Thursday, December 11, 2008

Ministry of Health to respond to the epidemic in Hong Kong: Bird flu likely

2008-12-11 9:11:04

Ye Zhou) for a Hong Kong outbreak of avian flu in farms, yesterday, the Ministry of Health said that according to experts on risk assessment of the epidemic, the epidemic situation this year, and individual cases of human infection may have occurred, of which animal bird flu occurred More likely.


The Ministry of Health said that the reduction is to reduce the exposure of human infection with bird flu the most effective preventive measure.

The Ministry of Health reminded the public to minimize the poultry and, in particular, the opportunity to contact the dead poultry found abnormal situation should be timely to the health and agriculture departments of the report.

It is reported that on December 9 a chicken farm in Hong Kong avian flu epidemic, but no one infected with bird flu. It is understood that Hong Kong has decided to public hospitals in the area of preparedness for avian flu strain level to enhance the level of serious strain.

1 comment:

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