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Nearly 5000 cases! Dongguan suspected HFMD outbreak killed four people (Guangdong Province)
Southern reported net 2010-04-03 07:53 - Southern Daily User Comments 0, Click to view I have something to say
Nanfang Daily (Reporter / Zhu Jin) Chinese New Year since the outbreak of HFMD in Dongguan was the outbreak of the overall situation. March 27, Dongguan, two boys suffering from hand, foot and mouth disease are confirmed dead; It is said that currently the city's suspected death toll has risen to 4 people, but not confirmed ministries and agencies; the same time, this year from January to March, the city's hand-foot mouth disease in nearly 5000 cases of infection is 9 times the same period last year.
Dongguan City, chief of CDC quarantine ZHONG Xin-guang yesterday revealed that patients in the current severe, 1-3-year-old children are scattered among high-risk subjects. Under the current situation judged 4-July, the incidence of Dongguan, the number of severe cases may continue to increase, deaths may also occur.
The number of cases is issued 9 times last year
Spring and summer transfer season is the period of HFMD outbreak. According to health department data, Dongguan City, as of now, the city the number of HFMD cases approaching 5000 cases, including Dongguan City, South City, East Side, Humen, Houjie other seven Towns in the number of cases have more than 400 cases. Widespread epidemic, 32 Towns in the city escaped.
Dongguan City, according to CDC analysis, this year's hand-foot-mouth disease severity of the disease before the arrival of the peak. A set of data is as of March 7 this year, Dongguan reported cumulative cases of 2355 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, compared with 227 cases last year, an increase of 9.37 times.
In addition, last month on March 27, Dalang Town, Humen Town, and two infants died because of hand, foot and mouth disease, has been confirmed infected with the EV71 virus; As of now, the city's suspected death toll has risen to 4. Since the finalization of deaths right in the Provincial Health Department, it is currently not recognized by the ministries and agencies before the official line of "hand-foot-mouth disease suspected of" proportionality.
The patients were scattered mainly children
Dongguan City yesterday HFMD training on medical treatment, ZHONG Xin-guang, at present the disease is characterized by a high degree of dissemination, EV71 strain for the absolute superiority, more severe cases, even cases of death, prevention and control of the situation is serious. "Now a 3-year-old diaspora children is severe hand, foot and mouth disease at high risk; but surprisingly, severe patients, approximately 90% were boys."
However, despite the alarming number of infections in the city, but so far, Dongguan aggregation of disease outbreaks yet. However, ZHONG Xin-guang said that under the current situation in Dongguan, "there nurseries in the risk of occurrence of clusters of disease that sooner or later, more or less the problem."
The criteria for determining the epidemic: 1 week, ≥ 5 cases of the same unit cases; or the same class (or quarters or family) ≥ 2 cases; or in the same villages ≥ 3 例. Found three cases of either can be considered an outbreak.
ZHONG Xin-guang expected 4-July, Dongguan incidence of HFMD, severe cases may continue to increase, and even deaths will occur. The basis for judging, he said due to HFMD pathogen complex, multi-transmission, no vaccine can prevent, no evidence of monitoring data at home and abroad, child care institutions there is an outbreak of risks.
Prevention and control of infection is difficult stealth
For the next difficulty and problems of prevention and control, ZHONG Xin-guang said, mainly the lack of specific prevention methods, and no vaccine-preventable. "HFMD is a frequently-occurring disease, and parents lack awareness of the dangers of the disease, medical treatment is not timely and delay treatment."
For example, he said: "Some parents see their children sleepiness, but also that the child is tired, do not know the child is HFMD affects the brain; and the disease quickly and, when the time delay can easily go wrong."
In addition, the invisible presence of infection, but also pose a threat to the prevention and control. According to the monitoring, stealth asymptomatic but can transmit the virus infection, accounting for all infected persons Jinliang Cheng.
ZHONG Xin-guang, said before the town hall conducted a survey of 180 healthy people without clinical manifestations, the symptoms of latent infection accounted for 21. "This shows that there are healthy people, a certain percentage of the hand, foot and mouth disease virus infection, which caused great difficulties to the prevention and control."
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...Nearly 5,000 hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) cases have been reported from January to March this year in Dongguan city, southeast China's Guangdong Province, nine times than that of the same period last year, Guangzhou Daily reported.
Zhong Xinguang, an official from the Disease Prevention and Control Center of Dongguan said the disease was found in all areas of the city, and the number of infectors in seven towns has hit 400.
According to Zhong, the HFMD cases in Dongguan in the first three months, with four deaths, accounts for about 20 percent of that of the whole Guangdong Province...
