Monday, April 20, 2009

China: Ministry of Agriculture will strive to control bird flu at the lowest level

2009-4-19

China's Chen Xianyi, director of the Office of the Ministry of Health Emergency, said here today that China is now the province of individual highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak was brought under control, there is currently no human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza infection.

He is the State Council Information Office held a press conference when answering a reporter's question he said.

If the emergence of China on human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza cases after the issue of whether the closure of the border, he said, first of all, China should strengthen the patient's treatment and isolation and observation, it is necessary to actively treat patients. Second, we must actively protect others from disease problems, for some people to carry out observation, the establishment of appropriate protective measures. As to whether the closure of the border, it should be in accordance with the international approach to make the passage, the World Health Organization in this respect the guidelines, China will in accordance with the World Health Organization and the international practice to do.

China's Chief Veterinary Officer Jia Youling said, adding that because of the prevention and control of avian influenza is first of all poultry in the epidemic prevention, prevention, prevention and control, if the poultry in bird flu prevention and control of the poor are reached sooner or later things.

Jia Youling said that the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture will continue its efforts to try to control the epidemic at the lowest level, to ensure that non-infectious to humans.

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