China - Hubei confirms 1 new case of H7N9 avian influenza - January 14, 2017

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Hubei Provincial Health Commission's official website yesterday released the relevant authoritative information.

January 13, by the Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention review, combined with the clinical manifestations and epidemiological investigation of the results, our province diagnosed a case of H7N9.

The patient was male, 38 years old, living in Wuhan City, East Lake area, two weeks before the onset of history, but there is a live poultry market exposure. At present the patient in critical condition, isolated hospital in the designated hospital treatment, the close contacts were not abnormal.

Experts believe that China has entered the high season of H7N9 epidemic, human infection with H7N9 influenza infection and the risk of continued increase.

East Lake area after the outbreak of the epidemic,

Related emergency measures are being carried out gradually.

East Lake District Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency notice...http://news.ifeng.com/a/20170114/50575570_0.shtml

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Government report:

H7N9 epidemic season is coming

Hubei Provincial People's Government portal www.hubei.gov.cn 2017-01-15 12:53:00

　　January 13 in our province diagnosed one case of H7N9 cases, China has entered the high season of H7N9 epidemic, human H7N9 influenza infection and the risk of increased input, experts advise the public to pay attention to prevention.
　　13, the provincial CDC review and testing, combined with clinical manifestations and epidemiological investigation of the results, our province diagnosed a case of H7N9. Patients were male, 38 years old, live in Wuhan City, East Lake area, two weeks before the onset of no history of out-reach, but there is a live poultry market exposure. At present the patient in critical condition, isolated hospital in the designated hospital treatment, the close contacts were not abnormal. Experts believe that China has entered the high season of H7N9 epidemic, human infection with H7N9 influenza infection and the risk of continued increase.
　　Provincial Center for Disease Control experts to remind the winter and spring season is the high incidence of human infection of avian influenza season, there is no special treatment, so precautionary measures are very important.
　　The experts recommend: try to avoid the live bird market or stalls, do not buy live birds, do not slaughter live poultry; to purchase, eat quarantine certificates of fresh, live, frozen poultry and their products; found in the field sick or dead Attention to food hygiene, poultry, eggs, etc. must be cooked and cooked food; pay attention to kitchen hygiene, cutting off the raw and cooked to do the raw and cooked separately; the same time, Develop good personal hygiene habits, wash hands, contact with poultry or feces after the timely use of soap and water to wash their hands, do not touch the eyes with dirty hands, nose and mouth, sneezing or coughing cover your nose and mouth, pay attention to life , Pay attention to diet, balanced nutrition; if fever and respiratory symptoms, should wear masks, as soon as possible to the formal medical treatment, and told the hospital to take care of their own, Whether it has been to the live poultry market, where recently traveled; engaged in poultry farming, transportation, marketing, slaughter and other occupational groups in contact with poultry to do personal protection (wearing gloves, Masks, wear overalls, etc.), after contact with the attention of disinfectant and water thoroughly clean hands, found that the disease, dead poultry timely report to the animal health management department, and when properly handled. (Chen Yuan, Liu Min, Peng Xu)


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