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It touches on some of the questions that have been raised such as the lack of mild cases, the age distribution, and accuracy of testing.
Machine translation of original article:
"Zhong Nanshan: early detection is the key to treat H7N9 patients
Apr. 07, 2013
The newspaper Guangzhou, April 6 (Lam Kit) "when infections are found in heavy condition was only detected, rather than screening out." Today, the Group of Experts on the prevention and control of avian influenza in Guangdong behind closed doors The meeting was held in Guangzhou. After the meeting, said Zhong Nanshan, Guangdong temporarily not found cases of bird flu does not mean that there is no, there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission of H7N9 will.
Pay close attention to the H7N9 avian flu prevention and control in order to earnestly carry out, Guangdong set up the prevention and control of the Group of Experts for the head of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Zhong Nanshan, today is the first of the prevention and control of the Group of Experts convened by Zhong Nanshan meeting.
"I believe it (H7N9 cause) of death (cases) or will continue to increase." Said Zhong Nanshan, this H7N9 epidemic found in a timely manner, the researchers have been doing gene sequencing for clinical treatment, the maximum The problem is basic are critically ill patient to the hospital, only 7-10 days time from onset to death, many severe cases to the hospital, "it was too late," and therefore relatively high mortality.
Currently, the Guangdong Provincial Prevention and Control Expert Group epidemic related to risk assessment. Guangdong CDC chief expert, said He Jianfeng, director of the prevention and control of infectious diseases by the presence of Guangdong Province, the likelihood of H7N9 infections.
Zhong Nanshan stressed that "early detection" is one of the keys to treat H7N9 patients, the direction of the current efforts are committed to making the screening reagents such as fluorescent PCR, Allele mature to early application. Zhong Nanshan, frankly, the application of these reagents need to take the government process, may actually be able to apply late.
Research on H7N9, Zhong Nanshan hope that the country can accelerate the P3 laboratory qualification of the examination and approval procedures, these laboratories are also added to the study of the work of anti-influenza virus drugs. P3 laboratory, in fact, is the bio-security three laboratory ", the entire lab is completely sealed, indoor vacuum state, so that the laboratory within the gas does not pollute ran outside.
, Guangzhou has been three P3 laboratory belonging to the Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau and the South China Agricultural University, animal experiments can be highly pathogenic virus, drug trials work. Because every disease has a corresponding qualification demonstration of three laboratory qualification argumentation procedures not by laboratory facilities already qualified, but also can not be put into use. Zhong Nanshan said: "the country is now only one or two, this is how the line?"
Zhong Nanshan said: "in the treatment of H7N9 have emergency government funds, medical aid channels.
He admitted that SARS has been over the past 10 years, he is still hope that the Government will be able to build an the conventional organization or research group, the organization should include aspects of disease control, clinical and agricultural institutions, the formation of a regular body to respond to these public health events.
Jianfeng said, a large proportion of infections in the elderly accounts, but can not be said in the elderly is a high-risk population. Currently, there is not a good understanding of H7N9 disease disease spectrum, mild, severe proportion is not too clear cases was found essentially to severe, the country is also paying close attention to this situation. He said that the severity of the proportion of exploration is the key to prevention and control measures taken - Mild-based and severe mainly from the point of view of the monitoring, prevention and control are not the same, he stressed Guangdong monitoring in this regard, there is no technical problem.
At present, Guangdong ongoing treatment of the 7th meeting of Prevention and Control of accelerating research in this area. Zhong Nanshan, disclose, consider the use of Chinese herbal medicine, but the current treatment options for H7N9."
Machine translation of original article:
"Zhong Nanshan: early detection is the key to treat H7N9 patients
Apr. 07, 2013
The newspaper Guangzhou, April 6 (Lam Kit) "when infections are found in heavy condition was only detected, rather than screening out." Today, the Group of Experts on the prevention and control of avian influenza in Guangdong behind closed doors The meeting was held in Guangzhou. After the meeting, said Zhong Nanshan, Guangdong temporarily not found cases of bird flu does not mean that there is no, there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission of H7N9 will.
Pay close attention to the H7N9 avian flu prevention and control in order to earnestly carry out, Guangdong set up the prevention and control of the Group of Experts for the head of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Zhong Nanshan, today is the first of the prevention and control of the Group of Experts convened by Zhong Nanshan meeting.
"I believe it (H7N9 cause) of death (cases) or will continue to increase." Said Zhong Nanshan, this H7N9 epidemic found in a timely manner, the researchers have been doing gene sequencing for clinical treatment, the maximum The problem is basic are critically ill patient to the hospital, only 7-10 days time from onset to death, many severe cases to the hospital, "it was too late," and therefore relatively high mortality.
Currently, the Guangdong Provincial Prevention and Control Expert Group epidemic related to risk assessment. Guangdong CDC chief expert, said He Jianfeng, director of the prevention and control of infectious diseases by the presence of Guangdong Province, the likelihood of H7N9 infections.
Zhong Nanshan stressed that "early detection" is one of the keys to treat H7N9 patients, the direction of the current efforts are committed to making the screening reagents such as fluorescent PCR, Allele mature to early application. Zhong Nanshan, frankly, the application of these reagents need to take the government process, may actually be able to apply late.
Research on H7N9, Zhong Nanshan hope that the country can accelerate the P3 laboratory qualification of the examination and approval procedures, these laboratories are also added to the study of the work of anti-influenza virus drugs. P3 laboratory, in fact, is the bio-security three laboratory ", the entire lab is completely sealed, indoor vacuum state, so that the laboratory within the gas does not pollute ran outside.
, Guangzhou has been three P3 laboratory belonging to the Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau and the South China Agricultural University, animal experiments can be highly pathogenic virus, drug trials work. Because every disease has a corresponding qualification demonstration of three laboratory qualification argumentation procedures not by laboratory facilities already qualified, but also can not be put into use. Zhong Nanshan said: "the country is now only one or two, this is how the line?"
Zhong Nanshan said: "in the treatment of H7N9 have emergency government funds, medical aid channels.
He admitted that SARS has been over the past 10 years, he is still hope that the Government will be able to build an the conventional organization or research group, the organization should include aspects of disease control, clinical and agricultural institutions, the formation of a regular body to respond to these public health events.
Jianfeng said, a large proportion of infections in the elderly accounts, but can not be said in the elderly is a high-risk population. Currently, there is not a good understanding of H7N9 disease disease spectrum, mild, severe proportion is not too clear cases was found essentially to severe, the country is also paying close attention to this situation. He said that the severity of the proportion of exploration is the key to prevention and control measures taken - Mild-based and severe mainly from the point of view of the monitoring, prevention and control are not the same, he stressed Guangdong monitoring in this regard, there is no technical problem.
At present, Guangdong ongoing treatment of the 7th meeting of Prevention and Control of accelerating research in this area. Zhong Nanshan, disclose, consider the use of Chinese herbal medicine, but the current treatment options for H7N9."
