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China: Woman, 19, Confirmed H5N1 Death - Contacts Monitored

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"Very Misleading News Headlines"


Great point Commonground!

Luckily our news analysts have now been looking at the "bird flu" and emerging disease situations worldwide for 3 years and have a perspective on these events.

But the general public does not know.

Thank you to all the analysts who follow and comment on emerging and re-emerging diseases.


:applause:
The general public thinks H5N1 disappeared in 2006 (and will never cause a pandemic).
 
Re: China: Woman, 19, Confirmed H5N1 Death - Contacts Monitored

I think translation issues are again causing problems. The comment about WHO and mutations, is the same comment that is at the bottom of most wire service stories about H5N1, which states that WHO is concerned that the poor transmission of H5N1 will change via mutation to efficient transmission, which will cause a pandemic.


I couldn't agree with you more! Definite translation problems. But I am glad that the Chinese are not reading what I did! :tiphat:
 
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Reporter talks to family of the deceased girl.


Beijing, the first case of bird flu entering the SARS hospital to investigate the state of reception

At 17:58 on January 9, 2009

Source: People's Net - Health Times Author: Liuqiao-bin

● 13 people to eat only one incidence of ducks

● 116 close contacts are normal

● reception state hospitals into the SARS

● a nurse had fever situation

January 6, 2009, the Ministry of Health published on the website of the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau briefing in Beijing confirmed case of bird flu.



The news instantly become a cell phone text message after the New Year, QQ, MSN fastest spread the news ... ...
The 19-year-old woman infected with how the avian flu? Her what kind of living environment? Their close contact with the crowd what is the situation now? Times reporter went to the health of Chaoyang District, Beijing, three rooms, walked into the first case of bird flu patients died at home.

The first time in Beijing to buy a duck to eat

According to Ching-Jang (a pseudonym) introduced Miss Fan aunt, they are rural people in Putian, Fujian, has been working in Beijing for many years, Jang Huang's father to sell the timber to a boss to work after the Spring Festival in February last year, Jang Huang to come to Beijing, the main task her father is cooking, he did not work, mother and younger brother in the home.

Miss Fan Ching-Jang and a rental in the Chaoyang District 3 landlord Xiaoping Village room, in this area belong to villages in the city, mainly for foreigners to rent, many of whom are their fellow Putian.

Hebei Yanjiao palace because farmers market vegetables cheaper, the number of fellow statistics often sent after the "buy" a number of chickens, ducks and other back distribution. Because of family conditions, Jang Huang has always been reluctant to buy a duck to eat.

December 19 last year, fellow statistics also buy the number of ducks, the father to see the end of the year, in order to improve life and her daughter, but also the way to bring a Trustee, has spent 40 yuan.

It smells bad so afraid of her daughter, Huang came the same day the father of do-it-yourself cooking, Ching-Jang finished only after his father to see the skin on the duck feather and some not entirely clear, to take over hand pull-off a few feather.

In order for my father to eat more points, Qing Huang did not willing to eat too much duck. After eating, and, as usual, did not have any irregularity.

Bought the duck's 13 fellow eat, and which also includes a 3-year-old child.

Initially, when the cold governance

The next day, Jang Huang wake up feeling boring body, head and a little fever, thought it was cold, and went to a pharmacy to buy cold medicine boxes, eaten after the burn on the back.

December 24 to get up the morning after the Qing Huang sudden high fever 39 ℃, Zhuang pipe to a nearby hospital, doctors had blood and chest X-ray inspection, saying it was a cold, fought to have a little bottle of medicine on the home a.

Could be three days later, despite the medication on time every day, Ching-Jang of high fever or no decline.

On the 27th night, Jang Huang was sent to Tongzhou潞河the hospital for treatment. After doctors diagnosed as pneumonia, playing a number of antibiotic drip.

28 the evening of high-Jang Huang more serious spread of 40.5 ℃, and the emergence of breath, difficulty breathing symptoms. That night, Ching-Jang潞河again was taken to hospital treatment, on the 29th, watching the treatment did not improve, the family doctor to do the diagnosis, the results or pneumonia.

Ching-Jang's father immediately took her daughter's chest to find Beijing Chest Hospital doctors, the doctor's advice to be a chest CT. Back to潞河Hospital said that after a week in order to do the chest CT examination, if want to go to other hospitals for check-ups, must first apply for潞河Hospital and discharged. His father had no choice but to his daughter for the discharge, transfer to Beijing Chest Hospital.

