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China - Tick disease outbreak in Henan province causing illness - reportedly a few deaths, many patients

sharon sanders

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Henan tick bites man suspected of recent hospital did not disclose the specific circumstances

June 17, 2013 07:57:38
Source: big river

Schematic ticks

People's Liberation Army No. 154 Hospital of Infectious Diseases Wu Yanfei

June 15 evening, Xinyang public Wang (a pseudonym, the same below) to the big river reporters reflect the recent People's Liberation Army No. 154 Hospital of Infectious Diseases Center treated a lot suspected of being bitten by ticks patients. Mr. Wang is reflected on the situation, on the 16th, a large river reporter to interview the hospital, Infectious Diseases Doctor Chun Yuan refused to disclose any information.

Xinyang recent tick bites occurred more than one event

Wang told reporters that one of his relatives a few days before being bitten by ticks, the PLA 154 Hospital for treatment. His relatives during hospitalization had a lot of the same patient was bitten by ticks, mostly Guangshan County, the new county, Shihe, county and other counties of the mall. It is reported that there are several patients died.

At 9:00 on the 16th, the reporter went to the hospital a large river Infectious Diseases Dr. Xiang Zhiban understand Mr. Wang as reflected in the relevant circumstances. Chun Yuan to the doctor on duty did not get approval of the leadership refused to disclose any information.

Reporters at the nurse's station and other departments more than an hour, multi-contact hospital leadership, did not get any reply.

While waiting, a staff of anonymity, told reporters, tick bites people now belong to the peak of the disease, is receiving a lot of recent hospital patients. Circumstances, she would not be disclosed.

Subsequently, the reporter went to Xinyang Central Hospital Infectious Diseases. The sections of a doctor told reporters, and now they department received two suspected of being bitten by ticks patients, one from Shihe District, one from Guangshan County.

Tick ​​bites, although people can not cure the disease but can prevent

Reporters from the network query to China ticks echinococcosis therapist, Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province Forestry Center Hospital, vice president Zheng, ticks echinococcosis on symptoms and treatment methods:

Tick ​​through bites, bacteria and viruses enter the body, causing physical damage or respiratory failure patients, that there is no sudden breathing, resulting in death of the patient. These treatments are not originally a good way, now we can take some measures to passed the critical stage, the cells have been restored through treatment. However, some patients with relatively heavy, it was damaged nerve, muscle or limb to govern can not restore it.

It is understood that, at present, China has not been separated out the disease pathogens, it is unclear which route of transmission, but that reference to international research, tick-borne viruses that can infect human cells, resulting in human platelets, white blood cells dropped, and infectious.

Big river correspondent reminded readers living in the mountains: to the fields to labor, do not put too much body exposed, if found to have mosquito bites strange, we must promptly to the hospital or clinic for treatment. Although there have been suspected of tick bites in Xinyang person events, we do not panic, after all, medicine is developed, you can be the first time the patient for treatment.

If it is found around a tick bite suspected of being a friend, please report to the local health department as soon as possible. (Xiaohong Wei Wu Yanfei)

http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2013-06/17/c_116164527.htm
 
Re: China - Tick outbreak in Henan province causing echinococcosis - reportedly a few deaths, many patients

Re: China - Tick outbreak in Henan province causing echinococcosis - reportedly a few deaths, many patients

The translation is rough, but looking at the symptoms and the references to "bacteria and viruses", I think the illness suspected is actually SFTS, caused by a recently-discovered bunyavirus, as in:

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=169345 , for example.
 
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