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China - Zhejiang province CDC report says H7N9 bird flu infection in poultry not controlled in rural areas - risk to families

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Experts say: may still occur in rural areas of bird flu

Time: 2014-07-18 11:31:07 Friday Source: Xinhua Zhejiang Channel Edit: Yejie Ru
Zhejiang Xinhua Channel July 18 (Reporter Zhang Yue, Xiaobo), Zhejiang Province, the CDC released a survey report shows that despite the close live poultry and live bird markets "kill white" Listed greatly control the epidemic, but this year in the second half and next year in spring and autumn, the risk of occurrence of H7N9 avian influenza in rural areas the epidemic persists.

The survey report entitled "Influenza / Avian Influenza Control and Prevention in Zhejiang Province," the show in 2013 in Zhejiang province reported a total of confirmed cases of H7N9 avian influenza in 54 cases, 12 deaths, is the country's largest number of reported cases of bird flu provinces. In confirmed cases, patients over the age of 50 accounted for 74% of the total disease. Farmers and retired personnel are the main population incidence, accounting for 40.74% and 25.93% respectively of the total cases.

Previous studies showed that, H7N9 avian influenza virus in birds and live poultry backyard prevalent among and by the further spread of live poultry market. Families with backyard poultry habits of rural residents more access to the city and people live poultry market transactions became infected with H7N9 avian influenza virus in high-risk populations.

Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Province, deputy director of GONG introduced this year be closed from live animal markets and the establishment of a "kill white" listing regime since the transmission of H7N9 virus has been effectively blocked, Zhejiang get bird flu effective control. But he also worries that backyard poultry in rural areas because the habit is difficult to eliminate, coupled with the possibility of the existence of the beast exposed, so in the next period of time, sporadic cases and small clusters of disease risk families in rural areas occur remain. (End)

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