Hospital back to the SARS status

Beijing Chest Hospital has done inspection, the same diagnosis of the seriousness of pneumonia. Because patients with breathing, walking difficulties, signs are also weak, the hospital arranged for her stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), the implementation of antibiotic treatment.

January 4, postganglionic a work, the hospital will be carried out of her system checks again and found the last few days of antibiotic treatment did not play any role in the shadow of the parts of the lungs instead of the last inspection expanded.

"Seeing this dramatic changes, the first thought is SARS (SARS), was particularly tense at the time, rushed to the hospital patients would have done a report on the leadership." Hospital memories of a responsible person.

Prior to Beijing because of bird flu have not experienced any cases, the hospital does not previous thought, the most feared or other infectious respiratory diseases, hospital organization consultations immediately in accordance with this approach to prevention and treatment of infectious diseases cases reported to the Beijing Health Bureau and the disease control department.

The afternoon of January 4, the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau immediately organized a national prevention and treatment of infectious diseases expert group came to Beijing several chief expert on the Qing Huang Chest Hospital for consultation, when the Qing Huang has been very critical situation. "The night we finally see her, she has been in a coma." Jang Huang's aunt recalled.

After hours of discussion, the Group diagnosis was "pneumonia of unknown causes, the avian flu to be scheduled."

"I heard that it is bird flu,全院上下all nervous and start immediately to isolate the patient and the transfer of other patients. At the same time, the beginning of the Census and Statistics Department had to rescue patients with medical personnel, and they have also been isolated in situ. "

Consultation is required to report back very soon the Ministry of Health, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and other relevant departments at the same time, the patient's serum samples were sent to the China Disease Prevention and Control Center, the Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Academy of Military Medical Sciences three designated testing center.

That night, the hospital during the SARS has returned to the state of emergency upstairs administrative offices and meeting rooms brightly lit, emergency phone ringtones come and go, and out of hospital doors of vehicles when more than morning, consultation experts and House leaders have not left while the program is to discuss the rescue, while the implementation of the rescue.

22:30 or so, the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau rushed to Beijing specialized organizations Chest Hospital held a meeting and discuss the prevention and control program. At the same time, his family was informed that Qing Huang may be suffering from avian flu.

On the 5th morning, 7:20, the three testing agencies serum test results have not come out, stopped breathing on the Qing Huang. 9:00 or so, the Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Sciences parallel detection and China Center for Disease Control and Prevention review testing, samples of the deceased showed that the avian flu virus (H5N1) nucleic acid-positive, identified as suspected cases of bird flu.

In the morning of January 6, according to information provided by Beijing, the Ministry of Health expert group to determine the verification of human infection cases of confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza. In the afternoon, the Ministry of Health authorized by the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, announced the matter.

A fever nurse has returned to normal

Serum test results came out, the relevant departments in Beijing and Hebei Sanhe City relevant departments immediately launched an investigation, and Ching-Jang around his home were disinfected. Jang Huang close contact with a total of 116 people, including family members and neighbors, 14, possession Zhuang hospital medical staff, 11 were潞河hospital medical staff 78 people, Beijing Chest Hospital and 13 medical personnel. In addition to possession of Zhuang hospital nurses had a fever, and has returned to normal, the other officers are not unusual.

In another development, Sanhe City has closed on the 6th Yanjiao all live poultry trading market, and external environment to conduct a thorough disinfection. Sanhe City Yanjiao palace also marketing and distribution of live birds of 15 employees were tested, we fail to find any anomaly; of the city's medical institutions fever patients conducted a comprehensive investigation, and no abnormal.

Beijing has issued a prohibition order against any poultry into Beijing market.

Ministry of Agriculture officials said the January 6, Hebei Langfang area found no cases of bird flu.

■ expert advice

Do not live on their own processing

Sino-Japanese Friendship Hospital, Professor Lin Jiangtao, director Jang Huang also participated in the consultation cases, he said: "Consumers should give up their own processing of live chickens, ducks eating habits. Own processing live chickens, ducks for human consumption, which is very unsafe eating habits. "

LIN Jiang-tao introduced, as long as the cooking of poultry meat and eggs cooked at high temperatures were re-fit for human consumption, will not be spread of avian flu. Avian flu virus by 70 ℃ heat 2 minutes, 100 ℃ heat 1 minute can be inactivated.

