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Abstract
On May 7, 2009, a national network was organized in the People's Republic of China for the surveillance, reporting, diagnosis, and treatment of influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection (pandemic [H1N1] 2009). Persons with suspected cases are required to report to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ministry of Health within 24 hours; the patient's close contacts are then traced and placed in quarantine for 7 days. We report 3 confirmed early cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009. Two cases were imported from United States; the other was imported from Canada. The patients exhibited fever and signs and other symptoms that were indistinguishable from those of seasonal influenza. Serial virologic monitoring of pharyngeal swabs showed that they were negative for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus by real-time reverse transcription–PCR 4–6 days after onset of illness. One close contact whose sample tested positive for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus had no symptoms during quarantine. A national network is essential for controlling pandemic (H1N1) 2009.

A 95-YEAR-OLD Chinese woman died last week of complications related to Influenza A (H1N1), which brings the total number of deaths here to 16

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A 95-YEAR-OLD Chinese woman died last week of complications related to Influenza A (H1N1), which brings the total number of deaths here to 16

The Chinese mainland has confirmed 224 new cases of influenza A/H1N1 between Monday 15:00 and Wednesday 15H00, bringing to 3 981 the total number of cases recorded since the epidemic began, it was learned from the Ministry of Health.

A patient suffering from a confirmed case of the A(H1N1) influenza in Tuen Mun Hospital of Hong Kong died Thursday, Xinhuanet.com reported on Friday.

The 55-year-old patient was hospitalized on August 30 and confirmed to be A(H1N1) positive the next day. All hospital-administered treatment failed, however, and he died less than a week later, according to sources from the hospital.

This is the fifth straight day someone has died from the A(H1N1) virus in Hong Kong.

The Chinese mainland has reported 4,415 cases of A/H1N1 flu, of which 3,577 have recovered, the Health Ministry said Friday evening, adding the flu has so far caused no deaths on the mainland.

More than 100 people across China have been infected with H1N1 flu since Friday, a clear signal the peak season has begun for the potentially deadly virus, Zeng Guang, a senior epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, warned Sunday.
The mass outbreak among mainly students has lead to the closure of more than 20 schools stretching from the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in the south to Ningxia Hui autonomous region in the northwest, just one week after the start of the new school term.
"The recent clusters of school outbreaks are just the start of the peak season, which will feature widespread infections," Zeng told China Daily.
"The virus will definitely sicken more people, with new infections rising more quickly than before, though no mutations have so far been detected.
"The total cases nationwide will soon double to 10,000."