Shandong woman dead bird infected with the Mainland in January the first three

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January 19, 2009

Ming Pao】 Shanxi after a girl infected with avian flu, Shandong Jinan City yesterday informed an H5N1 avian influenza infection deaths, this has been a month since the mainland announced in the third human case of bird flu (see right ). The 27-year-old woman on the 5th of this month after onset, the day before yesterday in hospital, while the prevalence of Shanxi girls remains a serious condition, two in close contact with infected persons who were not unusual. Ministry of Agriculture inspection of Shanxi, Hunan Provinces poultry, announced that there is no outbreak of bird flu.

According to the Ministry of Health website, Shandong Provincial Health Office briefing on the 18th confirmed case of human infection with H5N1 avian flu cases, 27-year-old female patient Zhang, origin of Jinan City, on the 5th of this month the disease, the condition worsened evacuation to hospital for treatment, died the day before yesterday evening .

Shandong Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention for testing in patients with respiratory tract samples drawn, the results were positive for H5N1, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention to review yesterday's tests confirmed to be H5N1.

Hong Kong Department of Health Center for Health Protection said yesterday that the Ministry of Health has received notification, the Ministry of Health will continue to work with countries to maintain close contact to find out details of the case.

Close contact with the deceased were not abnormal

At present, the patient is unknown what kind of contact with poultry diseases, the local government has already taken appropriate prevention and control measures to be taken in close contact with all the strict medical observation, have not yet found nothing unusual. Ministry of Health has WHO, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan region and other countries informed of the case.

Shanxi  two-year-old boy remains in critical situation

Xinhua News Agency reported that the incidence in Hunan, Shanxi confirmed bird flu 2-year-old girl surnamed Peng have been transferred to the Fourth People's Hospital in Taiyuan City for treatment, although in a critical condition, but stable vital signs, the Ministry of Health and the Expert Group in Shanxi Province is making every effort to treat . 67 girls who were not in close contact with fever and other symptoms.

At present, the Ministry of Agriculture sent a group of experts rushed to check the epidemic in Shanxi and Hunan, Shanxi accumulated check nearly 100,000 kinds of poultry, Hunan 428000, no bird flu cases found in the two provinces of poultry immunization of all qualified. However, for safety reasons in Changsha, Hunan Province blockade a farmer's market, the prohibition of poultry and its products, not related to personnel and vehicle access, and to disinfect.

Ministry of Agriculture has asked the Shanxi, Hunan, strengthen the supervision of poultry wholesale markets and farmers market transactions, 24 hours must have special supervision, and strictly implement the close of regular rest and after a thorough disinfection of the system.

Analysis of the Ministry of Agriculture, said the expert group, as the Spring Festival approaching, the frequent movement of livestock and poultry products, trading volume is very large, the bird flu outbreak and spread of risk, the Ministry of Agriculture said that it would speed up vaccine production, and strictly enforce the immune system.
hat-tip Dutchy