Hunan, 16-year-old student in critical condition suffering from human avian influenza

2009-1-20 3:10:50

Core Tip: within half a month, the Chinese informed diagnosed four cases of human avian influenza cases, in addition to Beijing for the January 6 briefing outside, Shanxi, Shandong and Hunan in the January 17, 18 and 19 reported for three consecutive days three cases. Four cases, 2 deaths, 2 were in critical condition.

Within half a month, the Chinese informed diagnosed four cases of human avian influenza cases, in addition to Beijing for the January 6 briefing outside, Shanxi, Shandong and Hunan in the January 17, 18 and 19 for three consecutive days three cases reported . Four cases, 2 deaths, 2 were in critical condition.

8 will go to the incidence of Guizhou, Hunan

Hunan Provincial Department of Health informed yesterday, the province confirmed case of human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza cases. Patients吴某某, M, 16-year-old students, who lives in the southeast of Guizhou, Guizhou Province. Patients January 8, 2009 the incidence in Guizhou whose condition had worsened in the January 16 Huaihua City, Hunan Province into hospitalization. Patient is now in a critical condition and are actively in treatment.

January 17, the Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention laboratory specimens of patient testing, the results for the H5N1 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive; January 19, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention review of patient specimens for testing, the results for the bird flu virus nucleic acid H5N1 positive. Epidemiological survey found that patients had come into contact with dead poultry.

This is the fourth this year, confirmed cases of human bird flu cases. Beijing public health hotline that, in the event of unexplained fever, the patient must be timely medical treatment. If in serious condition after medical treatment, would make it relatively difficult for medical treatment, the incidence is relatively easy to initial treatment.

Shanxi mother killed children

Shanxi briefing on the 17th confirmed human bird flu patients for the 2-year-old girl, living for the city of Xiaoyi City, Luliang Prefecture, Shanxi Province. Taiyuan Fourth People's Hospital院办responsible person on the phone yesterday told China Morning Post reporter, the patient was transferred to the hospital on the 17th, is still severe wards, not convenient to disclose the specific circumstances.

According to the treatment of patients a nurse Shanxi Children's Hospital, said patients with the disease during the child's mother, developed a fever, in just four days after the death in Xiaoyi, the cause is not yet clear, but highly suspect that the Department of Hospital infection caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza.

On the suspected cause of death in patients infected mothers highly pathogenic bird flu, yesterday afternoon, the Information Office of the Ministry of Health of China Morning Post reporter, said: "We have taken note of the news. Now we are going to verify the business department, a new message, We will be announced immediately. "Health Ministry spokesman Mao Qunan told reporters yesterday confirmed that the verification of the relevant situation is.

At present, the treatment of patients with 2-year-old Taiyuan Fourth People's Hospital, also known as tuberculosis hospital in Taiyuan City in 2003, "SARS" period, was "atypical pneumonia" sentinel patient reception hospital.

Earlier, Beijing, a 19-year-old woman in the January 5 died of infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza; January 17, Jinan City, Shandong Province, a 27-year-old woman died of highly pathogenic avian influenza infection.

Authoritative interpretations

Recent cases of highly distributed no signs of large-scale outbreaks

According to Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 19 - Director of the Center for National Influenza舒跃龙an interview with reporters on the 19th that were sporadic cases of avian flu in our country there may occur, but there were no signs of large-scale outbreak.

China's recent few cases of human bird flu is highly distributed, and cases there was no link between this and previous incidence of basically the same. Through the people of China and the global bird flu analysis shows that in winter and spring is the season of high disease. This influenza virus on the heat-sensitive and insensitive to cold-related.

Statistics show that China's human bird flu cases more than 70% of the time focused on the incidence of winter and spring (November to March), in the region to the southern provinces of mainly rural than urban. In most cases prior to the onset of all, directly or indirectly, a history of exposure to dead birds, or go over the incidence of live birds markets, so far only one case of infection of unknown origin. [?]

舒跃龙that the current virus isolation showed that the avian virus remains a source of speculation of people infected in China still comes from birds and pollution of the environment in the cycle of avian influenza virus.

"Now, the bird flu virus H5N1 in the route of transmission is still mainly a bird-human transmission, direct contact with dead poultry is the most common risk factors, consumption without further processing of poultry products are also potentially dangerous, for many cases, the visit the live poultry market is the only identified risk factors. "舒跃龙said.

To this end, he reminded the public, so as not to touch dead birds, not to eat dead poultry, reducing the chance of contact with live birds; at the same time to develop good personal hygiene habits, attention to be dealt with separately, such as Health and cooked food.