H5N8 in Italian poultry
Aug 3 OIE report on H5N8 in wild ducks in Italy
Flu Scan for Aug 04, 2017
H1N2v flu case in Ohio; New H7N9 infection in China; Avian flu outbreaks
Filed Under:
H3N2v Influenza; H7N9 Avian Influenza; Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
[h=3]New H1N2v flu case in Ohio involved swine exposure[/h] Ohio officials have confirmed a case of novel H1N2 influenza (H1N2v), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its weekly FluView update.
The case involves a child who had direct exposure to swine at a fair in the week preceding illness onset and has fully recovered, the CDC said. Officials confirmed the diagnosis last week, and no human-to-human transmission has been found. The agency provided no other details on the patient.
This is the first H1N2v case reported in 2017. The CDC has confirmed 13 cases of H3N2v, a much more common flu variant, so far this year, the most recent of them last week. Since 2015 the agency has reported 384 H3N2v cases, compared with 10 H1N2v cases and 20 H1N1v cases.
H1N2v contains genes from swine flu strains plus the M gene from the 2009 H1N1 flu virus.
The CDC said in today's update, "Early identification and investigation of human infections with novel influenza A viruses are critical to ensure timely risk assessment and so that appropriate public health measures can be taken. Additional information on influenza in swine, variant influenza infection in humans, and strategies to interact safely with swine can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swineflu/index.htm."
Aug 4 CDC FluView report
Jul 28 CIDRAP News story "CDC reports 11 H3N2v flu cases linked to Ohio fair"
[h=3]CHP reports another human case of H7N9 avian flu[/h] The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) in Hong Kong today reported a new case of H7N9 influenza in a 58-year-old man from Fujian.
The man was known to have exposure to live poultry and reported symptom onset on Jul 19. This is the first case reported since Jul 21. Throughout July, new cases of H7N9 slowed to a trickle.
China's latest wave of H7N9 cases, the country's fifth and by far the largest, began last October. So far, there have been at least 752 cases and 282 deaths reported during the current outbreak.
Aug 4 CHP report
[h=3]OIE notes avian flu outbreaks in China, Myanmar, Italy[/h] Highly pathogenic H5N1 and H5N8 avian flu viruses have caused new outbreaks in China, Myanmar, and Italy, according to the latest reports from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
In China, officials today confirmed an H5N1 outbreak in Inner Mongolia province first reported by the media on Aug 1. Of 81,500 poultry on the farm, 35,000 contracted the disease and 15,000 died. The remainder of the flock was culled to contain the outbreak.
Myanmar, meanwhile, reported a small H5N1 outbreak in Yangon division yesterday. In a flock of 29 village chickens, 7 birds died in an outbreak that began Jul 26. The remaining birds were euthanized.
Also yesterday, Italian veterinary officials confirmed two recent H5N8 outbreaks in turkeys on fattening farms in the north-central part of the country. The first farm, in Veneto province, housed 5,642 birds, 1,241 of which died from the virus. The rest were culled.
In the other outbreak, in Emilia-Romagna province, 4,900 turkeys fell ill and 1,800 died in a flock of 24,738. Both outbreaks began on Aug 1.
According to information in the final OIE report, tests conducted Aug 2 turned up highly pathogenic H5N8 in samples from 10 mallards found dead in a fishing pond in Lombardia province in northwestern Italy.
Aug 4 OIE report on H5N1 in China
Aug 3 OIE report on H5N1 Myanmar
Aug 3 OIE report on H5N8 in Italian poultry
Aug 3 OIE report on H5N8 in wild ducks in Italy