UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA A (H7N9) IN CHINA

Affected places:

Eight (8) Provinces: Anhui, Fujian, Henan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong and Zhejiang
Two (2) Municipalities: Beijing and Shanghai.

Number of cases:

To date, there are a total of 131 laboratory confirmed human cases with avian influenza A (H7N9) virus including 36 fatalities in China reported.

WHO does not advise special screening at points of entry with regard to this event, nor does it recommend that any travel or trade restrictions be applied.

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