■ Related Links

Avian influenza is caused by the bird flu virus in an acute infectious disease can also infect humans. Early bird flu similar to ordinary influenza performance, mainly fever, runny nose, stuffy nose, cough, pharyngodynia, headache. Some can be seen in patients with conjunctivitis. Most of the body temperature continues to more than 39 ℃, some patients may have nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dilute it in water samples, such as gastrointestinal symptoms, a high fatality rate.

http://health.sohu.com/20090109/n261668581.shtml
 
Re: China: Woman, 19, Confirmed H5N1 Death - Contacts Monitored

Beijing, the first case of bird flu entering the SARS hospital to investigate the state of reception

At 17:58 on January 9, 2009

Source: People's Net - Health Times Author: Liuqiao-bin

● 13 people to eat only one incidence of ducks

● 116 close contacts are normal

● reception state hospitals into the SARS

● a nurse had fever situation

January 6, 2009, the Ministry of Health published on the website of the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau briefing in Beijing confirmed case of bird flu.
. . . . .
Thanks for posting this Dutchy. It is slow and difficult reading but provides extensive, first hand details we have not seen in other reports.
 
Re: China: Woman, 19, Confirmed H5N1 Death - Contacts Monitored

Food festival with ... avian influenza?
(14:43 09/01/2009)

The first victims of H5N1 in 2009
After a deposition time, AH5N1 flu has again become the victim of a baby girl in Vietnam Dien, Ba Thuoc district, Thanh Hoa. According to network VNExpress: You have the baby does mild fever, sore throat, cough, chest, difficulty breathing, languorous on 27/12/2008, treatment at clinics in but not out. On 2 / 1 last, he was transferred to district hospitals, lung X-ray image shows the pneumonia virus. You are transferred to Provincial Hospital the same day, patient samples has been sent to the Sanitary epidemiological Central. Test results showed that the latest positive for H5N1. The cause of the initial investigation that he has the same family eat thousand patients, but not hard-boiled the cooking, so can not thoroughly. Dien Middle ago have never been cases of H5N1. Therefore, it is the disease was first detected here.

H5N1 massively over the border!
Press News and Youth of the City Police. Hanoi is the new trucks for 3 ? tons of chicken imported from illegal border of Lang Son, mainly the sick chickens or chicken waste products. One kg of sick chickens, move on to Hanoi, with interest about the thousands of less than 50, so traders despite the risk of disease for poultry and human health. Laos report the warning, not only in Lang Son and Quang Ninh is a place where chickens China through illegal import path, remove massively into Vietnam. In Chinese New Year festival to come, the needs of poultry consumption skyrocketing, state transport sick chicken, the chicken waste types from the other border of Vietnam is set for the function are many challenges .
HPAI can B?ng the first in nearly r?t bold Tet

Report Agriculture Vietnam has come to warn of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development: people should pay attention to prevent the risk of first HPAI B?ng can play in the first r?t bold projected starting 8 / 1. It is worrying, although providing sufficient vaccines to prevent avian influenza to the provinces, but many relatives of the owner, no vaccine for poultry. Some places, government and let the liquid disseminating awareness of the people of HPAI B?ng can play, so even veterinary officers also lethargy with disease.

http://66.102.1.113/translate_c?hl=...=58122&usg=ALkJrhizVjQHaU3I1mR9vClQJjGQYLqqzg
 
Re: China: Woman, 19, Confirmed H5N1 Death - Contacts Monitored

Machinetranslation, needs carefull reading, some highlights:

- high risk groups for influenza were monitored, no cases found

- 200 contacts of the deceased girl were monitored, 125 were discharged, 75 still monitored.




Beijing on bird flu high-risk groups not to carry out monitoring cases of influenza-like

January 10, 2009 Source: China News Network

China news agency, Beijing, January 9 (Reporter Zeng Liming) - The Beijing Municipal Health Bureau today issued a "human avian influenza prevention and control professionals reported," said the city's disease control and prevention of avian flu on January 8 and key high-risk groups to carry out pro-active monitoring influenza-like cases were found.

The report showed: the city's medical institutions of various types, no bird flu case report or medical observation; at the same time carried out in cases of pneumonia of unknown causes have not been monitoring and investigating reports anomalies.

