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  • China: 4 Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region plague cases (2 pneumonic, 2 bubonic) + one plague case in Gansu province - September 2019 to.....

    Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/201..._138549881.htm

    Two pneumonic plague cases reported in Beijing
    Source: Xinhua| 2019-11-12 23:10:33|Editor: Mu Xuequan

    BEIJING, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Two people have been diagnosed with pneumonic plague in Beijing, local health authorities confirmed Tuesday.

    According to the government website of Chaoyang District in Beijing, two patients from north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region were diagnosed with pneumonic plague, which doctors in Beijing confirmed Tuesday...

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    CHP notified by National Health Commission of two plague cases
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    The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (November 14) received notification from the National Health Commission of two cases of pneumonic plague affecting a man aged 48 and a woman aged 46 in Inner Mongolia.

    The male patient is a herder while the female patient is his wife. According to epidemiological investigations and clinical presentations, the couple were diagnosed to have pneumonic plague on November 12.

    A spokesman for the CHP said, "Plague is transmitted from an infected animal (mainly rodents) to humans through the bite of its fleas. Plague can also be contracted when cuts or other breaks in the skin come into contact with the body fluid or tissue of infected animals."

    Pneumonic plague is a kind of plague which is highly contagious. It can spread between humans by inhalation of respiratory droplets from an infected person. The incubation period of the disease is commonly between one and four days. Symptoms of pneumonic plague include fever, chills, cough with blood-stained sputum, and difficulty in breathing. Infections can cause rapid fatality if not treated immediately.

    The spokesman reminded travellers to avoid visiting plague-endemic areas. They should also heighten vigilance on rodents and prevent flea bites. Insect repellents against mosquitoes may equally prevent flea bites and blood-sucking insects. Formulations in lotions or sprays should contain DEET, IR3535 or icaridin (also known as picaridin) as active ingredients. The public should refer to the CHP's tips for using insect repellents.

    "Travellers returning from affected areas with sudden onset of fever, shaking chills, body pains or chest discomfort should seek medical advice as soon as possible and reveal their travel history for prompt investigation and management. Plague is a statutorily notifiable disease and doctors should report suspected or confirmed cases to the CHP for investigations and control," the spokesman added.

    Travellers should take heed of the health advice below during travel:
    • Prevent flea bites by wearing long-sleeved shirts and trousers, and applying insect repellent/insecticide. DEET-containing insect repellent can be applied to exposed skin and clothing, while insecticide containing permethrin can be applied to clothing, not the skin;
    • Avoid going to rural areas, camping or hunting;
    • Never touch rodents, dead animals and their tissues or contaminated materials;
    • Avoid close contact with patients, especially those with cough or chest infection;
    • Avoid going to crowded areas;
    • Seek medical care immediately in case of sudden onset of fever, chills, painful lymph nodes, difficulty in breathing with coughing and/or blood-tainted sputum; and
    • Consult a doctor immediately after contact or exposure to pneumonic plague patients or high-risk exposures, such as bites from fleas or direct contact with body fluids or tissues of potentially infected animals, for prompt assessment of the need for preventive medication.

    Travellers may visit the CHP's plague page, Travel Health News and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department's advice on rodent control for details.

    Ends/Thursday, November 14, 2019
    Issued at HKT 18:25


    https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...9111400670.htm

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    • #3
      A third case:


      A patient in Xilin Gol League was diagnosed as a bubonic plague autonomous region in Huade County and took practical measures to increase prevention and control.

      Published: 2019-11-17 05:03:46   

        On November 16, 2019, a person from the Bayin Tara Sumu quarry in Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, during the visit to the Huade County Hospital in Wulanchabu City, repeatedly had fever and was diagnosed as a confirmed case of bubonic plague by expert consultation. The patient, male, 55 years old, had been stripped of hare in the quarry on November 5, 2019. Currently, there is no epidemiological association between this case and the first two cases. At present, the patient has been isolated and treated in Huade County Hospital, Wulanchabu City, and relevant prevention and control measures have been implemented. 28 close contacts, have been in isolation medical observation, there is no abnormal performance such as fever. In addition, the medical observations of close contacts of the 2 cases diagnosed on November 12, 2019 showed no abnormalities such as fever.

