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  • China - Baotou issues level III warning for plague after reporting one death, Inner Mongolia - August 6, 2020

    Updated 22:58, 06-Aug-2020
    CGTN

    The city of Baotou in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has issued a level III warning for plague control and prevention on Thursday after one death was reported.

    Authorities said the warning period starts on Thursday and will last until the end of 2020.

    Local health officials have traced nine individuals who came into close contact with the person who died and 26 people who had contact with the nine individuals.


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    Notice on Issuing Level III Early Warning of Plague Epidemic Situation in Damao Banner



    Release date: 2020-08-06 20:08 Reading times: 0


    On August 2, 2020, our city received a report from the Damaoqi Health and Health Committee that a death case occurred in Suji New Village, the Wendu Village Committee, Shibao Town, Damaoqi. Autonomous Region, Baotou CDC Nasopharyngeal Swab PCR The nucleic acid test was positive, and the gene sequencing of nasopharyngeal swabs from the Comprehensive Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Autonomous Region was in line with the target gene sequence of the plague. On August 6, the municipal and banner medical expert groups based on epidemiological survey data and telephone interviews with close contacts and laboratories As a result of the test, the consultation determined that the patient was intestinal plague and the cause of death was circulatory system failure.

    In accordance with the requirements of the "Autonomous Region Plague Control Emergency Plan (2020 Edition)" (Neizheng Banfa [2020] No. 17) and the "Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Plague Epidemic Early Warning Implementation Plan" (Neishufang Emergency Fa [2020] No. 7), the plague is now released The level III warning information for prevention and control is as follows:

    Warning level: Level III. The early warning period will begin on August 6, 2020, and the early warning period will last from the date of this early warning notification to the end of 2020.

    According to the requirements of the "Autonomous Region Plague Control Emergency Plan (2020 Edition)" (Neizheng Banfa [2020] No. 17) and the "Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Plague Epidemic Early Warning Implementation Plan" (Neishufang Emergency Fa [2020] No. 7), relevant prevention All control measures have been put in place. 9 close contacts and 26 close contacts have been subjected to centralized medical observations and given preventive medication and plague nucleic acid PCR testing as required. There are no abnormalities such as fever, plague nucleic acid PCR. The test results were all negative. The deceased’s residence in Suji New Village shall be sealed off, large and small quarantine circles shall be delineated, epidemiological investigations shall be carried out comprehensively, the health monitoring of quarantined objects shall be strengthened, health monitoring, plague nucleic acid detection and publicity and education of all persons in the quarantine shall be carried out. The deceased’s residence and surrounding farmer’s residences were completely wiped out every day, and flea and rodent eradication, environmental sanitation and remediation were carried out in and around Suji New Village. At present, all villagers in Suji New Village have no abnormalities such as fever, and the plague nucleic acid PCR test results are all negative.

    At present, there is a risk of human plague spread in our city. All banners, counties, districts, departments, and units must effectively strengthen the attention to plague prevention and control, increase prevention and control knowledge publicity and education, and strengthen joint prevention and control and group prevention. To further strengthen the monitoring of the rodent epidemic situation. Medical institutions at all levels must strictly implement the responsibility system for the first-visit doctors, do a good job in the investigation and management of pre-inspection triage areas and fever clinics, and do a good job in the inspection of the plague health code. Other departments should do a good job in the prevention and control of plague in accordance with their work responsibilities.

    Experts remind the general public: You should maintain good personal hygiene habits, try to avoid going to epidemic areas and spots, and if you have fever, cough and other related symptoms, you should go to the designated medical institution in time; if you suspect that you have had contact with the case, you can go to the local The disease control department takes the initiative to declare and obtain professional guidance. If symptoms such as fever, cough, lymph node pain, hemoptysis or bleeding occur, seek medical attention in time. It is necessary to strictly follow the requirements of the "three nos and three reports" for plague prevention and control, minimize contact with wild animals when traveling, and do not hunt, feed or carry wild animals without authorization. At the same time, prevent flea bites and prevent flea bites. Field workers must raise their awareness of plague prevention and strengthen personal protective measures. The general public must rationally understand and deal with the plague epidemic in a scientific manner, and do not believe in, spread or spread rumors.
    In accordance with the requirements of the national, autonomous region and Baotou plague control emergency plan, the Municipal Health Commission will release and adjust the early warning information in a timely manner based on the plague epidemic warning classification.
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    Baotou City Health Commission
    August 6, 2020



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      Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/7256944/b...hina-mongolia/

      Bubonic plague death prompts China to seal off Inner Mongolia village
      By Chris Jancelewicz Global News
      Posted August 7, 2020 12:17 pm

      China has sealed off an Inner Mongolian village after a resident died from the bubonic plague, according to a statement by the municipal health authorities.

      The death was reported to the Baotou Municipal Health Commission on Sunday, reads the statement, and the victim was confirmed to have bubonic plague on Thursday. The unidentified patient ultimately died of circulatory system failure...

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