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Google-translated from (simplified) Chinese:
Successful treatment of the Hunan Children's Hospital by way of human avian flu cases
Dec 15, 2006
Xinhuanet Changsha, December 15 (Xinhua Xing-Hua Huang Hui-Min Zhou) - Were successfully treated two patients with the avian flu to make an announcement on the 15th Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital, a treatment for bird flu.
Leaders from 18 countries on four continents of Africa and the United States to accept the Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital in Changsha, medical experts announced the avian flu treatment pattern, unanimously affirmed that the model is worthy of promotion.
According to the current international treatment of the general pattern of bird flu in identifying suspected cases, hospitals prompt start of the avian flu contingency plans, the strict isolation of patients. All staff in contact with patients for a seven-day medical observation, and so on.
"Apart from the normal mode, the mode of treatment has also increased the number of independent innovation." Medical experts Luo, director of the Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital infection EOC said, "We intravenous glucocorticoid, inhibit the development of pulmonary inflammation, and to give patients a reasonable amount of oxygen, in addition to the use of meat, homogenized eggs produced various nutrition, and enhance the immune system of patients."
"This is exactly where we can achieve 100% rate of the major reasons." Luo Ping said.
Lying ahead of the World Health Organization Western Pacific regional director, said: "Hunan tell the world, preventing and controlling the spread of avian flu will not only be political. Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital, where the program is a scientific and effective, its successful treatment of human avian influenza prevention and control in other countries and regions have a good guide."
"China's bird flu prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation process. The bird flu prevention and control of the people of our country is very practical." Mr. Walker said medical experts from Liberia.
As a new epidemic of bird flu, have circulated around the world still popular because of its high mortality rate, become the focus of world attention.
October 18, 2005, the children's hospital in China's Hunan Province, the first confirmed human bird flu patients, anti-inflammatory, symptomatic, psychological support and isolation and treatment measures, the same year on November 12 were discharged. China's first successful treatment of avian flu patients. February 23, 2006, the hospital also successfully treat China the youngest six-year-old case of human avian influenza in children. Medical experts from Zambia Vanclief told reporters: "I am honored to see the two cases of bird flu in children. They personally participated in the post-discharge follow up. Through laboratory tests, chest CT evaluation and growth, two children of various physiological indices were normal, with normal growth and development of children the same age. China announced the bird flu proved very effective treatment programs."
Medical experts, president of the Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital Zhu Yimin said that as long as one year follow-up, two cases of bird flu patients now survive, relatively high quality of life, shows people the exact effects of long-term treatment of avian flu. Hospital of the avian flu treatment programs are effective, safe.
"These hospitals will be conveyed to the treatment of foreign experts unreservedly. They can help with the prevention and treatment of human avian flu technical expertise to achieve the purpose of reducing mortality, and the hope that the world work together against bird flu." Zhuyimin said.
According to the latest WHO statistics, currently there are 20 countries found avian flu epidemic confirmed more than 200 cases of human avian influenza patients, the mortality rate is as high as 55%-70%.
WHO bird flu could be the biggest potential threat to human diseases. Once the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus in human-to-human transmission, will cause massive death and global economic disaster.
Google-translated from (simplified) Chinese:
Successful treatment of the Hunan Children's Hospital by way of human avian flu cases
Dec 15, 2006
Xinhuanet Changsha, December 15 (Xinhua Xing-Hua Huang Hui-Min Zhou) - Were successfully treated two patients with the avian flu to make an announcement on the 15th Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital, a treatment for bird flu.
Leaders from 18 countries on four continents of Africa and the United States to accept the Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital in Changsha, medical experts announced the avian flu treatment pattern, unanimously affirmed that the model is worthy of promotion.
According to the current international treatment of the general pattern of bird flu in identifying suspected cases, hospitals prompt start of the avian flu contingency plans, the strict isolation of patients. All staff in contact with patients for a seven-day medical observation, and so on.
"Apart from the normal mode, the mode of treatment has also increased the number of independent innovation." Medical experts Luo, director of the Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital infection EOC said, "We intravenous glucocorticoid, inhibit the development of pulmonary inflammation, and to give patients a reasonable amount of oxygen, in addition to the use of meat, homogenized eggs produced various nutrition, and enhance the immune system of patients."
"This is exactly where we can achieve 100% rate of the major reasons." Luo Ping said.
Lying ahead of the World Health Organization Western Pacific regional director, said: "Hunan tell the world, preventing and controlling the spread of avian flu will not only be political. Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital, where the program is a scientific and effective, its successful treatment of human avian influenza prevention and control in other countries and regions have a good guide."
"China's bird flu prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation process. The bird flu prevention and control of the people of our country is very practical." Mr. Walker said medical experts from Liberia.
As a new epidemic of bird flu, have circulated around the world still popular because of its high mortality rate, become the focus of world attention.
October 18, 2005, the children's hospital in China's Hunan Province, the first confirmed human bird flu patients, anti-inflammatory, symptomatic, psychological support and isolation and treatment measures, the same year on November 12 were discharged. China's first successful treatment of avian flu patients. February 23, 2006, the hospital also successfully treat China the youngest six-year-old case of human avian influenza in children. Medical experts from Zambia Vanclief told reporters: "I am honored to see the two cases of bird flu in children. They personally participated in the post-discharge follow up. Through laboratory tests, chest CT evaluation and growth, two children of various physiological indices were normal, with normal growth and development of children the same age. China announced the bird flu proved very effective treatment programs."
Medical experts, president of the Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital Zhu Yimin said that as long as one year follow-up, two cases of bird flu patients now survive, relatively high quality of life, shows people the exact effects of long-term treatment of avian flu. Hospital of the avian flu treatment programs are effective, safe.
"These hospitals will be conveyed to the treatment of foreign experts unreservedly. They can help with the prevention and treatment of human avian flu technical expertise to achieve the purpose of reducing mortality, and the hope that the world work together against bird flu." Zhuyimin said.
According to the latest WHO statistics, currently there are 20 countries found avian flu epidemic confirmed more than 200 cases of human avian influenza patients, the mortality rate is as high as 55%-70%.
WHO bird flu could be the biggest potential threat to human diseases. Once the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus in human-to-human transmission, will cause massive death and global economic disaster.
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