        The party committee government of the autonomous region attaches great importance to the prevention and control of plague, and has taken effective measures to strengthen organizational leadership. The autonomous region health and health committee and relevant departments have implemented the deployment arrangements of the autonomous regional party committees and governments, carried out protective rodent control, strengthened fever patient management, and strengthened the epidemic situation. Report, carry out medical personnel training and social health publicity and education, joint prevention and control, group prevention and control, strengthen work guidance and inspection, scientific prevention and control according to law, and protect the health and safety of the people.

        Expert tips:

        First, the source of infection of the plague

        Mainly for infected animals and pneumonic plague patients, host animals commonly have rodents and wild carnivores, such as Mongolian marmots, Himalayan marmots and Daurian chinchillas, Mongolian gerbils, Brandt's vole.

        Second, the transmission route of the plague

        The plague is mainly transmitted by vector-borne organisms, contact spreads and droplets. In the natural foci, the transmission of vector-borne organisms is the most important mode of transmission. Fleas are the main medium for the spread of plague. Parasitic frogs infected with plague animals can bite people after they are infected with plague, which can cause human infection. Contact spread refers to the infection of a person who comes into contact with an infected animal during slaughter, peeling and eating meat, or when it comes into contact with the excrement or secretion of a plague patient. In addition, the respiratory secretions of patients with pneumonic plague contain a large number of plague bacteria. The bacteria released by the patient during breathing and coughing can form droplets and be suspended in the air for a short time. At this time, others can also cause infection when inhaled.

        Third, the susceptible population

        People are generally susceptible to plague. Persons engaged in field work in the epidemic areas or hunters and herders who are hunted and eaten from droughts and floods are more likely to be exposed to infected animals, and the chance of infection is higher than that of the general population.

        Fourth, clinical manifestations

        According to the different parts of the disease and pathological changes, the plague can be divided into bubonic plague, pneumonic plague, septic plague, etc. Other types of plague such as skin plague, intestinal plague, eye plague and other types are relatively rare.

        1. Bubonic plague: clinical manifestations are mainly high fever, chills, nausea and vomiting, headache and limb pain, facial flushing, conjunctival hyperemia, skin mucosal bleeding. Most of the manifestations were inguinal lymph nodes, axillary lymph nodes and cervical lymph nodes, and they developed rapidly, mostly unilateral. After one week, the lymph nodes quickly became purulent and ulcerated.

        2. Pneumonic plague: clinical manifestations are mainly acute onset, chills and high fever, headache, chest pain, shortness of breath, purple lips, cough, cough mucus or bloody foam, often died of heart failure, bleeding, shock.

        3. Septicemia plague: clinical manifestations are mainly high fever chills, unconsciousness, coma, and then septic shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation and extensive skin bleeding and necrosis.

        V. Preventive measures against plague

        1. Develop good personal hygiene habits, which is the most effective measure to protect all kinds of infectious diseases including plague. For the time being, the public does not need to take special personal protective measures, and should maintain good personal hygiene habits, such as washing hands frequently, avoiding crowded places, going to medical institutions or personally appearing fever, cough and other related symptoms. Masks, etc.

        2, if you suspect that you have contact with the case, you can self-observe, continue to self-test body temperature for 2 weeks; or take the initiative to declare to the local disease control department, get professional guidance, once there is fever, cough, lymph node pain, hemoptysis or bleeding and other symptoms Seek medical attention promptly.

        3. Minimize contact with wild animals when traveling, do not play with droughts and droughts with unclear health conditions, do not hunter, strip, and carry animal-borne animals at the same time, and take measures to prevent bites. Reduce the body exposure by using repellents. To avoid being bitten.

        4. Field staff should raise awareness of plague prevention and strengthen personal protective measures.

        The plague is preventable, treatable, and controllable. Timely detection and timely treatment can be cured, and the public does not have to panic. (Contributed by Chai Yujia)


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      • #4
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        42 people who are in close contact with the plague patients of Xilin Gol League dismissed medical observation

        Release time: 2019-11-18 19:15:00 Verification : Liu Wei editorial: Huang Lihua Editor: Emergency Office