Nearly 5000 cases! Dongguan suspected HFMD outbreak killed four people (Guangdong Province)
Southern reported net 2010-04-03 07:53 - Southern Daily User Comments 0, Click to view I have something to say
Nanfang Daily (Reporter / Zhu Jin) Chinese New Year since the outbreak of HFMD in Dongguan was the outbreak of the overall situation. March 27, Dongguan, two boys suffering from hand, foot and mouth disease are confirmed dead; It is said that currently the city's suspected death toll has risen to 4 people, but not confirmed ministries and agencies; the same time, this year from January to March, the city's hand-foot mouth disease in nearly 5000 cases of infection is 9 times the same period last year.
Dongguan City, chief of CDC quarantine ZHONG Xin-guang yesterday revealed that patients in the current severe, 1-3-year-old children are scattered among high-risk subjects. Under the current situation judged 4-July, the incidence of Dongguan, the number of severe cases may continue to increase, deaths may also occur.
The number of cases is issued 9 times last year
Spring and summer transfer season is the period of HFMD outbreak. According to health department data, Dongguan City, as of now, the city the number of HFMD cases approaching 5000 cases, including Dongguan City, South City, East Side, Humen, Houjie other seven Towns in the number of cases have more than 400 cases. Widespread epidemic, 32 Towns in the city escaped.
Dongguan City, according to CDC analysis, this year's hand-foot-mouth disease severity of the disease before the arrival of the peak. A set of data is as of March 7 this year, Dongguan reported cumulative cases of 2355 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, compared with 227 cases last year, an increase of 9.37 times.
In addition, last month on March 27, Dalang Town, Humen Town, and two infants died because of hand, foot and mouth disease, has been confirmed infected with the EV71 virus; As of now, the city's suspected death toll has risen to 4. Since the finalization of deaths right in the Provincial Health Department, it is currently not recognized by the ministries and agencies before the official line of "hand-foot-mouth disease suspected of" proportionality.
The patients were scattered mainly children
Dongguan City yesterday HFMD training on medical treatment, ZHONG Xin-guang, at present the disease is characterized by a high degree of dissemination, EV71 strain for the absolute superiority, more severe cases, even cases of death, prevention and control of the situation is serious. "Now a 3-year-old diaspora children is severe hand, foot and mouth disease at high risk; but surprisingly, severe patients, approximately 90% were boys."
However, despite the alarming number of infections in the city, but so far, Dongguan aggregation of disease outbreaks yet. However, ZHONG Xin-guang said that under the current situation in Dongguan, "there nurseries in the risk of occurrence of clusters of disease that sooner or later, more or less the problem."
The criteria for determining the epidemic: 1 week, ≥ 5 cases of the same unit cases; or the same class (or quarters or family) ≥ 2 cases; or in the same villages ≥ 3 例. Found three cases of either can be considered an outbreak.
ZHONG Xin-guang expected 4-July, Dongguan incidence of HFMD, severe cases may continue to increase, and even deaths will occur. The basis for judging, he said due to HFMD pathogen complex, multi-transmission, no vaccine can prevent, no evidence of monitoring data at home and abroad, child care institutions there is an outbreak of risks.
Prevention and control of infection is difficult stealth
For the next difficulty and problems of prevention and control, ZHONG Xin-guang said, mainly the lack of specific prevention methods, and no vaccine-preventable. "HFMD is a frequently-occurring disease, and parents lack awareness of the dangers of the disease, medical treatment is not timely and delay treatment."
For example, he said: "Some parents see their children sleepiness, but also that the child is tired, do not know the child is HFMD affects the brain; and the disease quickly and, when the time delay can easily go wrong."
In addition, the invisible presence of infection, but also pose a threat to the prevention and control. According to the monitoring, stealth asymptomatic but can transmit the virus infection, accounting for all infected persons Jinliang Cheng.
ZHONG Xin-guang, said before the town hall conducted a survey of 180 healthy people without clinical manifestations, the symptoms of latent infection accounted for 21. "This shows that there are healthy people, a certain percentage of the hand, foot and mouth disease virus infection, which caused great difficulties to the prevention and control."
More here:
Snip:
...Nearly 5,000 hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) cases have been reported from January to March this year in Dongguan city, southeast China's Guangdong Province, nine times than that of the same period last year, Guangzhou Daily reported.
Zhong Xinguang, an official from the Disease Prevention and Control Center of Dongguan said the disease was found in all areas of the city, and the number of infectors in seven towns has hit 400.
According to Zhong, the HFMD cases in Dongguan in the first three months, with four deaths, accounts for about 20 percent of that of the whole Guangdong Province...
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