Given the approx 12-d gap between onset and test confirmation, it will still be a few days before we see an impact, if any, of Shanghai market closures and even more time for an impact from poultry culls.
New H7N9 cases bring tally to 43
Another 5 H7N9 confirmations including a new death (n=11). Total of 43 cases - looks like 5/day is the new rate...an increase over time.
H7N9 in Beijing
A new location for H7N9 - Beijing (population >20,000,000) has reported 1st case of H7N9.
Testing results were turned around in only 1 day - great job!
Another 5 cases
Another 5 cases this evening (Down Under time that is) from three sites. Total at 49 cases.
One case (56M, Shanghai, Case #47) is the husband of a formerly H7N9-positive deceased woman (Case #13) - is this the first data to support human-to-human transmission of H7N9 or is it two independent avian infections that just happen to be married?
Earlier throat swabs on this case were H7N9 NEG