中国发现5例H7N9禽流感病例

导读:中国山东省、江西省、湖南省再次爆发禽流感疫情。

Five human H7N9 avian flu cases were reported in East China’s Shandong and Jiangxi provinces as well as the central province of Hunan on Saturday, local authorities said.

周六地方政府报道称中国东部的山东省、江西省以及中部的湖南省发现5例H7N9禽流感病例。

The male patient from Shandong’s Laiwu City, 53, is receiving treatment in the provincial capital of Jinan.

山东莱芜53岁的男性患者正在省会济南接受治疗。

Local health sectors have conducted investigations, risk evaluations and disinfected possible areas of transmission to prevent the virus from spreading. Three patients, two females and a male aged at 72, 83 and 48, have been hospitalized in Jiangxi. The local health authorities said the two female patients were in serious condition.

当地卫生部门已展开调查，进行风险评估，对可能传播的地区消毒防止病毒蔓延。另外三名患者中有两名女性和一名男性，分别72岁、83岁、48岁，已在江西的医院接受治疗。当地卫生部门称两名女性患者的情况严重。

According to the Hunan provincial disease control and prevention center, the patient, a 35-year-old male from Zhuzhou City, is in serious condition. He was confirmed to have had close contact with poultry before being hospitalized.

湖南省疾病控制和预防中心表示，株洲市35岁的男性患者情况危急。他在住院之前与家禽有过亲密接触。

Another two H7N9 cases were reported in Shenzhen City in south China’s Guangdong Province on Friday. An H7N9 patient died in Shandong’s Rizhao City on Tuesday.

周五报道称中国南部广东省的深圳市发现两例H7N9感染者。周二山东日照一名H7N9患者离世。

H7N9, a bird flu strain most likely to strike in winter and spring, was first reported to have infected humans in China in March 2013.

H7N9禽流感病毒可能大多发生在冬季和春季，中国首次报道人类感染禽流感是在2013年三月份。