Re: H7N9, China: One new case confirmed in Guangdong (RTHK, November 5 2013)
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Zhong Nanshan: H7N9 vaccine production premature
At 02:38 on November 7, 2013 Source:
New Express
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■ "Dongguan boy infected with H7N9 bird flu" Track
Provincial Agriculture Department informed that the agricultural sector in Dongguan sample of 175, H7N9 test results all negative
Express News the day before yesterday, Dongguan confirmed one case of three-year-old boy was infected with H7N9 avian influenza (see New Express reported yesterday A25 version).
Yesterday, Dongguan City Health Bureau held a news conference, said
the close contacts of cases expanded to 63, in addition to parents of children, vegetable market stalls outside the home, where children 28 kindergarten students also focus on observation and testing .
Zhong Nanshan academician said the general day colder season fit H7N9 virus spread, so this winter and next spring to be vigilant and do prevention work.
According to the Dongguan City Health Bureau spokesman Ye Xiangyang, as of November 5, the provincial and
municipal experts survey, has identified 63 close contacts. There are 28 children in kindergarten classmates. After the incident, which 28 children have also been associated with detection, but not found to have abnormalities. Next, the health and disease control departments will do further observation.
Informed that the outbreak, Dongguan started the "human infection with H7N9 avian influenza contingency plans" Ⅲ level emergency response, within the jurisdiction of all health institutions have deployed emergency monitoring settings.
According to statistics, a total of 13 in Dongguan sentinel surveillance, health department inspected once a week for influenza sentinel samples delivered. Moreover, according to the provincial Agriculture Department Bulletin, Changping Town, Dongguan occurred a H7N9 avian influenza infections in children, the local agricultural sector in accordance with the relevant guidelines the Ministry of Agriculture launched a H7N9 avian influenza emergency monitoring, Changping were
collected within the relevant market of 175 samples of poultry herds The results were negative.
According to reports, this year, the agricultural sector across the province in accordance with the provincial government and the Ministry of Agriculture of the arrangements and requirements, conscientiously carry out the H7N9 avian influenza surveillance, as of now, the province's total monitoring of H7N9 bird flu samples 87,462 copies, in addition to this year's April and May have been published and processed two positive samples, all the other negative.
Chicken must be cooked
Avian flu again, you can rest assured that chicken? Guangdong CDC chief expert, director of infectious disease prevention Jianfeng said there is still safe to eat poultry, but requires cooked fully cooked, and it is best not to eat wild birds. He reminded that if people live poultry slaughter his own at home, pay attention to spare precautions, wear gloves, masks and other opportunities to reduce direct contact with live birds. The birds slaughtered more people need to pay more attention to the job, there are flu-like symptoms seek immediate medical attention and explain the situation.
Jianfeng also said that with the migratory birds fly south, to pay close attention to the avian flu H5N1 avian influenza in particular. In particular there is a bird loving people to pay more attention, do not close observation, it is best to use binoculars watching birds.
Zhong Nanshan said: There is confidence in the fight against bird flu, but H7N9 vaccine mass production It is too early
Express News on September 18 this year, after the health care team, led by academician Zhong Nanshan month rescue, Guangdong, the first case of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza patients discharged. Zhong Nanshan, was interviewed by the media when he said that this winter or spring of next year, there may continue to appear H7N9 outbreak. For the recent H7N9 cases yesterday, Zhong Nanshan, whether the child is H7N9 in susceptible people, the next step prevention and control and other issues, reporters interviewed.
Express: Children little contact with live birds, why will get H7N9?
Zhong Nanshan: children visited Meat Market, how was sometimes hard to say, this also with the individual, the environment has a relationship, and sometimes there is a certain chance. There is no evidence that the child is now particularly vulnerable to bird flu, because now more of an adult patient. The child relatively mild symptoms, the present situation, the child's family, relatives are not infected. So this case is an individual case.
Express: physical fitness is also on the right with the patient?
Zhong Nanshan: also has a relationship. Children may also lower immunity.
Express: Next should be how to deal with?
Zhong Nanshan: It should be vigilant, always say so. Is not H7N9 or another avian influenza epidemic would be difficult to say. If you have been vigilant against avian influenza prevention and control we will have more confidence.
Express: H7N9 seasonal prevalence of absence?
Zhong Nanshan: There are seasonal. In Guangdong, the general H7N9 virus in the days of relatively easy to pop a cold season, such as holds many lessons until next year and June are epidemic.
Express: Why the H7N9 is now classified as a Category B infectious diseases?
Zhong Nanshan: This is based on the severity of the disease to consider, put B Description No highly infectious, China more than 130 people infected with H7N9, the heavier patient mortality of 30% -40%, appears to be very high mortality, but in fact the denominator is not clear. There are many patients with mild not counted in the denominator among many possible mild sound of taking medication, so the prevalence is difficult to make statistics.
Express: What is the future treatment of such patients experience?
Zhong Nanshan: Infection with H7N9 Tamiflu sooner the better, with the best three days. Next, the disease is relatively heavy for such patients, if the nose and throat detect negative, do not give up easily, there may be the lower respiratory tract of patients found positive, we are right Chan (at the time the patient) for detection of lower respiratory tract, they find positive. Occur in patients with severe double use Tamiflu is one way, another important lesson is timely to general hospital, including heart, liver, lungs and other medical technical support, to be able to save lives.
Express: now there is no evidence that it can infect people person?
Zhong Nanshan: being studied and found two family clusters of cases, appeared in very close contact with the families of the situation, to take care of sick relatives, personal care infection. Still have to be vigilant.
Express: A vaccine has been developed, it will not be large-scale use?
Zhong Nanshan: My personal view is that mass production of the vaccine must have a premise: There is evidence of human to human transmission. So far, H7N9 there have been several cases of finite clusters of cases, but still no clear signs of large-scale human and large-scale production of vaccines is premature.
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