Monday, January 19, 2009

Shanxi mothers of children with avian flu a few days ago, died due to severe pneumonia

http://www.sina.com.cn 2009 on 20 day 01 years 01:36 Business News

January 17, Shanxi Province, Shanxi Province Health Department notified confirmed case of human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza cases. In this connection, two-year-old female children in Shanxi Province彭某become the first person who was diagnosed with bird flu.

"彭某had been in the market exposed to the history of live birds." Yesterday, the Hunan Provincial Department of Health Emergency Office彭主任in "First Financial Daily" in an interview told reporters.

Incidence when彭某with his parents still live in the outskirts of Changsha, Hunan Shaxian mayor, and one of her relatives in the vicinity of a "gray port Dreams" in the market engaged in live poultry business.

Mother had "severe pneumonia," the death of

On彭某admitted to hospital a few days before, her mother had just passed away.

"Her mother last December 21 ~ 26 have a history of exposure to live birds, December 28, 29 there was a slight fever, due to severe pneumonia in January 2009 death of 6 ~ 7."彭主任told reporters . Highly pathogenic avian influenza infection in critically ill patients tend to show such as pneumonia.

However, due to the mother after the death of彭某samples did not leave, so can not be confirmed whether the person had been infected with bird flu death.

The mother after the death of彭某also incidence of January 7. January 11, with her grandparents back to Shanxi, after the medical condition worsened in Fenyang Hospital of Shanxi Province, with no significant symptomatic improvement after treatment in the evening of 14 was transferred to Children's Hospital of Shanxi Province. January 17, she was admitted to hospital who specialized in patients with avian flu in Taiyuan Fourth People's Hospital.

Children in a critical condition

According to Shanxi Provincial Health Department Information Office news release published until at 12:00 on January 19,彭某currently in a critical condition, but is still stable vital signs.

Shanxi Provincial Health Department, a news staff of the Office revealed that the vice governor of Shanxi Province yesterday morning to张建欣Taiyuan Fourth People's Hospital to visit children, and called for the health sector to carry out epidemiological investigation, strict monitoring of close contacts with the children .

It is understood that the January 18, 2009, the Provincial Health Department has organized the provincial disease prevention and control experts, continue to have treated children with Children's Hospital of Shanxi Province and Taiyuan City children are admitted to the Fourth People's Hospital, guiding the medical staff to carry out personal protection, the hospital is a sense of control and disinfection. The Ministry of Agriculture immediately sent expert group also rushed to the Shanxi and Hunan, with the health sector poultry outbreak investigation and epidemiological investigations.

"彭某contact with children who have been close observation, there is no symptoms."彭主任said. Ma Xiaohua

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