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On March 31, 2013, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China announced that three cases of rapidly progressive pneumonia and respiratory failure, two in Shanghai municipality and one in Anhui province, were confirmed to be infected with a novel reassortant avian-origin influenza A (H7N9) virus. As of May 27, NHFPC reported that avian influenza A (H7N9) had caused 37 deaths among 130 laboratory-confirmed cases in two municipalities and eight provinces of mainland China. The threat of H7N9 avian influenza has reminded the Chinese public of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak that hit the country one decade ago. Many have wondered whether China’s public health system is prepared for controlling the outbreak of H7N9 avian influenza.

Palabras clave: H7N9 avian influenza; SARS epidemic; public health; China.

2013-10-16   |   445 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones

Vol. 7 Núm.10. Octubre 2013 Pags. 761-762 J Infect Developing Countries 2013; 7(10)