Sunday, January 25, 2009

Guizhou, 29-year-old man infected bird flu confirmed

2009-01-25 (15:54)

Guizhou Province confirmed that a man infected with highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu now in a critical condition. This is China this month the first six cases of human infection of avian influenza, of which 4 people were killed.

The Ministry of Health Web site reported, Guizhou Provincial Health Office briefing on the 25th, the patient surnamed Zhou, M, 29 years old, living in yunyan District of Guiyang City. He incidence of January 15, the same day to the Provincial People's Hospital for treatment, it is in a critical condition.

The survey found patients had to live poultry market. Guizhou Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention collected 23 samples from patients with respiratory secretions detection, the results of the avian flu virus H5N1 positive. China Center for Disease Control and Prevention reviewed 25 samples positive for H5N1.

After the outbreak, the local government in accordance with the "human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza contingency plans" to take the necessary prevention and control measures to all close contacts to implement strict medical observation, all close contacts are not unusual clinical manifestations.

Ministry of Health has the World Health Organization, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions and the countries concerned informed about the case.

Since the beginning of this month, a 19-year-old woman in Beijing, Shandong Province, a 27-year-old woman, Guizhou, a 16-year-old male student and a 31-year-old woman in Xinjiang, has died of bird flu infection. And Shanxi Province, a 2-year-old girl has been confirmed infected with bird flu, has been out of danger after treatment.
hat-tip Sally

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