Change the spread of avian influenza and human beings, the first attack

January 13, 2009

Beijing Xinhua News Center on the 12th condensate Chol Xinhua / Ministry of Health spokesman Mao Qun'an today about H5N1 human infection with avian influenza, said the current spread of avian flu has changed the law, in the past are mostly large-scale infection of poultry birds influenza, the surrounding talent, may fall ill; But recently, there were first infected with H5N1 bird flu, but poultry has not been the case of large-scale epidemic. He stressed that Beijing and human avian influenza cases in the Mainland experts expected, the future may still occur in animals of avian flu and individual cases of human avian influenza, the Government has the capacity to prevent and control the epidemic.

Beijing appeared before a 19-year-old girl infected with H5N1 avian influenza and died subsequently.

09 outbreaks of avian reproduction may be large

Mao Qun'an said that experts had earlier expected to occur in 2009 animal bird flu and some people more likely to bird flu. He disclosed that the current spread of bird flu has to change, it was the first large-scale poultry infected with H5N1 virus, and then individual cases of human infection with the virus, but the recent human avian influenza cases are first appeared in poultry. He analyzed that because many birds have been immunized, so the epidemic in poultry is not obvious cases, of human infection with bird flu first emerged. The Ministry of Health reminded the public to minimize and poultry, especially in contact with dead poultry.

As of January 11, Beijing cumulative cases of human avian influenza in close contact with 200 people, no additional human cases of bird flu close contacts. Among them, 131 people under medical observation has been deleted, while the others are still under observation.

Emphasize prevention and control in place without panic

Mao Qun'an also quoted expert analysis that there is no evidence that the current avian flu virus could trigger the spread of variation between people. At the same time, people in Beijing from the bird flu, the government departments of the bird flu prevention and control measures of comparison in place, the public need not panic.

For the spread of avian influenza virus, the Beijing CDC infectious disease Endemic Disease Control deputy director Wang Yi said that the current Beijing initially suspected cases Huang is due to contact with infected ducks and H5N1 viruses, but it does not fully conclusive. He said that the spread of avian influenza virus is closely related with personal circumstances, many people for avian flu virus is not sensitive to a lot of people may not even after the incidence of infection.

The same day, the Beijing disease control agencies continue to engage in poultry breeding, slaughtering, marketing and monitoring high-risk groups such as professional conduct pro-active monitoring to monitor a total of 51,362 people, found no cases of influenza-like. In addition, the city's disease control agency also carried out pro-active monitoring of influenza 358,820 households, and to monitor the field of floating population in Beijing 8950, and influenza-like cases were found.