Saturday, January 24, 2009

Xinjiang has not yet been found to closely monitor bird flu

http://www.tech-food.com 2009-1-23 16:11:45


January 20, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Department of Health Emergency Office, said Yang Bo, Xinjiang has not found all over the occurrence of avian influenza among poultry, no cases of human avian influenza.

Recently, Beijing, Shanxi, Shandong, each confirmed case of human bird flu cases. National Influenza Center director, said the dissemination of human avian influenza cases in China may also occur, but there were no signs of large-scale outbreak.

However, in winter and spring is a high incidence of avian influenza periods, together with 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 will be further increased. Autonomous Region Health Department urged local health authorities to strengthen during the Spring Festival health emergency work closely monitoring avian influenza, food hygiene and safety, as well as pneumonia of unknown causes, such as public health incidents and do a good job of early warning monitoring and reporting.

Bo said that took place in Beijing and other places of human avian influenza case has aroused Xinjiang health administrations at all levels and medical institutions, as well as disease control departments have attached great importance to human bird flu fatality rate higher, but because there were no large-scale infections, Therefore the health sector is currently strengthening the surveillance of communicable diseases, if the event of cases, will be immediately carried out an emergency plan in accordance with the relevant disposal.

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