The city's total high-risk groups to monitor the avian flu 48,739 people, mobile population 8969, and found no cases of influenza-like. Door 74,952 people in emergency medical cases, the report 1810 cases of influenza-like cases, disease control departments have been 1170 cases in which epidemiological investigation.

As of 6:00 p.m. yesterday, the city a total of 200 celebrities on the bird flu had close contact with medical observation, the current 125 people has been discharged from medical observation, there are 75 people are under observation.

Of the 105 close contacts to carry out epidemiological investigation and sample collection, collecting specimens of 59, the result of unknown origin.



In addition, use of television, the network carried out other forms of influenza and avian flu prevention and control knowledge publicity, districts and counties to release nearly 80,000 materials science knowledge (sets) of Zhang and conduct lectures nearly disease-related health field. "

http://www.chinanews.com.cn/jk/ysbb/news/2009/01-10/1522296.shtml
 
Re: China: Woman, 19, Confirmed H5N1 Death - Contacts Monitored

Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/10/content_10636985.htm

No human bird flu case found in Beijing door-to-door epidemiological survey
www.chinaview.cn 2009-01-10 20:37:06

BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- No human bird flu case was found in a door-to-door epidemiological survey on Friday in Beijing, the municipal health bureau announced in a statement on Saturday.

The survey investigated 82,987 households with a total population of 331,951. In total, 142 flu cases were found. But none of them were H5N1avian influenza virus positive, according to the statement.

Hospitals in Beiji
ng reported 1,984 flu cases on Friday and no bird flu case was found.

The Ministry of Health reported a human bird flu case on Jan. 7, in which a 19-year-old female in Beijing was killed by the virus.

Of the 200 people in close contact with the patient in Beijing, 128 have been dismissed from medical observation.
 
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China says no evidence of bird flu virus mutation



BEIJING (Reuters) - China does not have any evidence to suggest that the bird flu virus has mutated into a form which can be transmitted from person to person, the Health Ministry said on Monday, after a woman died last week in Beijing.
The 19-year-old died of the H5N1 strain of the virus after gutting ducks, which experts say highlights the role and risks of waterfowl in the transmission of the virus to humans.
<TABLE width="20%" align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
2009-01-12T140339Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNP_1_India-373973-1-pic0.jpg
</TD></TR><TR><TD>A vendor is seen arranging cages of chickens at a poultry market in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, in this December 17, 2008 file photo. (REUTERS/Sean Yong/Files)
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>It was the first such death in the country in almost a year, and the 21st to date in China. "According to information provided by experts, there is no evidence to show that the bird flu virus has mutated into a form which may cause transmission from person to person," ministry spokesman Mao Qunan told a news conference.
"We remind everyone that at the same time as paying attention to protecting themselves, they should not have unnecessary fears," he added, according to a transcript carried on government website www.china.gov.cn.
The virus is generally more active during the cooler months between October and March, although the new Chinese case points to holes in surveillance of the virus in poultry.
Experts also say that many species of ducks are natural reservoirs of the virus and unlike chickens, they show no signs of disease.
The H5N1 strain remains largely a disease among birds but experts fear it could change into a form that is easily transmitted among people and kill millions of people worldwide.
With the world's biggest poultry population and hundreds of millions of farmers raising birds in their backyards, China is seen as crucial in the global fight against bird flu.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.as...01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-373973-1&sec=Worldupdates
 
Re: China: Woman, 19, Confirmed H5N1 Death - Contacts Monitored

Beijing bird flu victim's close contacts removed from medical

www.chinaview.cn 2009-01-12

BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Doctors have discharged from observation all 200 people who had been in close contact with a woman who died of bird flu in Beijing early this month, the Municipal Health Bureau announced on Monday.

The bureau also reported no new suspected bird flu cases as of midday Monday, after having surveyed at least 358,820 people on Sunday.

Beijing municipal health authorities started to monitor migrant workers and high-risk groups who had been involved in poultry farming, slaughtering, and sales, after they confirmed a 19-year-old woman was infected with bird flu and died in Beijing on Jan. 5.

Huang Yanqing, a native of eastern Fujian Province, was the first human bird flu case reported in Beijing since 2003, according to the municipal health bureau.

Huang fell ill on Dec. 24. Her condition deteriorated and she was admitted to hospital on Dec. 27.

She tested positive for the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. Ministry of Health experts determined that Huang was infected with bird flu.

