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Viewing cable 08BEIJING657, BEIJING CONFIRMS SECOND AVIAN INFLUENZA FATALITY IN 2008

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08BEIJING657 2008-02-22 10:33 2011-08-23 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Beijing 
VZCZCXRO4618
RR RUEHHM RUEHLN RUEHMA RUEHPB RUEHPOD
DE RUEHBJ #0657 0531033
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 221033Z FEB 08
FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5289
INFO RUEHCN/AMCONSUL CHENGDU 8981
RUEHGZ/AMCONSUL GUANGZHOU 3859
RUEHHK/AMCONSUL HONG KONG 0015
RUEHGH/AMCONSUL SHANGHAI 8900
RUEHSH/AMCONSUL SHENYANG 8643
RUEHBK/AMEMBASSY BANGKOK 5849
RUEHRC/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHDC
RHMFIUU/DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC
RUEAUSA/DEPT OF HHS WASHINGTON DC
RUEHC/DEPT OF INTERIOR WASHDC 0712
RUEHPH/CDC ATLANTA GA
RUEHZN/ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COLLECTIVE
 
UNCLAS BEIJING 000657 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
BANGKOK FOR REO AND CDC 
HHS FOR OGHA - STEIGER, HICKEY 
CDC ATLANTA FOR CCID AND COGH 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: TBIO KFLU EAGR CH
SUBJECT: BEIJING CONFIRMS SECOND AVIAN INFLUENZA FATALITY IN 2008 
 
REF  A) BEIJING 585, B) 07 BEIJING 7567 
 
1. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed the 
second avian influenza death in China in 2008.  The case, an 
unemployed 41 year-old male, died on Feb. 20 in Guangxi Province. 
Although the MOH report indicated that the patient had been in 
contact with infected poultry before contracting the disease, the 
Chinese authorities have not reported any new avian outbreaks of 
influenza in the Guangxi area.  END SUMMARY. 
 
2.  (SBU) On Feb. 22, the Ministry of Health transmitted a fax to 
the Embassy to report an avian influenza (H5N1) case in Guangxi 
Province.  The case, an unemployed 41 year-old male from Nanning, 
the capital of Guangxi, was hospitalized on Feb. 12 and died on Feb. 
20.  After tests confirmed that the patient had died of avian 
influenza, a local investigation revealed that he had recently been 
in contact with sick poultry.  On Feb. 21, laboratories of the China 
Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the earlier 
diagnosis and determined that the patient died of highly pathogenic 
avian influenza.  Recent contacts of the patient have been placed 
under strict medical observation.  To date, none have exhibited 
symptoms of the disease. 
 
3.  (SBU) Although the local authorities indicated that the patient 
had recent contact with infected poultry, the Chinese Government has 
not reported any new avian cases in the Guangxi area.  The last 
reported outbreak among poultry was in Tibet on Feb. 17 (see ref B). 
 China has reported 29 cases of human avian influenza infection 
since 2003, with 19 deaths. 
 
RANDT