Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Early responses to infection - infection of the seminar proposed measures

2009/02/10

H5N1 possibility of a new generation of non -
- Mr. Hamada Tokurou acting Director of the Center for Health Care Workers Health and Welfare Organization working abroad


As of mid-1909 a month, H5N1 influenza-infected persons in 15 countries and 397 persons (out of 249 died). Predict the damage caused by avian flu in Japan was 3200 million people are infected, the death toll is expected 64 million. Economic damage in the world at least a trillion 5000 billion U.S. dollars (World Bank) which, in October the IMF's 1908 loss of financial assets by the world's SABUPURAIMURON comparable to the one trillion U.S. dollars 4,000 million do.

Pandemic flu is likely to occur first in the foreign country who is likely to damage蒙RU first. The current fatality rate of H5N1-infected persons is more than 60 percent, the estimate is up to 2% fatality rate. Infection was expanded by moving the mild, the infection rate of 25% predicted, however, considered to be fixed a little bit more in the United States by 40 percent and 50 percent in Britain, the largest in Japan is predicted that 50 percent infection rate of it. If so, who died in Japan is expected to be 120 million.

The two measures are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1907, when pandemic "travel information (such as infection risk information) about the basic issue" in "self-restraint required to travel abroad that can wait" is up. Also, as a measure of people who travel abroad to have a choice of saving or residual. Even saving, time saving, if any rescue plane missed the season, and after returning to the stationary problem.

If you stay abroad, Hamada said: "The emergency measures, self-treatment should be considered." The Ministry of Health "Guidelines for the new flu" (draft) has been appended to the "Guidelines on Countering waterfront (draft)", "If you want to stay in the country is expected to occur in the new company employees, hospitals in Upon receiving a prescription of anti-influenza drugs, and make public how to take Public Relations to bring in foreign "remark was the phrase. For taking the need for guidance in advance, and explain the symptoms to the doctor in Japan, will receive instructions for the proper timing of oral administration.

When a new epidemic, when you keep the business travel industry is difficult to predict. Departure from Japan in 1908 until December 20 consecutive months and to decrease if the avian flu epidemic in 03 atypical pneumonia caused by SARS, a situation similar to the prediction of a sharp decline in the number of overseas tourists be. Should a reduction in business as well as meet industry people and an unspecified number of theaters and cinemas, public transport, will also target industries involving the movement of people, including the travel industry. "Self-restraint period is estimated to be about two months, a recovery in consumption will require several more months. As well as overseas travel, and might also be asked to refrain from moving in," said Hamada and predict .

Travel industry under these circumstances, the challenge is how to protect your business? "The proposal may sound easy, for example, and to support the return of those sent overseas travel, that's a good idea for exploring a new business," said Hamada. The tour operator in any event, prevent infection with the correct information and support to overseas travel, working to prevent the dissolution by decreasing the travel concerns, and to promote the management of risk management, information gathering and early measures are needed.

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