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China Network thing: the poultry industry request "to stop H7N9 briefing every case," the health department said "no legal basis, does not help."
February 4, 2014 21:50:00 Source: Xinhua
Xinhua Guangzhou February 4 Nisshin media news (reporter Xiao Sisi Wu Tao)
Recently, Guangdong media felt a change - the health sector in stepping up to the people infected with H7N9 bird flu prevention and control at the same time carry out the epidemic of information to the media downplayed the beginning: send cases to the media is no longer active communication of information, case notification no longer appears in the word "live poultry contact history" and so on.
This change did not originate from the health sector, but with the poultry industry has a close relationship. Experienced from April 2013 to date rounds H7N9 epidemic, the Guangdong market, "talking bird phobia", live poultry sales price plummeted, the poultry industry suffered heavy losses. Recently, Guangdong, Guangxi and even the National Poultry industry associations and companies have jointly submitted an open letter to the government at all levels, the demands of letters, a clear request "to stop the implementation of each notification H7N9 cases, to avoid the outbreak of ultra-dense reports."
Is to reduce the information dissemination "to save the poultry industry," or to maximize public, to ensure that public health and safety? Xinhua News Agency, "China Network in" this reporter interviewed the health, agriculture stakeholders.
H7N9 information disclosure is "excessive"?
National Health and Family Planning Commission October 28, 2013 on the adjustment part of the statutory management of infectious disease, the inclusion of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza B infectious legal, lifting of the highly pathogenic avian influenza infection taken Category A infectious disease prevention law provisions prevention and control measures.
Poultry Industry Association, companies believe downgraded to B after H7N9 epidemic, the epidemic should not be unduly released, driving excessive media coverage.
Guangdong, the largest agricultural enterprises in Guangdong Wen's Food Group Co., Ltd. Wen Pengcheng said, according to the National Planning Commission announced Guardian December 2013 National Overview display of legal infectious diseases, according to statistics, the CPI here no infectious disease, deaths have been reported; B infectious SARS, polio, people infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza and diphtheria morbidity, mortality report, the remaining 22 kinds of infectious diseases were reported in the incidence of 283,312 cases, 1743 people died. Ranking of viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, infectious and likely to die than their H7N9 flu virus is high, but with the exception of H7N9 adopted extraordinary measures involving practitioners and industry is not fair.
Guangdong health department official in an interview with Xinhua News Agency, "China Network" reporter responded by saying, H7N9 although the country has been included in Category B infectious disease management, but WHO (World Health Organization) have clear regulations for Emerging Infectious Diseases Each case must be informed of subtypes. Since China joined WHO, must comply with the appropriate rules.
"Information Disclosure" can not go backwards way
Some people believe that through no notification of new cases is that government information public values, what is the "people-oriented" or "economic interests first." Health sector insiders who asked not to be named, said: "For the loss suffered by the poultry industry, and no one worried, but not informed of sympathy and new cases, no legal basis, does not help, open and transparent with the government emergency information. contrary. "
Guangdong people are currently infected with H7N9 experts on bird flu cases are still judged distributed, multiple, but the low temperatures in winter and spring, is conducive to the survival of H7N9 avian influenza virus, this time still need to remind the public attention.
Health department statistics show that from January 1 this year to 28, the country has confirmed human cases of avian influenza H7N9 infection in 110 cases, 20 cases in which death, mainly in such as Zhejiang, Guangdong and Shanghai.
Many industry insiders believe that Chinese people to form more vivid idea of the years after the SARS experience, is a public health emergency information disclosure. Especially after SARS, people-oriented, life-oriented concept deeply rooted. And because the WHO international platform for public information, if the domestic epidemic hidden, it will cause people to panic and suffering "information is not public," the question.
National Health and Family Planning Commission published the third edition of the 29th human infection with H7N9 bird flu prevention and control programs, proposed National Health and Family Planning Commission published monthly nationwide number of people infected with H7N9 avian influenza morbidity and deaths, the provincial health administrative departments of Health and timely release of Case information in this administrative area.
Information not conceal the epidemic medicine to reduce the loss of poultry industry
Health sector expert who requested anonymity suggested that the poultry industry to reduce its exposure of the epidemic, as some idea of updating, such as the promotion of "centralized breeding, slaughtering concentrate, chilled listed" mode, reducing the opportunity for direct contact with live poultry . In addition, you can also organize visits to farms, to dispel public concerns, rather than take this information to conceal the epidemic "deceiving" approach.
"Imagine if the information is not covered in the health sector today reported case of the rapid development of the epidemic, and finally bring what is who will bear the health risks?" He said.
The industry believes that, in the event of a public health and safety, government responsibility should also be clear. Jianfeng and other CDC experts believe that other measures in live bird markets closed, the aquaculture industry to public health and safety made a great contribution to the Government's responsibility thanked aquaculture and compensation, but we can not simply allow farmers to bear the loss. Experts suggest, through financial grants, subsidized loans, insurance, etc., to help the aquaculture farm households weather the storm.
