Thursday, December 11, 2008

Ministry of Health to deploy a comprehensive human bird flu prevention and control work

2008-12-11 9:10:06

For a chicken farm in Hong Kong outbreak of avian flu, the Ministry of Health said yesterday, according to experts on risk assessment of the epidemic, the epidemic situation this year, and individual cases of human infection can happen. At present, the Ministry of Health has been on the national prevention of human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza to carry out the work of a comprehensive plan.

The Ministry of Health spokesman Mao Qun'an said at present, the Ministry of Health has been on the national prevention of human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza, including the patient's diagnosis, treatment, as well as the standard of epidemic monitoring, reporting, the deployment of a comprehensive and based on the past The actual situation on the management of some of the requirements have been adjusted.

This year, in the past on the basis of the increase of human infection of highly pathogenic avian flu monitoring efforts. For a number of suspicious, unexplained pneumonia cases, will report in a timely manner, and to organize expert consultations and to identify in a timely manner. Once people are infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza cases will be disposed of in accordance with the requirements of the bird flu epidemic to take corresponding measures.

The Ministry of Health reminded the public, especially poultry and have contact with the staff, and to minimize the poultry, particularly poultry died of exposure. Once the abnormal situation should be timely to the health and agriculture departments of the report. In addition, children in rural areas to minimize contact with poultry to reduce the contact is to reduce the bird flu infection were the most effective preventive measure.

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