China: Man Dies; Infected Father "Improving"; More Suspects

[Laidback Al]

Re: China: Man Dies in Jiangsu Province

This, Xie Mr Yip said: "This is because the bird flu virus changes relatively quickly, a slight change that will become another kind of virus, although it is the avian flu, but it may be a relatively new structure, so a bit impossible. this is not the World Health Organization fear most, the most trouble is air-borne. now the only contact with avian flu also sexually transmitted. contact and air-borne transmission is absolutely different situation. must contact is the contact zone virus poultry birds or animals contracted the disease before, but once the virus changes and became air-borne, the same as ordinary influenza, can be relatively trouble, it will result in large areas of transmission. virus changes relatively quickly, vaccine may be unable to keep up with. "

I tried retranslating this paragraph with WorldLingo and integrated the two translations with my liberal interpretation of the intent of the speaker.

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Regarding this, Mr. Xie Jiaye said: "This is because the bird flu virus changes relatively quickly; a slight change will produce another kind of virus. Although it is [still] avian flu, it may have a new structure, so it [will be] impossible to guard against. This change in the virus is not what the World Health Organization fears most, rather [WHO] is more concerned about air-borne transmission. Currently, avian flu is only transmitted by direct contact. Direct contact and air-borne transmission are two absolutely different situations. [For now, contact is necessary with poultry birds or other infected animals to catch the disease {must contact is the contact zone virus poultry birds or animals contracted the disease before}] But once the virus changes and becomes air-borne, the same as ordinary influenza, it will be very troublesome and it will result in large areas of infection. The virus changes relatively quickly; vaccine [development] may be unable to keep up with [the changes]. "<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

[hawkeye]

Re: China: Man Dies in Jiangsu Province

From Boxun:

One man died of bird flu in Jiangsu

China's Jiangsu Provincial Health Department on December 2 briefing, a 24-year-old local man in the same day died from the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, become China's first 17 bird flu cases. Below are Radio Free Asia reporter hope that the news gathering and reporting.

According to Xinhua News Agency reported Monday, Jiangsu Province, the Chinese Ministry of Health confirmed the man is indeed infected and died of the deadly bird flu, which is China's first 17 cases of bird flu patients

Reports said the man, surnamed Lu, in the November 24 fever, chills and other symptoms, November 27 because of lower left pneumonia hospitalization, his condition deteriorated rapidly, as done to save invalid, in the December 2 deaths.

Jiangsu Provincial Disease Prevention and Control Center and China Disease Prevention and Control Center were taken from the respiratory tract of patients with test results are confirmed to be avian influenza virus H5N1 nucleic acid positive. Reports said that the deceased died and never contacted the poultry. The relevant government departments have 69 and the men have had close contact with people who practice a strict medical observation.

The Xinhua News Agency quoted the Jiangsu Provincial Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau's words, Jiangsu has not occurred poultry highly pathogenic avian flu epidemic. This H5N1 deadly bird flu death cases is China in May since the first such cases. This year in May, one stationed in Fujian's 19-year-old surnamed Cheng of the People's Liberation Army soldiers died from the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

China has so far occurred 26 human infections of H5N1 avian flu cases, of which 17 people died. Science and Technology Association Honorary President of the United States Xie Dr. Ye, the Chinese government in its work to prevent bird flu, said: "Like other countries like China is also taking various measures, once found on the comprehensive culling, blockades, and disinfection. Since Savimbi Andean later, after receiving lessons, this reaction is quite fast, measures are also quite effective. out once after the incident, it immediately reported, we take immediate preventive measures but overall, we must also strengthen and I think that China's medical care, although in some urgent things, a lot of them is to strengthen preventive measures, but also various local medical uneven development, even in some big cities there, I think the medical field must take great efforts to reform and how to find an effective way to protect the life and health of the people across the country. "

Although so far, the H5N1 avian influenza remains mainly in the spread between birds, but experts worry that once the virus abnormal change and the bird flu virus could trigger a global epidemic disaster.

More recently by the United Nations and the World Bank a joint report warned that although countries in the area to prevent bird flu spread has done a lot of work, the global outbreak of large-scale human transmission of each other the possibility of the avian flu epidemic is not small. This, Xie Mr Yip said: "This is because the bird flu virus changes relatively quickly, a slight change that will become another kind of virus, although it is the avian flu, but it may be a relatively new structure, so a bit impossible. this is not the World Health Organization fear most, the most trouble is air-borne. now the only contact with avian flu also sexually transmitted. contact and air-borne transmission is absolutely different situation. must contact is the contact zone virus poultry birds or animals contracted the disease before, but once the virus changes and became air-borne, the same as ordinary influenza, can be relatively trouble, it will result in large areas of transmission. virus changes relatively quickly, vaccine may be unable to keep up with. "

The report pointed out that the current avian flu in Indonesia and throughout the territory of China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Egypt and Nigeria are still some areas has not been cleared. According to World Health Organization data, in 2003 the worldwide infection with the H5N1 avian flu patients has reached the number of at least 328 cases, of which 200 people died.

These are Radio Free Asia reporter hope that the news gathering and reporting.

[AlaskaDenise]

Re: Man dies of bird flu in E China province

Commentary at

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H5N1 Confirmed Fatality in Jiangsu China

Recombinomics Commentary
December 2, 2007

A man in east China died of bird flu Sunday, the country's 17th fatality from the H5N1 virus, state media reported.

