Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

H7N9 sickens two in China's Guangdong province

China's Guangdong province reported two new H7N9 avian influenza cases today, according to a report from Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP).

One of the H7N9 case-patients is a 3-year-old boy from the city of Heyuan, who is hospitalized in stable condition. The other infection occurred in an 18-year-old woman from the city of Foshan. She is currently hospitalized in critical condition.

H7N9 sickens three more in China

Two of China's provinces—Anhui and Guangdong—reported a total of three new H7N9 avian influenza cases today, according to separate health department reports.

Six H5N1 cases and 1 death reported in Egypt

Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu has infected six additional patients in Egypt, one of them fatally, since the last report, according to the machine translation of an update from the country's Ministry of Health posted yesterday by FluTrackers, an infectious disease news message board, continuing the uptick in cases there in recent weeks.

Saudi MERS case raises nation's total to 900

A new case of MERS-CoV and one death in a previously reported case bring totals since June 2012 to 900 and 383, respectively, in Saudi Arabia, according to a report today from the country's Ministry of Health (MOH).

Study: Eurasian avian flu lineages causing North American outbreaks

Phylogenetic analysis of H5N8 and H5N2 avian flu strains from wild waterfowl and a captive gyrfalcon in northwestern states in December showed high similarity with Eurasian avian flu lineages, according to a study yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Guangdong man with H7N9 brings global case total to nearly 600

An additional case of H7N9 avian flu in China's Guangdong province has been reported to Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP), according to a machine-translated statement posted today by FluTrackers, an infectious disease news message board.

US measles case climb to 141, CDC says

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today that 141 measles cases have been reported so far this year, an increase of 20 since the agency's previous update on Feb 9.

Most of the cases—113 (80%)—are part of a multistate outbreak that originated with exposures at Disneyland, the CDC said. (The update does not name Disneyland, instead referring to it as an amusement park in California.)

H5N1 infects 6 more in Egypt, one fatally

The H5N1 avian flu virus has sickened six people in Egypt over the past 4 days, one fatally, according to official sources.

Few details are available about the patients, who are from five different locations in Egypt, according to government and media sources that health department announcements and were translated by FluTrackers, an infectious disease news message board.

Four H7N9 cases, one fatal, reported in China

The H7N9 avian influenza virus has sickened four more people, one fatally, ing China's Guangdong province, Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said today in a statement.

Though few details were listed for the patients, the report said the latest case-patients include three men and one woman ages 51 to 82 years old. The 82-year-old man died from his infection, and the rest are hospitalized in critical condition.

China reports three H7N9 infections, one fatal

Three more H7N9 infections from China, one of them fatal, were reported yesterday and today, one in Shanghai and two in Guangdong province, according to official sources.