China National Health and Family Planning Commission: H7N9 bird flu virus human cases still possible (Ifeng, August 29 2013)

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[Source: Ifeng, full page in Chinese: (LINK). Automatic translation.]


China National Health and Family Planning Commission: H7N9 bird flu virus human cases still possible

At 2:35 on August 30, 2013 Source: Yanzhao Metropolis


Xinhua News Agency, the National Health and Family Planning Commission was held on the 29th online interview, China CDC director assistant, researcher Feng Zijian said in an interview, H7N9 avian influenza virus has not completely blocked, there are still some birds, if humans with the virus Contact may still be infected.

"H7N9 bird flu virus is a new emerging infectious virus, it is difficult to grasp its propagation, for the H7N9 bird flu virus is currently the main control measures is to reduce contact between poultry and human exposure."

Feng Zijian pointed out in the previous H7N9 avian Flu outbreak areas have taken over the live bird markets closed and other measures to further control the live poultry trade and mobility. Take measures, H7N9 bird flu was quickly brought under control.

Feng Zijian said that in entering the fall, H7N9 bird flu prevention and control of the main task is to strengthen the human cases monitoring, timely detection and timely diagnosis, timely and effective measures for treatment.

Related to the outbreak still continue to restrict trade of live poultry, and H7N9 avian influenza virus detected in flocks for hunting.


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Re: China National Health and Family Planning Commission: H7N9 bird flu virus human cases still possible (Ifeng, August 29 2013)

Source: Ifeng, http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/special/h7n9/content-3/detail_2013_08/29/29143142_0.shtml - Automatic translation. Longer version of the above article.


Source: China News Network

BEIJING, Aug. 29 - According to the National Health and Family Planning Commission website news, Wei Planning Commission held today online interview. China CDC director assistant, researcher Feng Zijian said in an interview, H7N9 avian influenza virus has not completely blocked, some birds still exist, if human contact with the virus may still be infected.

Feng Zijian noted, H7N9 is a new emerging infectious virus to infect humans.

The characteristics of the virus is not also like other influenza viruses, spring, winter, colder climates more likely to spread, to spread when the weather is hot and weakened compared to the autumn and winter when the cold weather so that will not come back again , are now unclear, because this is just the emergence of new diseases.

It should be said that this virus is not completely blocked, it remains in poultry, poultry exists, if it touches people, there will still be infection.

Feng Zijian said that at present we are against the H7N9 bird flu prevention and control of major control measures is to reduce the most important people contact between poultry and exposure.

In the early happens and has happened, we took measures to close the live bird markets, because people infected live poultry market may be one of the major infectious environment, have taken over such appropriate measures.

There is also a measure is in place to control the avian outbreak trading and liquidity. Such measures now appears to be effective, all of the local epidemic occurrence of these measures after the outbreak was quickly brought under control, prove that this measure is also effective.

Feng Zijian, said after entering the autumn, the main work on the one hand is to strengthen the human cases monitoring, timely detection and timely diagnosis and timely to take effective measures for treatment.

On the other hand, the occurrence of epidemic control measures in place to take some of these measures are still in place to close the outbreak live poultry markets, live poultry trade restrictions, there is a virus detected in flocks to be killed, or stick this year Spring epidemic prevention and control of this series of measures.


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