Zhejiang issued orange strengthen early warning of human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza prevention and control

January 21, 2009 09:39:38 Source: Xinhua

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Xinhua Hangzhou January 21 (Xinhua Zhang Le) reporter was informed that on the 21st, Zhejiang Province Health Department was on the 20th to the medical and health institutions at all levels across the province issued an orange warning, require a high degree of attention all over the cases of pneumonia of unknown causes, strengthening of human infection with high - pathogenic avian influenza prevention and control.
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At the same time, the requirements in various cities or counties (cities, districts) Health Department organized experts before the Spring Festival, respectively, of city and county levels of pre-hospital triage, fever clinics and information reporting system for a supervision. The circular also asked medical institutions at all levels to further strengthen unexplained pneumonia cases in consultation reporting system.

Before the Spring Festival, all counties (cities, districts) health administration departments also cases of pneumonia of unknown causes on monitoring the implementation of the thematic arrangement and to ensure that the rural community health service centers for each grass-roots training for doctors in an emergency and prevent a possible missed diagnosis, misdiagnosis and omission, the case of false positives.