TABLE WO-4Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Update: March 17, 2014

Cumulative counts by report date30 Mar–30 Sept, 20131 Oct 2013–PresentTotal
Countries affectedChinaChina, MalaysiaChina, Malaysia
Number of confirmed casesa135257392
Number of confirmed cases hospitalized131256387 (98%)
Number of fatal confirmed cases4580125 (32%)
Cases of confirmed human-to-human transmissionb000
Number of confirmed clustersc531
Number of asymptomatic infections101

SOURCE: Jernigan presentation, CDC, 2014.

a

Confirmed cases include persons with laboratory confirmation of H7N9 infection through report from China CDC or Provincial CDC.

b

Represents transmission between confirmed cases.

c

Confirmed clusters are two or more confirmed cases of H7N9 that are close contacts of one another.

From: Workshop Overview

Cover of Emerging Viral Diseases
Emerging Viral Diseases: The One Health Connection: Workshop Summary.
Forum on Microbial Threats; Board on Global Health; Institute of Medicine.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2015 Mar 19.
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