Saturday, June 12, 2010

Ministry of Health informed the enhancement of human bird flu monitoring to prevent the spread of the epidemic


at 10:57 on June 12, 2010
BEIJING, June 12 Ministry of Health Web site, according to Xinhua news, the Ministry of Health has issued on the strengthening of human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza and other respiratory diseases prevention and control work of the notice requiring local health administrative departments to strengthen monitoring mechanism to implement joint prevention and control work and the epidemic reporting system effectively reduce disease hazards.

Recently, Hubei Province reported one case of human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza (hereinafter referred to as human avian influenza) cases, patients died from. After the outbreak, Health Department of Hubei Province in accordance with relevant regulations and programs, in a timely manner to carry out epidemiological investigation, isolation of close contacts under medical observation, health education and other disease control measures, outbreak control.

At present, in the south will enter the summer peak period of influenza, to further strengthen national human avian flu and other respiratory diseases prevention and control, effective response to potential outbreaks, and earnestly safeguard people's health and safety, the Ministry of Health put forward the following requirements:

First, strengthen their leadership and working mechanism of joint prevention and control. All localities should further strengthen the human avian flu and other respiratory diseases prevention and control leadership and work to implement joint prevention and control mechanisms to strengthen coordination and information communication sector. Meanwhile, we must take effective measures, early detection of outbreaks of respiratory disease risk, really good job in all kinds of respiratory diseases prevention and control, timely and properly respond to emergencies and reduce the epidemic on the health hazards and socio-economic impact .

Second, strengthen the monitoring of the implementation of the epidemic reporting system. All localities should continue to do ILI sentinel surveillance, early detection of unusual influenza activity increased to closely monitor the virus variation. Various medical institutions at all levels to further strengthen the pre-triage system; to strengthen the monitoring of cases of pneumonia of unknown causes, management and troubleshooting, especially in groups, monitoring of pneumonia of unknown causes, detection, reporting and review work, as required in a timely manner for direct reporting network.

Third, actively preparing for a really good job of technical and material reserves. Health administrative departments at all levels, especially the Shanghai World Expo and Guangzhou Asian Games held in and around the provincial health administrative departments should further improve the relevant plans and work programs to guide area medical and health institutions to carry out an orderly and effective prevention and control of respiratory diseases in summer and autumn work. To strengthen the focus of medical institutions, capacity building of key departments, disease prevention and control institutions and good medical test kits, supplies, antiviral drugs, disinfection & equipments and protective equipment reserves work, and explicitly call program, to ensure timely and effective use of these materials. To strengthen the training of medical personnel, focusing on strengthening early case detection and early treatment capacity, and further improve the prevention and control of human avian flu and other respiratory diseases sensitivity.

Fourth, timely response, reduce disease hazards. Local health administration department in particular earthquake Yushu in Qinghai Province, southern flood area, the Shanghai World Expo and Guangzhou Asian Games held in and around the provincial health departments to organize experts to strengthen the area of avian influenza and other respiratory wife epidemic situation of infectious diseases The judged, to take effective measures to strengthen disease prevention and control. The event of sudden acute respiratory infectious diseases, should be promptly and properly respond to the maximum extent to prevent the spread of the epidemic and reduce disease hazards.

Fifth, extensive publicity to increase awareness of the people prevent diseases. To increase the people around the bird flu and other respiratory diseases prevention and control of propaganda, loved by the masses in the form of health education, promote healthy and civilized way of life, tell people found sick or dead poultry should promptly report to the local veterinary department, do not touch, do not eat dead poultry, to further enhance awareness of disease prevention and self-defense capabilities. In addition, to strengthen human avian flu and other respiratory diseases prevention and control of risk communication work in the event of epidemic, according to the provisions of timely and accurate dissemination of information and disease prevention and control work, to avoid causing unnecessary panic.

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