China - Beijing: CDC investigation on H7N9 bird flu risk groups

Pathfinder · Feb 18, 2014

Location of Fangshan District in Beijing
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Beijing: CDC investigation H7N9 bird flu risk groups

February 19, 2014 08:36:07 Source: People's Daily

WASHINGTON (Reporter Zhao Xinpei) Reporter yesterday learned from the Beijing Center for Disease Control, the city already has the technical capability to confirm unknown virus, and H7N9 avian influenza began investigating high-risk populations and stealth virus carriers, which will greatly enhance the Beijing Infectious Diseases Identification of strength and reaction speed to respond to emergencies when clinical diagnosis.
The so-called H7N9 bird flu risk groups, refers to the failure to take effective protection of breeding, slaughtering, sale, transportation, processing and other staff identified as at high risk of bird flu infected. 

The main method of investigation is to collect saliva throat-risk populations, conduct H7N9 virus detection. Meanwhile, the CDC conducted serological testing in these high-risk groups, which understand whether the H7N9 virus has been carried, with or without staff body has produced antibodies. Pang Spark deputy director of the center, last year the city an example of H7N9 avian influenza virus infection in vivo families appeared infected cases, but medical antibodies observed in vivo has not increased, did not result in people infected with the disease, ie, latent infection .

In order to ensure the authenticity and accuracy of the survey, the survey population coverage and all suburban Fangshan district, including both large-scale farms, including individuals live poultry traders, the current sampling work before the onset of the flu season has ended, ongoing laboratory analysis.

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China - Beijing: CDC investigation on H7N9 bird flu risk groups

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