Shandong Province died of bird flu in poultry in patients

http://www.sina.com.cn 2009 on 21 day 01 years 18:39 Xinhuanet

Xinhua Jinan January 21 (Xinhua Wang Haiying) 21 journalists from Shandong Provincial Health Office that the latest situation arising from infection of the avian flu virus in 17 patients with the death of Zhang Jinan no clear history of exposure to poultry.

It is understood that the recent incidents in the Mainland of China 4 cases of human bird flu cases, two cases (Beijing, Shanxi Province) has a clear history of exposure to live poultry markets, one cases (Hunan) there is a history of exposure to poultry, which took place in Shandong cases, according to the survey do not have a clear history of exposure to poultry.

To experts, the world has made human avian influenza cases, there is 1 / 4-1 / 3 of the cases there is no clear source of infection. Recently diagnosed four cases of this occurred with the previous cases of human avian influenza similar epidemiological characteristics.

Experts remind that, in order to effectively prevent human avian influenza, members of the public to minimize and poultry, birds and their excreta contacts, do not touch dead birds for consumption; attention to food hygiene, do not drink unboiled water, do not eat meat and immature eggs and other foodstuffs; washing hands frequently, to develop good personal hygiene.