China in the January number of deaths from bird flu, but abruptly stopped in February on, the subject of some public health experts concerned about the health sector believe that China may let go, or even hide the outbreak of bird flu. (Getty-Images)
By February 18 (Bloomberg Chung Luen compile reports) avian flu is fatal. Last year, China has three of the territory had been infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus and the disease died; in 2009 the first six weeks, eight people have been because of avian flu became ill, of which five have died.
Although this disease has not been such as the medical profession is worried about, spread into a global epidemic, but life is still haunting, it is cautious fear. Since 2003, in Asia, the Middle East and Africa region, has around 100 people annually infected by this disease. Last rare disease of the total number dropped to 50 below.
However, bird flu seems to have come back. Last month, China has five people were killed and this is also the highest since China has recorded a single month the number of deaths. Moreover, the cases are very scattered locations, including the northern part of Beijing, the western region of Xinjiang, southern Guangxi, Hunan Province in central to eastern part of Shandong.
The representative of WHO in China韩卓or (Hans Troedsson) Dr. said, "from the perspective of disease control observation, the increase in China of these cases are worthy of our attention, especially in these cases a wide range of geographical distribution."
He said that there is no evidence to suggest that the mutant virus has become easier to spread from person to person. However, once the trigger off a global pandemic, may lead to the death of millions of people a nightmare. Thus, while bird flu has yet to have an immediate threat, but we still should not be taken lightly.
"In fact, China's bird flu deaths in a single month record, that is, reminds us that the virus is in our living environment in the cycle of a deep-rooted."韩卓or express.
February 10, when the avian flu outbreak and 519 chickens have died, the Communist authorities in the remote western region of Xinjiang Hotan City (Hotan) killed more than 10,003 chickens 1000. However, so far, China has been no large-scale outbreak of bird species reported, it caused some public health experts concerned about the Chinese Communists consider hygiene and veterinary departments in charge may be missed, and even hide the avian influenza in poultry and wild birds in the spread of situation.
In 1997, Hong Kong reported the first case of human infection of H5N1. Earlier this year, Hong Kong has a dozen or so birds found infected with the deadly strain of the virus, indicating that the virus is likely to also exist in the neighboring Guangdong province. However, to date, Guangdong and there is no report of bird flu.
Equally unusual is that in January since there are so many infections, but all of a sudden, the report of human infection disappeared instantly. University of Hong Kong virologist Guan Yi (Guan Yi) Dr. also said that "It amazes me, in January because there are so many cases, but on February abruptly stopped."
China's human deaths, together with the neighboring countries of Vietnam and northeast India also has a new poultry outbreak of infection that the virus in mainland China really does exist. Some experts worry that China might miss the progress of the disease fatal.
Last week, the Hong Kong Government LO Wing-lok, an infectious disease consultants (Lo Wing-Lok) Doctor said that the Chinese Communists to the spread of bird flu did not tell the truth. "Although the Government does not admit, but, no doubt, China has been the outbreak of bird flu." He Bloomberg (Bloomberg) told reporters.
China R & D in 2005, a poultry bird flu vaccine, and each year millions of birds to inoculation. But not everyone agree that this is a panacea. American influenza expert Robert Webster (Robert Webster) Ph.D. in 2005 that China may have been the use of substandard vaccines, therefore, although to prevent bird flu symptoms, but still allow the virus continues to spread in poultry.
Canton One expert also said that China in general the risk of vaccination are: cover up the fact of the existence of a virus. He said, "should pay particular attention to these animals, including those who have been vaccinated poultry." "The existing vaccine can reduce the amount of virus, rather than its loss of influence."
The Chinese communist government on the management of live chickens in the market may lack a more fundamental layer of the precautionary approach. Some people fear that China's monitoring officers will only be in a large number of poultry have been culled sick until after the request, for example, the city of Hotan 519 poultry.
In contrast, in Hong Kong last year of regular examination, only in the traditional markets have been found infected chickens on a large-scale culling thousands of birds. Experts say that these infected birds, from the outside look, and there are no obvious symptoms, so if the inspectors to check only dead or sick poultry obvious that these infected birds will be ignored.
How to strengthen the preventive measures may increasingly become a question of life and death. Since the bird flu resurgence in 2003, has 254 people in 15 countries died. Researchers worry that the world's other crisis, such as global warming, issues such as global economic recession has made the news of avian influenza virus marginalized.
However, whether or not eye-catching, bird flu still exists. University of Hong Kong virologist马利克佩里斯(Malik Peiris), said: "The key is that the virus has never disappeared before," "It is only by the focus of media attention disappeared, but the spread of the virus itself has been expanded. avian influenza virus not only has roots in Asia, the Middle East, Egypt, Africa, in India and Bangladesh also have, this would be a difficult problem. "
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