China - Jiangsu HFPC province announces 2 H7N9 bird flu cases in December 2015

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Jiangsu: Ministry of Health and Family Planning Commission announced in December 2015 the province's legal reported infectious diseases [H7N9 n=2 (0)]

?@?@At 0:00 on December 1st, 2015 to December 31 24, the province reported a total of A and B infectious diseases statutory reporting 8522 cases and 20 deaths; this month, in addition to plague, cholera, SARS, spinal cord outside polio, highly pathogenic avian influenza, Japanese encephalitis, dengue fever, anthrax, diphtheria, neonatal tetanus, leptospirosis, schistosomiasis no incidence report, the remaining 16 kinds of A, B infection disease have a case report. Reported incidence of the top five diseases: tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, syphilis, gonorrhea, scarlet fever, accounting for 94.25% of the total reported cases. Reports of deaths topped the table for the disease: AIDS, tuberculosis, accounting for 80.00% of total number of reported deaths.

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Graphic at above link indicating 2 cases and 0 deaths:

 

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Currently H7N9 virus infection risk is very large

Time: 2016-1-9 9:14:00 Source: Suzhou Evening News

Core Tip: Although not yet confirmed new cases, but the probability of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza city virus is very large. People, especially the elderly, be sure to guard against the recent, avoid contact with live poultry.

Reporter Lu Jue

Corpuscles while the H7N9 bird flu in the country and "active" up last month, Jiangsu, two cases of human infection with the emergence of H7N9 avian influenza. Yesterday, reporters learned from the CDC in Suzhou City, although there is not yet confirmed new cases, but the probability of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza city virus is very large. People, especially the elderly, be sure to guard against the recent, avoid contact with live poultry.

Jiangsu Province Health and Family Planning Commission has announced in December last year, infectious diseases, the province appeared two cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza. In Suzhou, it is not yet confirmed new cases. The disease control department of the city's live animal markets outside environment continuous monitoring of H7N9 avian influenza virus, the results show a high positive correlation sample rate last week.

"This means that the city's near-term risks of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza virus is very large." Suzhou City CDC Emergency Office Director Zhang said that under normal circumstances, the positive rate of virus measured tends to be low or even zero is displayed; in the first half of last year, when the city's live bird markets outside environment positive rate of more than 20% of the time, it has been discovered that someone infected with H7N9 virus. Therefore, the public, especially vulnerable groups, recently must be vigilant and take precautionary measures.

Zhang told reporters that the past on cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza virus epidemiological survey found that these patients has two main characteristics: First, the majority of older persons; the second is that most have a history of contact with live poultry before the onset. "Carrying the virus of poultry and their droppings, secretions, may be of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza virus infection source." Experts warned that the public should avoid contact with live poultry, do not go to buy and sell chickens and ducks are killed and other poultry; if has been in contact, shall wash their hands with soap and water as soon as possible. "Between the delicious and healthy, or we should choose the latter." Influenza virus at a sufficient heat situation will lose activity, so like raw poultry, meat, eggs, etc., remember to eat cooked cooking.
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(Editor: Chen Yaping)


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