Friday, June 4, 2010

Pregnant women infected with avian flu in Hubei

[2010-06-04]

【Wenhui Reuters informed the Ministry of Health on June 4, Hubei Province confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Patients Chen, F, 22 years old, pregnant in April, jobless, living in Ezhou City of Hubei Province. Patients on May 23, 2010 the disease exacerbations after hospitalization. Because patients in critical condition, after rescue the invalid, in at 0:35 on the June 3 death.

June 2 evening, Hubei CDC for testing on patients with respiratory tract samples, the results for the H5N1 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. June 4, the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in patients with respiratory tract samples for review, and the results for the H5N1 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. Virus isolation work in progress. Epidemiological investigation showed that the local health department, the patient died before the onset of a history of contact with poultry.

Ministry of Agriculture sent a work group and expert veterinary departments in Hubei Province to carry out in conjunction with epidemiological investigations and laboratory testing of poultry, poultry influenza outbreak was not found locally.According to the WHO confirmed human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza case definition and diagnostic criteria of China, Ministry of Health bird flu prevention and control expert who determined that the man infected with highly pathogenic bird flu case confirmed cases.

After the outbreak, the local government attaches great importance, have been "highly pathogenic avian influenza contingency plans" to take the appropriate control measures. All close contacts of the strict medical observation, as of now no abnormal clinical manifestations.

The situation of the patient, the Ministry of Health has informed WHO and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions

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