HUMAN CASES OF AVIAN INFLUENZA A IN CHINA.

There have been a further 8 cases of influenza A (H7N9) in China since the start of April, bringing the total number of people affected to 778, according to Flu Trackers. These include 6 deaths, and further cases of a mother and adult son admitted to hospital in Fujian province. These cases were recorded between February 25 and April 4 to the World Health Organization (WHO) and was informed about 1 person in a critical condition after being confirmed with H5N6 influenza from a live poultry market. The same report outlines 4 new cases of H5N1 influenza in Egyptian patients, including 3 in young girls, who are all reported to have recovered, and a 70-year-old woman in Giza who was in a critical condition. read more at flutrackers.com