CIDRAP Officials have confirmed four more H9N2 avian flu cases involving boys from different provinces on mainland China, the Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said today. The patients had illness onsets in late July and August.
According to the CHP, the patients include a 1-year-old, two 2-year-olds, and a 6-year-old, and all patients are male. Mainland China has now reported 19 H9N2 cases in the past 6 months. At least 13 of the cases have been in young children.