Thursday, February 19, 2009

China's Embassy in China to inform the recent Human bird flu

2009-02-19

HONG Beijing February 19 (Xinhua LIU Tian Si) February 18, 2009 morning, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture was invited to the United Nations Development Program office in China to the United Nations system agencies in China and the countries concerned Embassy recent introduction Human bird flu in China and bird flu prevention and control work. The meeting was chaired by the World Health Organization (WHO) resident representative in韩卓or (Hans Troedsson) and FAO (FAO) representative office in China Senior Project Officer Martin (Vincent Martin) co-chaired.

First of all, the Ministry of Health deputy director for international cooperation on behalf of the Ministry of Health王立基the recent introduction of the Human bird flu overview of the recent human avian influenza cases in the basic situation and the characteristics of the epidemic, the Ministry of Health to study the epidemic situation, all levels of hygiene departments have taken the next step of the prevention and control measures and job arrangements. He said that the health systems of the cases occurred in the timely prevention and control plans in accordance with a deal, the Chinese government has an open, transparent and responsible attitude in the first instance to the WHO and other international organizations, the country and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan region of China about the recent happened to all those infected with highly pathogenic bird flu. National Ministry of Health, China CDC and the corresponding health administration departments of infection in 8 patients in accordance with the China of highly pathogenic avian influenza prevention and control plans to take prompt measures to successfully saved three patients, there was no spread of the epidemic situation. People working and living in a normal, stable society are. He also said that willing to work with relevant countries and international organizations to further strengthen cooperation, enhance mutual trust and continue to strengthen the human avian influenza and pandemic influenza prevention and control work for the people's health and well-being of Service.

Director of Veterinary Services Ministry of Agriculture informed Qin Chao recent epidemiological survey of poultry, the introduction of the Ministry of Agriculture to prevent the emergence of epidemic seven poultry prevention and control measures, including immunization, intensify monitoring of the epidemic, and strengthen supervision and quarantine circulation and so on. He said that China's bird flu in poultry immune condition, the recent large-scale epidemic outbreak will not.

The Netherlands, Canada Embassy in China and the EU missions in China and other agency personnel had to ask questions, questions relating to China's human avian influenza vaccine development and use of the status quo, the bird flu virus strain in Shanxi Province with the recent human avian influenza cases whether there is any correlation, our environment whether the substantial presence of avian influenza virus, bird flu person dead poultry associated with the reliability of evidence and so on. 王立基Deputy Director, the Director, as well as ultra-Qin Yang Wei of China, deputy director of CDC, such as the above 11 questions were answered.

Finally韩卓or express, with the past, this year's Human bird flu strain does not mutate, the epidemic situation was no significant change, but human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza cases show that the emergence of avian influenza virus are still there, and there is variation the possibility of hope that the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and other departments to strengthen cooperation and jointly do a good job of bird flu prevention and control work.

From WHO, FAO, the European Union and other international organizations in China and Canada, the Netherlands, Iran and other relevant embassy of the country about 40 people attended the briefing.

Author: Liu Tian Si

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