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Taiwan has reported its first case of H7 influenza. The Centers for Disease Control held an emergency press conference on the matter on Thursday afternoon. CDC Head Philip Lo said that the infection was a sporadic case of avian-to-human transmission. The patient is a man in his 70s living in Central Taiwan. A total of 33 contacts have been tracked down and are being monitored. Six relatives of the patient have been tested and they all showed a negative. Let’s hear from Lo.

Philip Lo
CDC Head
The patient is a man in his 70s who resides in Central Taiwan and works in the poultry industry. He developed flu-like symptoms in late March, and was later hospitalized with pneumonia. Doctors initially suspected he had contracted influenza A. He was tested, and was later confirmed as the first domestic case of H7 influenza. His condition has improved with treating and will be released from isolation after a PCR test yields a negative. His relatives have all tested negative so far, and a total of 33 contacts have been identified and are being monitored. We’re considering his case a sporadic isolated incident, and the epidemic risk remains under control. Based on limited evidence from genetic testing, there is no indication of mutations that would enhance the transmission of the virus from poultry to humans. That indicates that it remains as a typical avian-origin virus, which poses no greater risk.

The epidemic investigation found no further transmission of the disease. Experts have also ruled out any relation to the H7N9 outbreaks that swept China from 2013 to 2018. The case is also unrelated to any previous imported H7N9 cases in Taiwan. Agriculture and health authorities are investigating the possible source of infection, including poultry farms and wild birds.

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