Beijing Municipal Health Bureau said about 200 people, including the patient's 14 family members and neighbors, had been in close contact with the patient.

The municipal government launched bird flu prevention and control measures, including disinfecting and isolating the patient's house and wards she had used and issuing an alert to all medical institutions.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/12/content_10646649.htm
 
Re: China: Woman, 19, Confirmed H5N1 Death - Contacts Monitored

National Influenza Center of the virus isolation experiments showed that January 5 in Beijing, the death of infected birds infected girls, the body of the bird flu virus at poultry sources, not easy to cause the spread between people.

Beijing Municipal Health Bureau yesterday released the epidemic Gazette: January 12, the city of CDC received a report of the Chinese CDC, Beijing bird flu right lung tissue isolation of the virus gene sequence analysis of the results: the virus and China in 2005 -2008 In the separation of the avian flu virus without the essential difference between, only a very small variation; the virus have not found with the human influenza virus re-allocated at the source of poultry. The results showed that the virus is still not easy to cause the spread between people.

In addition to 200 with the death of girls were all close contacts have found no abnormalities, was removed from medical observation, as of January 12, the city's disease control agency engaged in poultry breeding, slaughtering, marketing and monitoring of high-risk groups, such as occupational and focus groups to carry out pro-active monitoring to monitor a total of 50,029 people, found no cases of influenza-like; the city's medical institutions at all levels of various departments, emergency cases to monitor bird flu or no medical observation Case Report; the city's disease control agency to carry out pro-active monitoring of influenza 167,898 households were and found no suspicious cases of human avian influenza.

As of midnight today, if there are no accident, reported the approval by the municipal government of Beijing to deal with bird flu a major public health emergencies will be the lifting of a state.

http://www.bjd.com.cn/xwzx/jkws/rdxw/200901/t20090114_500262.htm
 
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City lift the human avian influenza major public health emergencies Ⅱ-class emergency response

Time :2009-01-14 Source: Beijing Municipal Health Bureau here: 72

At 12:00 on January 12, the Beijing Municipal Public Health Emergency Command Office of the full lifting of the 200 bird flu patients with celebrities of close contacts under medical observation. At present, the city no animal bird flu report, issued no new human bird flu cases and suspected cases reported. The bird flu ward, medical waste and dead bodies in close contact with disinfection and quarantine work places has ended, related to the epidemiological investigation, specimen collection and virus isolates the work has been completed. The human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemic and related problems has been to control risk factors.

January 13, the city Health Bureau held a human avian influenza expert meeting to assess the city's human bird flu contingency disposal and prevention and control work. Expert Group agreed to lift the city's human avian influenza major public health emergencies Ⅱ-class emergency response recommendations. City Public Health Emergency Command Office in accordance with the "Beijing public health emergencies contingency plans" and "Beijing people to deal with avian flu pandemic contingency plan" provides for the City of avian influenza recommendations of the Expert Meeting, decided in January 24 pm on the 13th, lifting the city's human bird flu a major public health emergencies Ⅱ-class emergency response.

January 5, 2009 as early as 7:20, the city occurred in case of human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza deaths. At 17:00 on January 6, the city of avian flu were to start a major public health emergencies II-class emergency response. The city's disease prevention and control centers each day engaged in poultry breeding, slaughtering, marketing and monitoring of occupational exposure to poultry takes the initiative to monitor the crowd. As of January 12, a total of 30,1995 people monitoring. In addition, pro-active monitoring of the floating population views 5,7957; deep into the communities and rural families, households to carry out pro-active monitoring of influenza views 125,9335; the city's medical institutions at all levels, all kinds of doors (urgent) patient monitoring reported cases of influenza 1,2823 kind of cases, on the 6706 samples were carried out for rapid detection of influenza virus, no one suspected cases of bird report.

