Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza in Beijing on the report system and the prohibition of live poultry outside Beijing

At 19:56 on January 7, 2009

China news agency, Beijing, January 7 (Reporter Du Yan) - In Beijing recently confirmed case of human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza deaths in Beijing with immediate effect the implementation of highly pathogenic avian influenza prevention and control on the reporting system at the same time, from now the prohibition of unauthorized outside Beijing live birds and live poultry trade in Beijing.

Beijing Health Bureau held a news conference on the 7th afternoon announced that from now on, all kinds of medical institutions at all levels in Beijing for treatment of all cases of influenza-like cases to register and report daily to the area for Disease Control and Prevention reported the county, and district County to be the prevention and control of inspection prior to 4:30 p.m. daily report major animal disease prevention and control of Beijing headquarters office.

Beijing Municipal Health Bureau said that the Beijing Disease Control and Prevention Department of the districts and counties should take the initiative to house survey, investigation and whether the residents have influenza-like cases, after the discovery of cases sent to hospital for treatment. Among them, if human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza suspected cases, according to human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza prevention and control work to implement the relevant requirements.

At the same time, a major animal disease prevention and control, Beijing has released Command "on further strengthening the highly pathogenic avian influenza prevention and control work" emergency notification, and launch public health emergencies in response to grade Ⅱ. Told that, from Beijing banned without a major animal disease prevention and control headquarters office outside the approved live in Beijing. To Beijing in the road, rail, aviation site supervision of animal quarantine, Beijing will enhance the relevant departments in Beijing animals and their products outside the supervision and checks, and do a good job means of delivery disinfection.

Beijing Municipal Health Bureau on the 7th also said that at present the city of influenza and other respiratory diseases is high season for respiratory infectious diseases prevention and control is also a crucial stage. In order to further strengthen human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza and other major respiratory infectious disease prevention and control work, it will take a variety of prevention and control measures. And Beijing also will be banned from the city's live poultry trading and focus on the special law enforcement inspection, start of slaughterhouses, farms and other regional category of spot checks of live birds.

It is learned that Beijing veterinary departments have been on the 6th place of residence for patients around the tight investigation shows that patients with place of residence and its surrounding areas within 10 kilometers without poultry. At the same time, the epidemiological investigation, the Beijing poultry found no abnormalities.