The man, surnamed Lu, had no contact with dead poultry, the Jiangsu health department said, according to Xinhua. Jiangsu also had no outbreaks of bird flu, the agency said, citing the provincial animal husbandry bureau.

A UN and World Bank report last week warned that the world remained unprepared to cope with a human pandemic arising from bird flu.

The original source of the virus is thought to have been wild migratory birds.

The above comments describe a new confirmed H5N1 fatality in China. The lack of a poultry link is cause for concern. Wild bird migrations at this time of the year have been linked to outbreaks to the west of China in Russia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, England, Romania, and Poland. To the south there have been new outbreaks in Bangladesh, Mayanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Hong Kong.

In the north, only H7N8 has been reported in South Korea, but wild birds from Mongolia arrive in the area at this time of the year, and those birds may be linked to the fatality in China.

The widespread reports of H5N1 at this time of the year suggest that human and poultry cases may be higher than those reported last season.

Sequence data on the latest case in China would be useful.
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[HenryN]

Re: Man dies of bird flu in E China province

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China's health ministry has reported the death of a man from bird flu in the coastal province of Jiangsu.
China's official news agency says health officials confirmed that the man died Sunday from the H5N1 strain of the virus.
Xinhua said the 24-year-old man's condition deteriorated rapidly after he was hospitalized Tuesday. The report did not identify the hospital or its location.
Information about how and where the man may have contracted avian influenza was not immediately available.
No bird flu outbreak has been reported among the province's wild birds or poultry.
Bird flu outbreaks were reported last month in Hong Kong, South Korea and Burma.
The World Health Organization reports there have been at least 25 human cases of avian flu confirmed in China in recent years, 16 of them fatal.
The WHO says more than 200 people have died of bird flu worldwide since the first outbreak in 2003.
Scientists are concerned the a deadly strain of the bird flu virus could change into a form easily passed among humans, sparking a pandemic.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP.

http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-12-02-voa24.cfm

[HenryN]

Re: Man dies of bird flu in E China province

Commentary at

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/12020705/H5N1_Jiangsu.html

[HenryN]

Re: Man dies of bird flu in E China province

Man dies of bird flu in China: report
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BEIJING - A man in east China died of bird flu Sunday, the country's 17th fatality from the H5N1 virus, state media reported.

The 24-year-old man was hospitalised last Tuesday after being diagnosed with pneumonia, Xinhua news agency reported early Monday, citing the Jiangsu provincial health department.

The man's condition deteriorated in hospital and he died on Sunday, it said.

Separate tests by the provincial and national disease control centres indicated the man was positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza, the agency said, adding the health ministry had confirmed he was infected with bird flu.

The man, surnamed Lu, had no contact with dead poultry, the Jiangsu health department said, according to Xinhua. Jiangsu also had no outbreaks of bird flu, the agency said, citing the provincial animal husbandry bureau.

All 69 people who had close contact with Lu had been put under medical observation but none had so far shown any symptoms, Xinhua said.

With the latest case, the virus has so far infected at least 26 people in China, 17 of whom died. The country's previous bird flu fatality was a teenage soldier who died in June.

While the disease is usually associated with contact with infected birds, China has a widespread poultry vaccination programme and only one confirmed human bird flu case has followed a matching outbreak in poultry.

China conducted a huge campaign last year to contain the disease, aggressively slaughtering tens of thousands of poultry and stepping up public education efforts.

Vice Agriculture Minister Yin Chengjie however warned in September this year that much of the country remained ill-equipped to prevent the spread of bird flu.

The H5N1 strain of bird flu has killed 206 people worldwide since 2003, according to the latest World Health Organisation figures on November 12.

Asia has accounted for most of the victims, with 91 deaths in Indonesia alone and 46 in Vietnam.

Scientists fear that H5N1 will eventually mutate into a form that is much more easily transmissible between humans, triggering a global pandemic.

A UN and World Bank report last week warned that the world remained unprepared to cope with a human pandemic arising from bird flu.

The original source of the virus is thought to have been wild migratory birds.

- AFP /ls

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/315125/1/.html

[Gert van der Hoek]

Man dies of bird flu in E China province


www.chinaview.cn 2007-12-03 02:56:12 Print

NANJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- A man in east China's Jiangsu province died of bird flu on Sunday, the provincial health department reported.

The 24-year-old man, surnamed Lu, developed fever, chills and other symptoms on November 24 and was hospitalized on November 27 after being diagnosed "lower left pneumonia". Lu's illness deteriorated in the hospital and died on Sunday.

A respiratory tract sample examination by Jiangsu Provincial Disease Control and Prevention Center on Saturday showed the man's avian flu virus nucleic acid was H5 positive and N1 positive.

However, the man had no contact with dead poultry, the health department said.

A test done by the China Disease Control and Prevention Center on Sunday also indicated that the man was H5N1 positive and the Chinese Ministry of Health has confirmed Lu was infected with bird flu.

The local government has adopted relative prevention and control measures. All of the 69 people who had close contact with Lu have been put under strict medical observation. So far, they have shown no signs of symptoms.

The Ministry of Health has reported the case to the World Health Organization and some countries and regions.

Jiangsu Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau said no bird flu epidemic has been found in the province so far.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/03/content_7187514.htm