Two New Human H7N9 Cases Reported in South China


(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Two new human H7N9 cases were reported in south China's Guangdong Province, according to a statement from the provincial center of disease control and prevention



One patient is a 29-year-old man, who became sick on Jan. 3 and was hospitalized at a local hospital on Thursday. He is in critical condition, the statement said. Another patient is a 76-year-old man who fell ill on Jan. 3 and was also hospitalized on Thursday.



He is in stable condition, according to China's (Xinhua) News Agency. So far, Guangdong has confirmed 14 human H7N9 cases since August in 2013. Two of them have recovered while one patient in Dongguan City, died on Monday after being treated in a local hospital for about three weeks.


Qatar News Agency

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