Health Alerts

A further 14 cases of H7N9 avian influenza were reported in the week of April 9-15, but there are hopes that the change in season, together with measures such as the banning of the sale of live poultry, will bring a drop in the viral disease’s incidence. In a recent update recorded in Beijing, authorities have advised that there have been 10 human cases during the current wave – made up of 4 locals and 6 others who are believed to be itinerant poultry traders from Hebei province. In addtion to this, 2 men who also sell poultry at the Lhasa market where the country’s first case developed, have been diagnosed with H7N9 infection. Read more.