Hat-tip Carol@FW. The timing and location of this mystery outbreak mean that it is not related to the current respiratory one under investigation in Hebei (http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=182982), despite speculation elsewhere.
http://news.sdchina.com/show/2211172.html
BEIJING, Kunming, February 24- Binchuan County appears the illness of one kind of result in more than unexplained fever, persistent high fever, has been unable to identify the cause of more than 20 consecutive infection is much talk about public opinion. Reporter learned from relevant departments on the 24th, the current epidemic disposal has made breakthrough progress, the disease was diagnosed as a infection by flukes.
Since last March, Binchuan after another report of 26 cases of unexplained disease incidence was concentrated in October 2011 and November cases located in the town and 5 km radius of the area of the state. Patients with high fever, liver pain, and so on.
After the outbreak, the Yunnan Provincial Health Department sent experts to Dali, the Ministry of Health sent the China Disease Prevention and Control Center parasitic diseases prevention and control of the 11 experts, to Dali guidance epidemic disposal. The survey found that the the Binchuan State towns fasciolosis disease natural foci. The state of urban wells Qing surrounding free-range cattle, sheep, check to see Fasciola eggs in their droppings in the environment of the local ditch check to see Lymnaea, check to see Fasciola larvae in the body.
The expert group is still in one patient at home farming cattle liver Fasciola adult, and in four cases of patients with fecal check to see Fasciola eggs, confirmed that the environment there is a complete fasciolosis transmission links. In addition, local residents eat salad eating habits are prevalent, the risk of Fasciola infection.
Clinical diagnosis of parasitic disease research expert by the State to confirm that patients infected with Fasciola disease, and patients with triclabendazole treatment of the three batches. As of the 23rd, seven patients have recovered and been discharged. New cases has yet been discovered.
http://news.sdchina.com/show/2211172.html
BEIJING, Kunming, February 24- Binchuan County appears the illness of one kind of result in more than unexplained fever, persistent high fever, has been unable to identify the cause of more than 20 consecutive infection is much talk about public opinion. Reporter learned from relevant departments on the 24th, the current epidemic disposal has made breakthrough progress, the disease was diagnosed as a infection by flukes.
Since last March, Binchuan after another report of 26 cases of unexplained disease incidence was concentrated in October 2011 and November cases located in the town and 5 km radius of the area of the state. Patients with high fever, liver pain, and so on.
After the outbreak, the Yunnan Provincial Health Department sent experts to Dali, the Ministry of Health sent the China Disease Prevention and Control Center parasitic diseases prevention and control of the 11 experts, to Dali guidance epidemic disposal. The survey found that the the Binchuan State towns fasciolosis disease natural foci. The state of urban wells Qing surrounding free-range cattle, sheep, check to see Fasciola eggs in their droppings in the environment of the local ditch check to see Lymnaea, check to see Fasciola larvae in the body.
The expert group is still in one patient at home farming cattle liver Fasciola adult, and in four cases of patients with fecal check to see Fasciola eggs, confirmed that the environment there is a complete fasciolosis transmission links. In addition, local residents eat salad eating habits are prevalent, the risk of Fasciola infection.
Clinical diagnosis of parasitic disease research expert by the State to confirm that patients infected with Fasciola disease, and patients with triclabendazole treatment of the three batches. As of the 23rd, seven patients have recovered and been discharged. New cases has yet been discovered.