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Chinese health experts: H9N2 bird flu virus or variant
2009-1-4 14:50:04
(Unspecified inquiry) has been of concern to the people of Hong Kong H9N2 avian influenza infection in the baby, the Guangdong Provincial Health Department on the 3rd inspector冯绍民said that Hong Kong is being conducted on the virus gene sequencing, it is estimated that only the results of 12 weeks. By then, Hong Kong and Guangdong will baby experts to discuss the origin of the virus, research, prevention and control measures taken jointly.
According to the Hong Kong "Ta Kung Pao" reported冯绍民said last month at noon on the 29th, Hong Kong Department of Health received notification of a suspected bird flu cases, a baby girl lived in Shenzhen, Guangdong and Hong Kong have the contacts, the two places for this to the whereabouts of the baby as well as contact with the scope of epidemiological investigations, at present, has not seen anything of the two new cases.
冯绍民that, H9N2 Type A influenza is an avian influenza virus, influenza has occurred in birds and rarely transmitted to humans, Hong Kong has so far found five. H5N2, compared with, H9N2 virus infectious weak, weak resistance to children under 5 years old easily "caught."
At present, Guangdong and Hong Kong did not find H9N2 bird flu, but found to be infected with the patient, which may arise virus. Baby virus gene sequencing to be the outcome, Hong Kong and Guangdong will baby experts to study the origin of the virus and take measures to carry out prevention and control.
冯绍民 said that when the early winter, cold, fever patients increased significantly, if the suspected avian influenza cases in Guangdong and Hong Kong will be the first exchange of information, joint prevention and control of Hong Kong and Guangdong
2009-1-4 14:50:04
(Unspecified inquiry) has been of concern to the people of Hong Kong H9N2 avian influenza infection in the baby, the Guangdong Provincial Health Department on the 3rd inspector冯绍民said that Hong Kong is being conducted on the virus gene sequencing, it is estimated that only the results of 12 weeks. By then, Hong Kong and Guangdong will baby experts to discuss the origin of the virus, research, prevention and control measures taken jointly.
According to the Hong Kong "Ta Kung Pao" reported冯绍民said last month at noon on the 29th, Hong Kong Department of Health received notification of a suspected bird flu cases, a baby girl lived in Shenzhen, Guangdong and Hong Kong have the contacts, the two places for this to the whereabouts of the baby as well as contact with the scope of epidemiological investigations, at present, has not seen anything of the two new cases.
冯绍民that, H9N2 Type A influenza is an avian influenza virus, influenza has occurred in birds and rarely transmitted to humans, Hong Kong has so far found five. H5N2, compared with, H9N2 virus infectious weak, weak resistance to children under 5 years old easily "caught."
At present, Guangdong and Hong Kong did not find H9N2 bird flu, but found to be infected with the patient, which may arise virus. Baby virus gene sequencing to be the outcome, Hong Kong and Guangdong will baby experts to study the origin of the virus and take measures to carry out prevention and control.
冯绍民 said that when the early winter, cold, fever patients increased significantly, if the suspected avian influenza cases in Guangdong and Hong Kong will be the first exchange of information, joint prevention and control of Hong Kong and Guangdong