Municipal Health Bureau took the initiative to agriculture, industry and commerce, transportation, municipal, Drug Administration, Education and other departments for information communication and cooperation. Municipal Agriculture Bureau active immunization and antibodies to monitor poultry, live birds outside the prohibition of Beijing; the city of Commerce and Industry Bureau to strengthen the poultry market circulation area of inspection and market supervision; City Department of Finance to establish human avian influenza and avian flu prevention and control of financial security mechanisms; City Tourism Bureau strict food stock clearance, do a good job in travel and accommodation team personnel registration and observation; City Board of Education to seriously do a good job in the morning, afternoon seized school students, such as health care work, strict enforcement of public health emergencies of information reporting system. The city's human avian flu prevention and control work to deal with emergencies and achieved remarkable results.

http://www.bjhb.gov.cn/news.do?dispatch=readById&id=22721
 
Re: China: Woman, 19, Confirmed H5N1 Death - Contacts Monitored

Fatal Avian Influenza Case in Beijing

The Chinese government announced on January 6 the death of a Beijing woman from highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza. The announcement indicates that this person contracted the disease from cleaning the internal organs of ducks bought in a market in Hebei Province. It also states that no other individuals have been found to be infected, and that there are currently no sick or dead birds in the region.
One week ago, a child from Shenzhen Province was infected with a less virulent version of H9N2 avian influenza and hospitalized. She has since recovered and has been discharged from the hospital.
Since 2003, China has reported that 31 people have contracted highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza; 21 of them have died. This new death is the first in a year. Recent prevention and control measures may be responsible for the decrease in infections and deaths. All but one of the cases has a documented history of direct contact with birds or probable direct contact with infected birds. (In December 2008, a father became infected while caring for his fatally infected son in hospital without observing recommended hospital infection control practices. He was exposed to large amounts of infected body fluids; such exposure could not happen during the routine activities of daily life). Although these cases are rare, the U.S. Government continues to pay very close attention to the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus in China (and worldwide), in case it mutates over time to become transmissible from human to human.
The people at greatest risk for contracting highly pathogenic avian influenza are poultry workers, who in unsanitary conditions can become infected by inhaling the virus from infected birds, or transplanting the virus from contaminated hands to mouth. Thus, raising and slaughtering birds is discouraged. In addition, the following steps are recommended when handling poultry products:
  • Wash hands for at least 20 seconds before and after handling fresh poultry and or eggs;
  • Prevent cross-contamination by keeping poultry and their juices away from other foods;
  • Wash hands for at least 20 seconds, cutting board, knife, and counter tops with hot, soapy water after cutting raw poultry;
  • Sanitize cutting boards and other utensils by using a solution of 1 teaspoon chlorine bleach in 1 quart of water; and,
Use a food thermometer to ensure food has reached the safe internal temperature?in all parts of the bird. Cook poultry to at least 165? F (74? C) to kill food borne germs that might be present, including the avian influenza virus.
For further information about Avian Influenza, please consult the United States Centers for Disease Control web site at http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/ or the U.S. State Department fact sheet at http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/health/health_1181.html.
For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department?s Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet web site at http://travel.state.gov, where the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Alerts, and Travel Warnings can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. or Canada, or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-317-472-2328. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
The U.S. Embassy can be reached 24 hours per day at 86-10-8531-4000. The addresses and telephone contact information for the U.S. Embassy and Consulates are at the bottom of this announcement.
U.S. citizens residing or traveling in China are reminded to register with the U.S. Embassy or closest U.S. Consulate by entering your travel itinerary and contact information at: https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs. In case of difficulties registering online, please contact the closest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
U.S. Embassy Beijing: Tian Ze Road Intersection of An Jia Lou Road, Chaoyang District. Telephone number during regular business hours and for after hours emergencies: 86-10-8531-4000, Email: amcitbeijing@state.gov. Embassy?s website: beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn.
U.S. Consulate General Chengdu: Number 4, Lingshiguan Road, Section 4, Renmin Nanlu, Chengdu 610041, tel. 86-28-8558-3992 Email: consularchengdu@state.gov. For after hours emergencies, please call 86-28-1370-800-1422.
U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou: The Consular Section is located at 5th Floor, Tianyu Garden (II phase), 136-146 Lin He Zhong Lu, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510133, tel. 86-20-8518-7605; Email:GuangzhouACS@state.gov. Guangzhou adoptions Email: GuangzhouA@state.gov. For after hours emergencies, please call 86-20-8121-8000.
U.S. Consulate General Shanghai: The Consular Section is located in the Westgate Mall, 8<SUP>th</SUP> Floor, 1038 Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai 200041; tel. 86-21-3217-4650, Email: Shanghaiacs@state.gov. For after hours emergencies, please call 86-21-6433-3936.
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Re: China: Woman, 19, Confirmed H5N1 Death - Contacts Monitored

