A case report of avian influenza H7N9 killing a young doctor in Shanghai, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The novel avian influenza H7N9 virus has caused severe diseases in humans in eastern China since the spring of 2013. On January 18(th) 2014, a doctor working in the emergency department of a hospital in Shanghai died of H7N9 virus infection. To understand possible reasons to explain this world's first fatal H7N9 case of a health care worker (HCW), we summarize the clinical presentation, epidemiological investigations, laboratory results, and prevention and control policies and make important recommendations to hospital-related workers.

Case presentation

The patient was a 31-year-old male Chinese surgeon who was obese and had a five-year history of hypertension and suspected diabetes. On January 11(th) 2014, he showed symptoms of an influenza-like illness. Four day

SUBMITTER: Pan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4476082 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature