Shanxi Province, confirmed the first case of human bird flu cases

《财经》记者王以超

"Financial" reporter Wang Chao

[2009年01月18日08:56]

[At 8:56 on January 18, 2009]

At present, two-year-old critically ill patients are still in the rescue, this is also China since 2003, the first 32 cases of human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza cases in early January this year, Beijing has just one, therefore the death of patients

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January 17 evening 22:42, Shanxi Province Health Department issued a formal briefing, said the province has been confirmed case of human infection of highly pathogenic (H5N1) bird flu.

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It is reported that this is the first in Shanxi Province have been confirmed human avian influenza cases in China since 2003 was confirmed the first 32 patients.

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Before, on January 5, had been infected with H5N1 bird flu, 19-year-old Wong Yan-qing just passed away in Beijing Chaoyang District.

通报介绍，患者彭某，女，两岁，现住山西省吕梁孝义市。

Bulletin, the patient彭某, F, two-year-old and currently residing in Xiaoyi City, Luliang Prefecture, Shanxi Province. Patients January 7, 2009 the incidence in Hunan, January 11 with the grandparents back to Shanxi, condition worsened after the January 14 Fenyang treatment in hospitals in Shanxi Province, with no significant symptomatic improvement after treatment, was on the 14th later transferred to Children's Hospital of Shanxi Province.

目前，患儿病情危重，山西省卫生部门正在卫生部专家组的指导下全力进行抢救。

At present, children in a critical condition, the health sector in Shanxi Province is under the guidance of the Ministry of Health expert group to carry out rescue efforts.
January 17, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences review of patient samples for testing, the results for the H5N1 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive.
According to World Health Organization of human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed case definition and diagnostic criteria of China, the Ministry of Health human avian influenza prevention and control expert group to determine the cases of human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed cases.
The cases of the situation, the Ministry of Health has the World Health Organization, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions and part of national communications.
Epidemic occurred, the local government attaches great importance to Shanxi Province, in accordance with the "human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza contingency plans", in January 17, 2009 to start a public health emergency Ⅱ-class emergency response and take the appropriate prevention and control measures for the implementation of all the close contacts of strict medical observation, and actively carry out a comprehensive epidemiological investigation. As the evening of the 17th, all close contacts are not unusual clinical manifestations.

According to "Financial" reporter has learned that as early as November 2005, Shanxi Luliang Xiaoyi City Tie-cheng breeding new high-Town Park, on the H5N1 outbreak occurred in poultry. After 2006, the city of Yangquan, Shanxi, Changzhi City also have occurred in poultry in the epidemic, but people did not cause illness.
January 9, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention held in Beijing news conference, the Center's director of the Center for National Influenza舒跃龙reminded that each year in November to March the following year, a variety of influenza (including avian flu ) high season, he hopes the public to remain vigilant.