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时间:2009-01-14来源:北京市卫生局​
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2009年1月12日,全北京市疾控机构对从事禽类养殖、屠宰、销售和监控等职业的高危人群和重点人群开展主动监测,共监测50029人,未发现流感样病例。​
January 12, 2009, all agencies engaged in disease control in Beijing poultry breeding, slaughtering, marketing and monitoring of high-risk groups, such as occupational and focus groups to carry out pro-active monitoring to monitor a total of 50,029 people, found no influenza-like cases.
对外地在京流动人口开展主动监测,共监测9731人,未发现流感样病例。​
External to the floating population in Beijing to carry out pro-active monitoring to monitor a total of 9731 people found no cases of influenza-like.
全市各级各类医疗机构门、急诊病例监测无人禽流感病例或医学观察病例报告,开展不明原因肺炎病例监测与排查,没有不明原因肺炎病例报告,共监测报告流感样病例1897例。​
The city at all levels of medical institutions doors, emergency cases to monitor bird flu or no medical observation reported cases of pneumonia of unknown causes to carry out monitoring and investigation of cases, no cases of pneumonia of unknown causes reports, monitoring reports a total of 1897 cases of influenza-like cases.
全市疾控机构对医疗机构所报告的流感样病例开展了流行病学调查和追访,共调查和追访2256例,对1552人进行了流感快速检测,27人为阳性。​
The city's disease control agency of medical institutions reported cases of influenza-like carried out epidemiological investigations, and追访, a total of 2256 cases of the investigation and追访of 1552 people conducted a rapid detection of influenza, 27 man-made positive.
未发现可疑人禽流感病例。​
Found no suspicious cases of human avian influenza.
全市疾控机构开展流感入户主动监测167898人,未发现可疑人禽流感病例。​
The city's disease control agency to carry out pro-active monitoring of influenza 167,898 households, and found no suspicious cases of human avian influenza.
北京市疾控中心共接到流感样病例采样样本39件,已检测39件,结果均为H5N1核酸阴性。​
Beijing CDC has received cases of influenza-like samples 39 samples have been detected 39, the results were negative for H5N1 nucleic acid.
自开展应急监测以来,各区县共送检应急监测患者的样本174件,已检测174件,结果均为H5N1核酸阴性。​
Since the emergency monitoring carried out since the submission of the district and county emergency monitoring in patients with a total sample of 174, 174 have been detected, the results were negative for H5N1 nucleic acid.
1月12日,全市无新增人禽流感病例密切接触者,累计人禽流感病例密切接触者200人,目前已全部解除医学观察,密切接触者中无异常症状报告。​
January 12, the city no additional people in close contact with bird flu, the cumulative cases of human avian influenza in close contact with 200 people, has all the lifting of medical observation and close contact with those who report no abnormal symptoms.
1月12日,市疾控中心接到中国疾控中心报告,自北京市人禽流感病例右肺组织分离的病毒(A/Beijing/1/2009(H5N1)基因序列分析结果:该病毒与我国2005-2008年分离的禽流感病毒无本质区别,仅有很小变异;该病毒没有发现与人流感病毒的重配,仍为禽源。该结果表明,该病毒仍然不易造成人与人之间的传播。另外,中国疾控中心已经自河北省疾控中心采集的环境标本中分离到禽流感病毒,基因测序正在进行中。​
January 12, the city of CDC received a report of the Chinese CDC, since the human avian influenza cases in Beijing right lung tissue isolation of the virus (A/Beijing/1/2009 (H5N1) Gene sequence analysis of the results: the virus and China 2005-2008 Separation of avian influenza virus without the essential difference between, only a very small variation; the virus have not found with the human influenza virus re-allocated at the source of poultry. The results showed that the virus is still not easy to cause human-to-human spread. In addition, China's CDC has been collected from Hebei Province CDC environmental samples isolated from avian influenza virus, gene sequencing is in progress.
1月12日,12320热线共接到群众对人禽流感问题的咨询电话16件,其中知识咨询10件,了解疫情情况2件,疫情举报3件,诊治咨询1件。​
January 12, the hotline received a total of 12,320 people on the issue of human avian influenza Tel 16, of which 10 advisory knowledge to understand the epidemic situation of 2, 3 to report the epidemic situation, a diagnosis and treatment advice.
全市各区县疾控中心共发放市级统一印制宣传海报11955张、折页272800、自制宣传单31795张,宣传板57块,折页23386份,报纸28001张,海报20张、宣传横幅55条,其他宣传品7260份;开展健康大课堂24场,受益群众1120人;开展咨询活动43次,受益群众1569人;召开宣传工作会议47次,参加人数932人;在区县及单位电视台播出7套流感与人禽流感防治知识节目;在区县广播播出人禽流感防治知识182次,利用区县及单位网络刊登15篇流感与人禽流感防治知识文章;32条信息在医疗机构及社区电子滚动屏播出。​
The city's various districts and counties were issued CDC unified municipal publicity posters 11955, 272800 folding, made 31,795 fliers, advertisements 57, folding 23,386 copies, 28,001 newspapers, posters, 20, publicity banner 55 , and other promotional materials were 7260; Health Big Classroom 24, 1120 to benefit the masses; and advisory activities carried out 43 times, 1569 to benefit the masses; and publicity work conference held 47 times the number of participants 932 people; in the districts and units broadcast 7 sets of influenza and human bird flu prevention knowledge programs; radio broadcast in the district and county human avian influenza prevention and control knowledge 182 times, the use of districts and 15 units of the network published influenza and human bird flu prevention and control knowledge of the article; 32 information in the medical institutions and community electronic rolling screen broadcast.
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January 12, the city of CDC received a report of the Chinese CDC, since the human avian influenza cases in Beijing right lung tissue isolation of the virus (A/Beijing/1/2009 (H5N1) Gene sequence analysis of the results: the virus and China 2005-2008 Separation of avian influenza virus without the essential difference between, only a very small variation; the virus have not found with the human influenza virus re-allocated at the source of poultry. The results showed that the virus is still not easy to cause human-to-human spread. In addition, China's CDC has been collected from Hebei Province CDC environmental samples isolated from avian influenza virus, gene sequencing is in progress.



