Avian Influenza

Bird flu (Bird Flu or Avian Influenza) is an abbreviation for avian influenza. It is an infectious disease caused by a subtype of influenza A virus (also known as avian influenza virus). A type of infectious disease, also known as true fowl fever or European fowl fever. It can also infect humans and cause disease. It becomes avian influenza virus infection or avian influenza disease. The symptoms of human infection are mainly high fever, cough, runny nose, myalgia, etc. Most of them are accompanied by severe pneumonia, and severe cases include heart and kidney. This organ failure leads to death. In recent years, H5N1 subtype highly pathogenic bird flu outbreaks have occurred in Hong Kong, Guangdong, Gansu and other places in China. H7N9 bird flu is a new type of bird flu, which was first discovered in Shanghai and Anhui at the end of March 2013. H7N9 avian influenza is the first new subtype influenza virus discovered in the world. It has not yet been included in China's statutory reporting infectious disease surveillance reporting system, and no vaccine has been launched by early April 2013. Infection with the virus all showed symptoms such as fever at an early stage. As of April 2013, it has not been confirmed whether such viruses have the characteristics of human infection. As of 17:00 on April 8, 2013, a total of 28 confirmed cases had been reported across the country, of which 8 people had died. The cases were distributed in 17 prefecture-level regions in 4 provinces and municipalities: Shanghai (13 cases, 5 deaths), Jiangsu (8 cases, 1 death), Anhui (2 cases), Zhejiang (5 cases, 2 deaths).

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