Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08BEIJING688
2008-02-27 06:07:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Beijing
Cable title:
BEIJING CONFIRMS THIRD AVIAN INFLUENZA FATALITY IN 2008
VZCZCXRO8077 RR RUEHHM RUEHLN RUEHMA RUEHPB RUEHPOD DE RUEHBJ #0688 0580607 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 270607Z FEB 08 FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5337 INFO RUEHCN/AMCONSUL CHENGDU 8989 RUEHGZ/AMCONSUL GUANGZHOU 3868 RUEHHK/AMCONSUL HONG KONG 0026 RUEHGH/AMCONSUL SHANGHAI 8910 RUEHSH/AMCONSUL SHENYANG 8651 RUEHBK/AMEMBASSY BANGKOK 5852 RUEHRC/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHDC RHMFIUU/DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC RUEAUSA/DEPT OF HHS WASHINGTON DC RUEHC/DEPT OF INTERIOR WASHDC 0713 RUEHPH/CDC ATLANTA GA RUEHZN/ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS BEIJING 000688
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 THIRD AVIAN INFLUENZA FATALITY IN 2008
REF A) GUANGZHOU 119, B) BEIJING 657, C) 07 BEIJING 585
UNCLAS BEIJING 000688
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 THIRD AVIAN INFLUENZA FATALITY IN 2008
REF A) GUANGZHOU 119, B) BEIJING 657, C) 07 BEIJING 585
1. (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed on February 26 to
Embassy Beijing the third avian influenza death in China in 2008.
As reported in REF A, the Government of China had previously
notified Embassy Beijing and Consulate Guangzhou of the suspected AI
case, a 44-year-old female migrant worker that fell ill on February
16 after exposure to sick and dead poultry. On February 25, one day
after MOH's initial notification, the woman died. MOH reported that
the laboratories at the China Center for Disease Control and
Prevention confirmed that samples taken from the victim had tested
positive for the avian influenza virus (A/H5N1). MOH also reported
that eighty three persons that had prior close contact with the
victim have been placed under medical observation. None of the
persons have exhibited any symptoms of the disease. MOH's
notification did not have any information on whether poultry in the
area had been culled.
RANDT
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 THIRD AVIAN INFLUENZA FATALITY IN 2008
REF A) GUANGZHOU 119, B) BEIJING 657, C) 07 BEIJING 585
1. (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed on February 26 to
Embassy Beijing the third avian influenza death in China in 2008.
As reported in REF A, the Government of China had previously
notified Embassy Beijing and Consulate Guangzhou of the suspected AI
case, a 44-year-old female migrant worker that fell ill on February
16 after exposure to sick and dead poultry. On February 25, one day
after MOH's initial notification, the woman died. MOH reported that
the laboratories at the China Center for Disease Control and
Prevention confirmed that samples taken from the victim had tested
positive for the avian influenza virus (A/H5N1). MOH also reported
that eighty three persons that had prior close contact with the
victim have been placed under medical observation. None of the
persons have exhibited any symptoms of the disease. MOH's
notification did not have any information on whether poultry in the
area had been culled.
RANDT