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Vaccine Resistant Asymptomatic H5N1 in China Raises Concerns
Recombinomics Commentary 15:47
January 19, 2009

According to the Chinese CDC report, based on human avian influenza cases in Beijing right lung tissue isolation of the virus (A/Beijing/1/2009 (H5N1) Gene sequence analysis of the results: the virus with China from 2005 to 2008 the separation of poultry no essential difference between the flu virus, only a very small variation.

The results showed that the virus did not happen with the human influenza virus re-allocation, which proved the source of infection is still Huang poultry source.

The above comments attributed to the Chinese CDC indicate the sequences from the fatal case in Beijing (A/Beijing/1/2009) do not have evidence of reassortment, but there are small variations. The relationship of these sequences to prior human isolates in China remains unclear.

Most cases in China are clade 2.3.4 (Fujian strain), which was isolated in Fujian Province 2005 from poultry, but links back to H5N1 from Fujian province in 2003. Similarly clade 7 has been isolated between 2005 and 2008 in northern China and Hunan, but links back to a fatal case in Beijing in 2003.

However, the most recent reported H5N1 outbreaks in poultry in China were in Jiangsu in December, 2008. Although more than 300,000 birds were culled, there were no reported deaths listed in the OIE report, indicating the poultry infection was asymptomatic and sequence analysis indicated the H5N1 was clade 7.

That outbreak has been followed by found confirmed cases in China (see updated map) in the past two weeks in Beijing, Shandong, Guizhou, and Hunan. Although the human cases were widespread throughout China, there have been no confirmations of H5N1 in poultry in these areas, raising concerns that H5N1 was being transmitted to these victims from asymptomatic poultry.

Asymptomatic poultry can be generated by mismatched vaccines. The cross reactivity of the vaccination keeps the host healthy, but virus is shed, raising concerns of spread to unvaccinated hosts, such as wild birds or humans.

Moreover, co-circulation of H5N1 can give rise to evolved versions of H5N1 that can have altered tissue tropism or host ranges, especially in changes in the receptor binding domain are acquired.

Clade 7 sequences from the 2006 outbreak in Shanxi in 2006 have been released, and these sequences are distinct from clade 1 or clade 2, and have a number of receptor binding domain changes. These changes could switch genetic backgrounds via recombination, as has been seen in anti-vital resistance in seasonal flu, where receptor binding domain changes in H3N2 and H1N1 have been associated worldwide fixing of H274Y in NA or S31N in M2.

Release of sequences from the poultry outbreaks in Jiangsu, as well as confirmed human cases this month, would be useful.
 
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