Guideline on prevention and control of H7N9 avian influenza human infection

H7N9 avian influenza human infection is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by Influenza A virus subtype H7N9. Up until April 20, 96 cases of H7N9 were identified in China’s Shanghai City, Zhejiang Provence, Anhui Province, and Jiangsu Province, among which 18 died. All these cases remain sporadic, and no human to human infection has been identified among them so far.