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  • Sichuan Province reports 624 disease related fatalities in the first half of 2011

    Chinese to English translation

    B and C class the first half of Sichuan reported over 100,000 cases of infectious diseases killed 624 people
    At 16:54 on July 14th, 2011 Source: Sichuan News Author: Wang Yueting butterfly

    Reporters learned from relevant departments in Sichuan, according to the national disease reporting system has monitoring network statistics, 2011 January 1 to June 30, Sichuan Province, 21 cities (prefectures) reported 102,209 cases of B and C class infectious diseases, reported 624 people died. Plague, SARS, polio, highly pathogenic avian influenza, dengue fever and diphtheria morbidity and death cases. Compared to last year, and B class infectious diseases incidence increased 4.46%, the number of deaths increased by 22.35%.

    Sichuan and B class infectious diseases incidence among the top five of the diseases were: tuberculosis, hepatitis B, syphilis, dysentery and hepatitis. The number of deaths reported among the top five of the diseases are: AIDS, tuberculosis, rabies, hepatitis B and syphilis.

    According to national public health emergencies network report system statistics, first half of 2011, Sichuan Province, reported 9 cases of public health emergencies, the incidence of 318 people, killed five people. Of which: 3 cases of infectious diseases, the incidence of 169, no death; food poisoning 2, the incidence of 118 people, no death; occupational poisoning 2, the incidence of 13, killed two people; non-occupational carbon monoxide poisoning from 2 , the incidence of 18, killed three people. 9 public health emergencies from occurring in the school's 1, the incidence of 96 cases, no death.

    Sichuan Province, for the recent heavy rain, landslides and other natural disasters, Sichuan, department heads, said the affected areas to do good food, drinking water, hygiene and safety and sunstroke work, to actively use the mass media widely publicized food, drinking water and heatstroke temperature-related health knowledge, raise public awareness of self protection, drinking water and effective sanitation to prevent food poisoning and security events.

    Disease prevention recommendations: At a time when the gut, the incidence of vector-borne diseases and food poisoning peak, localities should focus on prevention and control in Sichuan, including cholera, dysentery, hand, foot and mouth disease, other infectious diarrhea, encephalitis, leptospirosis and malaria, including infectious diseases. Must actively do all kinds of water, food, environment and external monitoring of mosquitoes and other media, and proper personal protection and vaccination, prevention of intestinal, insect natural foci of infectious diseases and food poisoning occurred. (Wangyue Ting Zhao butterfly)

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