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Prevention and control of communicable diseases outbreaks appeared grim high risk of
disease control experts advise City: This year we will focus on human cases of avian influenza and other infectious diseases
Source: Zhongshan Daily 2014-05-08
Release Date: May 8, 2014
Yesterday, reporters from the city's 2014 work conference that prevention and control of infectious diseases, currently the city has entered the peak season of influenza epidemic of acute infectious diseases, such as foot and mouth disease, and severe outbreaks occur, and even deaths rather high level of risk . On the whole, this year the city of infectious diseases prevention and control situation is still grim.
It is understood that in 2013 the city's Class A and B infectious disease incidence decreased 19.5% compared to the previous year, ranking fourth in the province around the city level. Tuberculosis of the core indicators all meet the national requirements, but also reversed the past five years has been lagging behind the passive situation. AIDS prevention and control quality composite score in the forefront of the province, to maintain a good level. Last year the city's 21 townships spread dengue outbreak, the city's scientific prevention and control, timely isolation and treatment for all patients, with no deaths.
The first quarter of this year, CDC experts conducted a risk assessment in 2014 of the city's major infectious diseases that this year should focus on people infected with bird flu, seasonal influenza, dengue fever, foot and mouth disease, measles, infectious diarrhea and other infectious disease. City CDC experts believe that people infected with H7N9 bird flu last year, the incidence of major areas of the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta region this year, and this year the number of cases to more than last year. This year the city repeatedly monitored for viruses live bird markets outside environmental samples, the positive rate since April decreased, the current positive rate of 15%. City farming, large consumption of poultry, poultry consumption habits have not fundamentally changed, the higher the rate of viral contamination outside environment, the source did not really get control, so people become infected with H7N9 avian influenza is still troubled by the city's major public health problem. City CDC expert on human infection with avian influenza prevention and control recommendations put forward, that is, to adhere to the work of joint prevention and control mechanism to reduce viral contamination of live poultry market environment, from the long-term goal is to explore new modes of live poultry farming and sales , the real from the source control monitoring, diagnosis and treatment and risk assessment.
The city's seasonal flu each year two peaks, the highest peak of the annual 5-7 months, the second peak of the annual December to next January. City CDC experts pointed out that a substantial increase in the city from January to March this year, the intensity of influenza activity, far more than the same period the number of onset and peak in spring and summer 2013, the pandemic strain of influenza has also changed. Experts advise, schools and students high places and people, should do morning check, and implement prevention and control measures, should increase influenza vaccine advocacy efforts to improve vaccination rates.
City of disease control experts point out, causing outbreaks of dengue reason is that after the introduction of exotic imported cases, causing local spread. In Guangdong, the largest source of imported cases is the Southeast Asian countries, dengue fever this year compared to last year's severe Southeast Asian countries, a great deal of pressure on the city's prevention and control work. The meeting called for this to be done as soon as possible mosquito breeding, early conduct surveillance, early handling of the epidemic, and strive to achieve "Late occurred less occur, for local infection outbreak does not occur."
Hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak, mainly occur in children under 5 years of age, which became the nurseries should focus on the place. City CDC experts pointed out that from January to April this year, the city reported cases of foot and mouth disease was 2.5 times last year, and in severe cases is 2.3 times last year, the occurrence of clusters of outbreaks is 2 times last year, is now in epidemic rapid rise, May will usher in the peak of the epidemic. Experts suggest that early detection of medical and health institutions in severe cases, to reduce the critical cases and deaths occur, strengthen the hospital infection control. Education departments should strengthen supervision of schools and nurseries management to ensure the implementation of sickness absence morning check and registration system. Promote good personal hygiene habits, parents should be able to find an early harbinger of severe cases.
Vice Mayor Wu Yuexia attended the meeting.
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