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Source: http://www.ntdtv.com/xtr/gb/2017/02/07/a1310405.html
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China H7N9 outbreak only 20 days to 24 dead
[New York time]2017-02-06 06:23 PM
H7N9 | Outbreak | Death case
In the 20 days after 2017, 135 cases of H7N9 have been diagnosed and reported in mainland China, 24 of which have died, according to Lu. A medical expert said that China's H7N9 epidemic may be further increased.
China's H7N9 bird flu has entered a period of high incidence since the end of last December, the CCTV news client reported recently. Only this year, January 1 to January 20 period, the country has 24 patients infected with H7N9 death.
According to public information, in December last year, the whole of China confirmed H7N9 infection in 106 cases, 20 people died; last November was diagnosed in 6 cases, no deaths. A total of 216 people were infected with H7N9 avian influenza in 2016 and 63 died.
H7N9 epidemic in mainland China is clearly showing an increasingly serious situation.
CCTV's report also quoted China's CDC deputy director Feng Zijian said that this year China's H7N9 epidemic than in previous years to be serious, if not quickly take effective measures, the epidemic may rise further.
H7N9 cases in China are reported in 11 provinces in Jiangsu, Anhui and Guangdong, mainly in southern China, the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta and other regions, H7N9 infection is mainly concentrated in the live poultry market.
WHO recommended at the end of 2016 that persons traveling to countries known to have avian influenza outbreaks should, as far as possible, avoid contact with poultry farms or avoid contact with animals in live poultry markets or avoid access to sites where poultry may be slaughtered, Or to avoid contact with any surface that appears to be contaminated by poultry or other animal faeces. Travelers should also wash their hands regularly with soap and water and observe good food safety and eating habits.
(Reporter A Zhu comprehensive report)
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Google translation:
China H7N9 outbreak only 20 days to 24 dead
[New York time]2017-02-06 06:23 PM
H7N9 | Outbreak | Death case
In the 20 days after 2017, 135 cases of H7N9 have been diagnosed and reported in mainland China, 24 of which have died, according to Lu. A medical expert said that China's H7N9 epidemic may be further increased.
China's H7N9 bird flu has entered a period of high incidence since the end of last December, the CCTV news client reported recently. Only this year, January 1 to January 20 period, the country has 24 patients infected with H7N9 death.
According to public information, in December last year, the whole of China confirmed H7N9 infection in 106 cases, 20 people died; last November was diagnosed in 6 cases, no deaths. A total of 216 people were infected with H7N9 avian influenza in 2016 and 63 died.
H7N9 epidemic in mainland China is clearly showing an increasingly serious situation.
CCTV's report also quoted China's CDC deputy director Feng Zijian said that this year China's H7N9 epidemic than in previous years to be serious, if not quickly take effective measures, the epidemic may rise further.
H7N9 cases in China are reported in 11 provinces in Jiangsu, Anhui and Guangdong, mainly in southern China, the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta and other regions, H7N9 infection is mainly concentrated in the live poultry market.
WHO recommended at the end of 2016 that persons traveling to countries known to have avian influenza outbreaks should, as far as possible, avoid contact with poultry farms or avoid contact with animals in live poultry markets or avoid access to sites where poultry may be slaughtered, Or to avoid contact with any surface that appears to be contaminated by poultry or other animal faeces. Travelers should also wash their hands regularly with soap and water and observe good food safety and eating habits.
(Reporter A Zhu comprehensive report)
- See more at: http://www.ntdtv.com/xtr/gb/2017/02/07/a1310405.html#sthash.PKDDROF3.dpuf