        On November 18, 42 people in close contact with the two pneumoconiosis patients confirmed in Beijing, after the medical observation period, there were no abnormal manifestations such as fever, and the laboratory PCR tests were negative and they were released by experts. There are currently 4 close contacts who continue medical observations and have no abnormalities such as fever. The glandular plague patients from the Xilin Gol League inlaid with the yellow flag were still treated in the hospital of Huade County. The 28 close contacts of the patient continued to undergo medical observations. There were no abnormalities such as fever and no new cases in the area. The Autonomous Region Health and Health Committee will continue to arrange and implement the various tasks and medical treatments for the prevention and control of the epidemic in accordance with the arrangements of the party committees and governments of the autonomous region, and effectively implement scientific prevention and control according to law. (Contributed to Lu Yakai)


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        -Nelson Mandela

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        • #5
          [Today's Focus] The Chinese plague is actually more serious than the Great Plague or a prelude to the change of the dynasty

          The Chinese plague is actually more serious. Is the Great Plague or the prelude to change the dynasty? (New Tang Dynasty)
          Beijing time: 2019-11-22 03:06
          [New Tang Dynasty, Beijing time, November 22, 2019] Welcome to today's focus. We have previously reported that the Beijing hospital confirmed the news of two plague patients, and now found a new case, this is a worker in the quarry in Inner Mongolia . 55 years old, diagnosed with bubonic plague.

          Now there are three cases of plague in Inner Mongolia . The online video shows that all the people in the past have been tested for body temperature in the Hala quarantine checkpoint in Inner Mongolia, which is set up to detect plague. All passengers traveling in Inner Mongolia airport are tested for body temperature.

          歡迎收看今日焦點,我們之前報導過,關於北京醫院確診2名鼠疫患者的新聞,如今又發現了新的病例,這是內蒙古採石場的一名工人,55歲,被診斷患有腺鼠疫。 如今內蒙古已發現三起鼠疫病例,網絡視頻顯示,為檢測感染鼠疫而設立的內蒙古哈拉黑檢疫檢查站,所...

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          • #6
            Today media was reporting a case reported for September 2019 in Gansu province. Here is the government link to that report posted in October:


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            • #7
              This is the 5th case of plaque reported. The 2nd case of bubonic plaque.


              Press Releases

              A case of bubonic plague confirmed in Siziwangqi of our district

              Release time: 2019-11-27 23:40:00 Review    manuscript: Liu Wei Editor: Huang Lihua Editor:Emergency office Source: Wei Jian Committee Propaganda Department
                On November 27, 2019, a herdsman at the Suzi River Bank, the fourth bank of the Siziwang Banner in Ulanqab, was diagnosed as a bubonic plague during consultation with experts from the state and the autonomous region during the consultation at the Siziwangqi People's Hospital. The patient had been active in the source of the plague before he became ill. At present, the patient has been isolated and treated at the local hospital, and his condition is stable. The relevant prevention and control measures have been implemented. Four close contacts have been isolated for medical observation as required. At present, there are no abnormalities such as fever.

                Siziwang Banner has completely killed the patient's residence and the surrounding herdsmen's residences, and carried out anti-rat and flea prevention and publicity education around the patient's residence.

                Experts remind the general public:

                1. Maintain good personal hygiene habits, try to avoid crowded places, wear medical masks in time when you go to a medical institution, or if you have fever, cough and other related symptoms.

                2. If you suspect that you have contact with the case, you can report to the local disease control department and obtain professional guidance. If you have fever, cough, lymph node pain, hemoptysis or bleeding, you should seek medical treatment in time.

                3. Minimize contact with wild animals when traveling, do not hunt, strip, or carry epidemic animals without authorization. At the same time, take measures to prevent fleas from being bitten.

                4. Field workers should raise awareness of plague prevention and strengthen personal protection measures. (Contributed by Lu Yakai)



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              • #8
                Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/16...reak-pandemic/


                The Real Reason to Panic About China’s Plague Outbreak
                It’s not the disease that’s worrisome—it’s the Chinese government’s response to it.
                By Laurie Garrett | November 16, 2019, 1:44 AM

                The Chinese government’s response to this month’s outbreak of plague has been marked by temerity and some fear, which history suggests is entirely appropriate. But not all fear is the same, and Beijing seems to be afraid of the wrong things. Rather than being concerned about the germs and their spread, the government seems mostly motivated by a desire to manage public reaction about the disease. Those efforts, however, have failed—and the public’s response is now veering toward a sort of plague-inspired panic that’s not at all justified by the facts.


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