As of April 4, 14 people from four different provinces in China have been infected; all patients were hospitalized with severe respiratory illness, and six people died. These cases are the first human infections with this virus, and no person-to-person transmission or epidemiologic link between any of the cases has been identified, according to the CDC.
While no cases of the influenza A (H7N9) virus infection have been reported outside China, the CDC recommends clinicians consider the possibility of this infection in patients with respiratory illness and an appropriate travel or exposure history. The CDC made interim recommendations for clinicians and state and local health departments on case investigation and testing, infection control and treatment.
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