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  • China - 2 H9N2 cases announced in children - May 25, 2020

    hat tip Michael Coston


    China's Shandong province new type A influenza travel epidemic recommended to be upgraded to second level alert (Alert)




    Release Date: 2020-05-25

    According to the Department of Disease Control, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on May 23, 2020 (China) on May 9th and 13th that China will report one case of H9N2 influenza, one of which is a 6-year-old boy in Weihai City, Shandong Province. , Onset on April 28;

    the other case was a 10-month-old baby boy in Xiamen, Fujian Province, on May 4.


    Two cases had mild symptoms. After receiving treatment, they have all recovered. Both cases had a history of poultry or live poultry market exposure before the onset. Based on the local risk of environmental exposure, the CDC announced that in addition to Fujian Province, which has been listed as the second-level warning (Alert) of the new type A influenza tourism outbreak recommendation, Shandong Province has also been upgraded to the second-level warning (Alert) from now on. ); In addition, China Mainland (including Hong Kong and Macao) severe special infectious pneumonia travel epidemic recommended level of maintenance to maintain the third level warning (Warning).


    According to the CDC, there have been 7 cases of H9N2 influenza in mainland China (including Hong Kong) since October last year, with no deaths, distributed in Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Hong Kong (moved from Guangdong), Hunan and Shandong The provinces are all mild and have a history of poultry or live poultry market exposure; there have been a total of 46 cases worldwide so far in 2013, with 38 cases in mainland China (including Hong Kong). At present, the CDC has listed the recommendations of the new type A influenza travel epidemic in Mainland China's Anhui Province, Beijing City, Fujian Province, Guangdong Province, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hunan Province, Jiangsu Province, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Yunnan Province, and Shandong Province as the second-level warning (Alert), other provinces and cities are listed as the first level of attention (Watch).

    The Department of Disease Control reminds people that when they go to mainland China, they should implement the "5 to 6 no" principle, 5 to: poultry meat and eggs should be cooked, wash hands with soap, the doctor should wear a mask to seek medical treatment, and long-term contact with birds People must be vaccinated against influenza, a balanced diet and appropriate exercise; 6 No: do not eat raw poultry eggs or products, do not smuggle and buy unrecognized poultry meat, do not touch or feed migratory birds and poultry, do not wild and Discard poultry at will, do not mix breeding poultry with other livestock, and do not go to places where there is no air circulation or crowding.

    If you have a fever or flu-like symptoms when you return to China, you should take the initiative to inform airline personnel and quarantine personnel at the airport and port; if you have the above symptoms after returning to China, you should wear a mask to seek medical treatment as soon as possible, and inform the doctor of the history of travel contact. For related information, please refer to the website of the CDC (https://www.cdc.gov.tw/), or call the toll-free epidemic prevention line 1922 (or 0800-001922) for inquiries.


    https://www.cdc.gov.tw/Bulletin/Deta...RtTvw?typeid=9


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    Source: https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2020-05-25/411872

    Two new cases of H9N2 influenza in China
    New head shell newtalk | Gao Yiqi Comprehensive report
    Release 2020.05.25 | 18:57


    The World Health Organization (WHO) disclosed that China reported two cases of H9N2 influenza in May, namely a 6-year-old boy and a 10-month-old boy in Shandong. Zhuang Renxiang, deputy director and spokesman of the Disease Control Department of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, explained that the two cases had a history of poultry exposure, but the symptoms are now recovering. However, as there may still be dangers in Shandong, China, from now on (25), the locality will be classified as a new type A influenza tourism outbreak recommended level 2 (warning), and at this stage, the recommended level of severe special infectious pneumonia tourism outbreaks in China is still three Level (warning).

    Zhuang Renxiang said that China notified the WHO of two cases of H9N2 influenza on the 9th and 13th of this month. One case was a six-year-old boy in Weihai City, Shandong Province, which became ill last month, and the other was a ten-month-old male in Xiamen City, Fujian Province. The baby became ill on the 4th. Both cases have been exposed to the poultry or live poultry market. However, both cases have mild symptoms and have recovered.

    However, the CDC still announced that Fujian Province and Shandong Province are listed as the second-level alert for the proposed new type A influenza travel epidemic. In addition, Anhui Province, Beijing City, Fujian Province, Guangdong Province, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hunan Province, Jiangsu Province, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and Yunnan Province are all second-level, and other provinces are first-level (note).

    The CDC reminded people to pay attention to the "five essentials and six nos" principle when traveling to China. "Five essentials": eat cooked food, wash hands with soap, diligently wear masks, vaccinate for long-term contact with birds, eat a balanced diet and exercise regularly. `` Six No '': No raw food for poultry and eggs or related products, no smuggling and purchase of unrecognized poultry food, no contact or feeding of poultry, no wild or free discarding of poultry, no mixed breeding of poultry and other Poultry, do not go to crowded places.

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