Monday, February 9, 2009

Zhong Nanshan: not sick birds infected more transmission

[Repeated information, but recent article]
February 9, 2009 10:56:59

(Xinhua correspondent Lai Heng Liu,戴丽娟) this year, in different places have been found in seven cases of human avian influenza cases, of which five cases have died. Case once again to arouse people's human bird flu vigilance and attention. Yesterday morning, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Professor Zhong Nanshan respiratory authoritative experts said bird flu cases this year were high mortality, but is still in the dissemination of state, not the formation of the epidemic.

High mortality but not the formation of the epidemic

"This year, bird flu appears there are two more obvious characteristics, first, high mortality, and second, the time appeared more concentrated, seven cases diagnosed are in the last month found, of which 5 cases are has died. "Zhong Nanshan said, but these cases generally distributed, the distribution in Beijing, Xinjiang, Shandong, Shanxi, Guizhou and other places, and each region has so far been found only in 1 case. "This means that this year's bird flu epidemic has not yet formed, because in accordance with the relevant provisions must be in the same area more than five cases of epidemic cases only."

"As people all over the bird flu vigilance, as well as the peak incidence of influenza in winter and spring come, people believe that sporadic cases of avian influenza may still occur in our country." Zhong Nanshan said.

Beware "is not borne disease" in poultry

Zhong Nanshan special emphasis this year, avian influenza appears people have a very noteworthy new phenomenon. "In this seven cases of patients, some people do not have a history of contact with sick poultry." Zhong Nanshan consider in particular the need to guard against this, because it meant that some poultry may be "not infected or sick." "In other words, these birds may be carrying the body can be transmission of avian influenza virus, but there is no incidence of characteristics, so people come into contact with these birds when there is no preparedness, more vulnerable to illnesses." Zhong Nanshan think, The reason why birds would lead to "the virus is not sick", and may be related to immunization, and "hit and poultry vaccines, bird flu may be reduced after the detoxification reaction is not popular for the disease, but in fact They still carry the virus in vivo. "

To this end, Zhong Nanshan reminded, the best way to prevent bird flu is to avoid contact with poultry, "whether it is sick, or 'looks healthy', are not to contact. In addition, the public is best not to buy live poultry to go home their slaughter. "

Hospital should not be about money

Reporter asked: "This year, human avian influenza cases why such a high mortality rate?" Zhong Nanshan said that medical staff were not placed enough emphasis on the avian flu is one of the reasons why. Zhong Nanshan said that over the past month appears that seven cases of human avian flu cases are occurring in the rural grass-roots level, and worrying is that there are patients who have seen the patient to the hospital, but was the grass-roots hospitals Doctor as an ordinary fever and pneumonia. "One is to have a patient go to the hospital, has gone, once again was called back to the hospital. The reason why Called back, is the hospital later found him suspicious of the condition. However, this is late, this patient eventually rescued them. "

In this regard, Zhong Nanshan call a high fever and pneumonia for those patients, if after 48 hours of conventional therapy is still not improved, medical personnel should attach great importance to the first person to give them a quick test of bird flu, but should allow them to be treated in hospital . "Unfortunately, in this seven cases of patients have several hospital because no money to pay a deposit and leave the hospital. I call upon the vast numbers of hospital, particularly in Guangdong area hospital, once found in pneumonia and high fever within 48 hours of non - improvement in patients who should not care about the money, regardless of their hospital has no money to pay the deposit should be treated before their admission, and then immediately to the higher level health authorities report. "

Zhong Nanshan remind

Some birds may be the body with transmission of avian influenza virus, but did not show the characteristics of the disease, hidden high, but also need to remain vigilant.

I call upon the vast numbers of hospital, particularly in Guangdong area hospital, once found in pneumonia and high fever for 48 hours does not improve patients should not care about the money, they should be treated first admitted to hospital.

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