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Note: Between January 1 and January 9 2017, China officially reported  to WHO at least another 107 human cases of H7N9 most with onset dates in 2016. The information presented below relates to  the first 125 cases reported with onset dates in 2016.  updated January 11, 2017 The first officially reported human case of infection from a reassortant avian influenza A(H7N9) virus was from the People’s Republic of China (China) in March of 2013, although human H7N9 infection may have occurred in or near Hong Kong as early as 2007 (FAO ID event 220957). Since 2013 the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially reported 808 human cases of H7N9 as of December 23, 2016. In the past few days, an additional 13 H7N9 cases have been reported by public health officials in China but have not yet been published by the WHO. Of these 821 cases, 696 have onset or reporting dates prior to December 31, 2015. The total number of reported H7N9 cases in 2016 is 125. Geographic Distribution ...

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has infected at least 1370 individuals (including asymptomatic cases) in Saudi Arabia since 2012 ( e.g. ProMED link ). Since mid-February 2016, Buraidah in Al Qassim region in Saudia Arabia has been experiencing a local MERS outbreak with 23 cases reported through March 16, 2016 ( link ). As of April 3, 2016 there have been an additional 11 cases reported, bringing the total cases reported from Buraidah by Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health to 34.   Many of these cases are a result of nosocomial infection, but perhaps as many as eight of these cases were community acquired infections with some individuals having contact with animals. Among these 34 cases, 17 have been reported as deaths so far. (see note) While the Buraidah MERS outbreak has raised concerns, the 34 cases from Buraidah represented about 40% of all MERS cases reported from Saudi Arabia since January 1, 2016. The majority of MERS cases since January 1, 2016, about 49 cases, have b...