China more than dyeing outbreak of avian flu is not suspected

Boxun Beijing February 5, 2009

VOA Reporter: Chen Su

China's Ministry of Health said that China has no large-scale outbreak of avian flu, and now authorities are stepping up research of a new round of the recent outbreak of human infection with bird flu new model. China's first month has 8 highly lethal H5N1 human infection of bird flu. Some question may be to cover up China's large-scale outbreak of bird flu the truth. (Boxun.com)

* In the first eight months of human infection with the deaths of five people *

China in January this year, already have 8 of human infection with highly lethal H5N1 avian influenza, of which 5 people died. This is since 2003 the highest monthly rate.

World Health Organization spokesman Grieg epidemic outbreak. Hart said that China is a vast country, these cases found no link between. He said that according to their understanding of these cases involved variation of the virus does not appear.

Hart said: "The cases involving the bird flu virus, its behavior did not change. So far, we have not seen the emergence of variant viruses. In China we have seen, or human beings from birds, or from the environment infection of avian influenza. There is no indication that there emerged among human infections. "

* Not Chuan puzzling large-scale epidemic *

In China, more than one month of human infection with bird flu at the same time, but there were no reports of China's large-scale outbreak of avian flu news. At the same time, Lantau Island, Hong Kong was found on beaches 12 is believed to be from the mainland to the death of poultry, of which three have been confirmed due to H5N1 highly lethal infection of bird flu have died.

Hong Kong infectious disease experts, government consultants Lo Wing-lok said that in his view, on Lantau Island found a dead duck, dead geese through a few channels from mainland China, Hong Kong: "First, after a water flow from the Pearl River from Hong Kong, another way through vessels with a small number of chickens and ducks, chickens and ducks there are problems on the throw. "

Lo Wing-lok questioned whether China is a large-scale outbreak of avian flu, but now they do not notice. He said Hong Kong and the mainland authorities have been exchanges between the inadequate patency, the mainland side of Hong Kong without a valid notice of the problem.

China's Ministry of Health spokesman Mao is responsible for human infections of bird flu information release. He told reporters in China, responsible for monitoring animal disease is the agricultural sector. It was his understanding that since the recent emergence of China of human infection with bird flu, the agriculture sector to strengthen the area of monitoring the epidemic.

However, Mao made, and now China's relevant experts on human infection of bird flu occurred in the present case that there is a doubt that there is no outbreak in animals of large-scale avian flu, people infected animals in the avian flu. He said that China's agriculture experts are on the occurrence of cases of animal disease research track.

He said: "It is indeed such a doubt, that is the case now, unlike the way the past, the first large-scale epidemic of animals before human infections occur. And now, through monitoring, there was no large-scale animal disease occurred, some experts said that this might suggest that in the end now what kind of poultry infected the way that they may be some changes, which require experts to do further research. "

China since December has not reported any case of animals infected with highly lethal H5N1 avian influenza cases. UN Food and Agriculture Organization of the bird flu expert Vincent. Martin was news agency quoted Tang Bo said that China's human case of bird flu shows that highly lethal H5N1 avian influenza in birds in the spread is.

Business Week recently published a signed article said that although Hong Kong officials recently discovered on the beach from the mainland to the death of poultry, but China has still not announced any outbreak of avian flu news. The article said that if indeed the Chinese government refused to admit the problem, it would be health officials and state media shame.

The article believes that China in the cost of public safety to cover up bad news for the poor record, in 2003, to cover up the SARS epidemic in Guangdong Province 22 weeks after the notice of Hong Kong, the results have been too late, that Savimbi died in Hong Kong Adams epidemic as much as nearly 300 people. Last summer, the outbreak of toxic milk powder scandal, the same, the Chinese do not want to in a timely and responsible attitude to the public safety issues report.

* Ministry of Health: There is no cover up of any disease *

Responsible for human infections of bird flu information released by China's Ministry of Health spokesman Mao said that China did not hide any outbreak. He said that if China did not announce the epidemic, all sectors of the community will not be able to participate in the prevention and control, there is the risk of outbreaks of animal and human disease.

He said: "It should be said that in the first time, confirmed cases in a timely manner we will release information to the public. We believe that this mobilization of social forces involved, together to carry out epidemic prevention and control is very meaningful. Prompted the region public attention, suggesting that these areas relevant departments to participate. Therefore, according to my personal knowledge, China's animal and human avian flu epidemic, is strictly in accordance with our contingency plans drawn up for the publication of information. "

World Health Organization in the past 10 years has been closely monitoring the avian flu, fearing deadly H5N1 bird flu virus may mutate into a virus spread from person to person. The World Bank forecast in October last year, if the bird flu virus mutation appear to be happening, it will cause in the world 7 1000 1 million people died. (Boxun.com)