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China Network thing: the poultry industry request "to stop H7N9 briefing every case," the health department said "no legal basis, does not help."
February 4, 2014 21:50:00 Source: Xinhua
Xinhua Guangzhou February 4 Nisshin media news (reporter Xiao Sisi Wu Tao)
Recently, Guangdong media felt a change - the health sector in stepping up to the people infected with H7N9 bird flu prevention and control at the same time carry out the epidemic of information to the media downplayed the beginning: send cases to the media is no longer active communication of information, case notification no longer appears in the word "live poultry contact history" and so on.
This change did not originate from the health sector, but with the poultry industry has a close relationship. Experienced from April 2013 to date rounds H7N9 epidemic, the Guangdong market, "talking bird phobia", live poultry sales price plummeted, the poultry industry suffered heavy losses. Recently, Guangdong, Guangxi and even the National Poultry industry associations and companies have jointly submitted an open letter to the government at all levels, the demands of letters, a clear request "to stop the implementation of each notification H7N9 cases, to avoid the outbreak of ultra-dense reports."
Is to reduce the information dissemination "to save the poultry industry," or to maximize public, to ensure that public health and safety? Xinhua News Agency, "China Network in" this reporter interviewed the health, agriculture stakeholders.
H7N9 information disclosure is "excessive"?
National Health and Family Planning Commission October 28, 2013 on the adjustment part of the statutory management of infectious disease, the inclusion of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza B infectious legal, lifting of the highly pathogenic avian influenza infection taken Category A infectious disease prevention law provisions prevention and control measures.
Poultry Industry Association, companies believe downgraded to B after H7N9 epidemic, the epidemic should not be unduly released, driving excessive media coverage.
Guangdong, the largest agricultural enterprises in Guangdong Wen's Food Group Co., Ltd. Wen Pengcheng said, according to the National Planning Commission announced Guardian December 2013 National Overview display of legal infectious diseases, according to statistics, the CPI here no infectious disease, deaths have been reported; B infectious SARS, polio, people infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza and diphtheria morbidity, mortality report, the remaining 22 kinds of infectious diseases were reported in the incidence of 283,312 cases, 1743 people died. Ranking of viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, infectious and likely to die than their H7N9 flu virus is high, but with the exception of H7N9 adopted extraordinary measures involving practitioners and industry is not fair.
Guangdong health department official in an interview with Xinhua News Agency, "China Network" reporter responded by saying, H7N9 although the country has been included in Category B infectious disease management, but WHO (World Health Organization) have clear regulations for Emerging Infectious Diseases Each case must be informed of subtypes. Since China joined WHO, must comply with the appropriate rules.
"Information Disclosure" can not go backwards way
Some people believe that through no notification of new cases is that government information public values, what is the "people-oriented" or "economic interests first." Health sector insiders who asked not to be named, said: "For the loss suffered by the poultry industry, and no one worried, but not informed of sympathy and new cases, no legal basis, does not help, open and transparent with the government emergency information. contrary. "
Guangdong people are currently infected with H7N9 experts on bird flu cases are still judged distributed, multiple, but the low temperatures in winter and spring, is conducive to the survival of H7N9 avian influenza virus, this time still need to remind the public attention.
Health department statistics show that from January 1 this year to 28, the country has confirmed human cases of avian influenza H7N9 infection in 110 cases, 20 cases in which death, mainly in such as Zhejiang, Guangdong and Shanghai.
Many industry insiders believe that Chinese people to form more vivid idea of the years after the SARS experience, is a public health emergency information disclosure. Especially after SARS, people-oriented, life-oriented concept deeply rooted. And because the WHO international platform for public information, if the domestic epidemic hidden, it will cause people to panic and suffering "information is not public," the question.
National Health and Family Planning Commission published the third edition of the 29th human infection with H7N9 bird flu prevention and control programs, proposed National Health and Family Planning Commission published monthly nationwide number of people infected with H7N9 avian influenza morbidity and deaths, the provincial health administrative departments of Health and timely release of Case information in this administrative area.
Information not conceal the epidemic medicine to reduce the loss of poultry industry
Health sector expert who requested anonymity suggested that the poultry industry to reduce its exposure of the epidemic, as some idea of updating, such as the promotion of "centralized breeding, slaughtering concentrate, chilled listed" mode, reducing the opportunity for direct contact with live poultry . In addition, you can also organize visits to farms, to dispel public concerns, rather than take this information to conceal the epidemic "deceiving" approach.
"Imagine if the information is not covered in the health sector today reported case of the rapid development of the epidemic, and finally bring what is who will bear the health risks?" He said.
The industry believes that, in the event of a public health and safety, government responsibility should also be clear. Jianfeng and other CDC experts believe that other measures in live bird markets closed, the aquaculture industry to public health and safety made a great contribution to the Government's responsibility thanked aquaculture and compensation, but we can not simply allow farmers to bear the loss. Experts suggest, through financial grants, subsidized loans, insurance, etc., to help the aquaculture farm households weather the storm.
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