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Hong Kong Flu-like Illness outbreak

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Macao close attention to three hospitals in Hong Kong influenza daily briefing anomalies
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-- March 14, the Macao Disease Prevention and Control Center said that the centre will be paying close attention to Hong Kong influenza pandemic situation. In Macao, has also stepped up the monitoring and prevention of the epidemic outbreak of influenza in Macao once, I believe there is sufficient Health Bureau defensive measures to combat influenza rampant.
According to Macao "The Daily" reported, CDC Director-at-yao pointed out that the current centre more concerned and worried about the situation are twofold: one, this season the extent of the outbreak of influenza? Affect how many people? Second, regardless of the scale of the outbreak of large and small, of which the case will particularly serious?

Although in recent years the same as influenza, will not change much, but that the Centre has been to Macao three hospitals repeatedly verified, has not yet been severe cases of influenza have occurred.
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To this end, CDC is currently view of the above two situations prevention efforts, including monitoring, in addition to continue to be used in medical institutions, such as schools and homes for the elderly have been monitoring system, but also further requested three hospitals daily report the latest hospitalized cases of influenza, in order to once unusual circumstances, the Centre can be found immediately.
On the preventive side, by the early impact of the avian flu, Macao public and private hospitals and health centres, etc. from all over Australia to upgrade security measures, these measures will continue to be implemented, good infection control work.
In addition, schools and homes for the elderly high risk for the outbreak of influenza, therefore, the CDC have jointly Green, social workers and prevention guidelines for the implementation of the re-strengthen these institutions to prevent influenza monitoring work.
As for whether there is a need at this stage to Macao will be closed, Tong Ka Io think that the absence of need, but will closely monitor how schools, if a flu appeared in the campus health authorities do not rule out partial measures will be taken to terminate further outbreaks of influenza, or continuing epidemic deterioration prevention measures will be adopted gradually. :tiphat: http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=zh%7Cen&u=http://www.chinanews.com.cn/ga/kjww/news/2008/03-14/1192301.shtml


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[Ta Kung Pao on the 14th - ZXS Beijing: Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu said today, the Ministry of Health pay close attention to the recent influenza outbreak in Hong Kong that the SAR will be the health sector and the education sector with close collaboration to bring the epidemic control.
In the 11th CPPCC National Committee, attended the closing session of the first meeting, Chen Zhu again before encountered in the City Hall Hong Kong media containment. He told reporters that the mainland and Hong Kong between the health sector have a very good communication mechanisms, including notification of the epidemic, the vaccine preparation, setting up some preventive drugs, and some of the major public health the promulgation of a policy, has maintained close communication. Connecting Hong Kong and the mainland ports have increased immunization measures, including to fill out health forms, set up temperature monitoring systems.
Chen Zhu said: "We have been aware that the SAR Government announced that primary and secondary schools, kindergartens will be closed for two weeks because of the Shenzhen some school children in Hong Kong, Shenzhen CDC has also strengthened related work." He said that from the current situation, this is still seasonal influenza.
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Dongmochunchu some epidemic-prone diseases, the prevention must be strengthened, because the former section of the low temperature, rain, snow weather may conceal some of the problems,
the Ministry of Health this afternoon to convene an important meeting to study the related issues. Guangdong to Hong Kong outbreak caused unease, Chen Zhu said that the Ministry of Health in this year's seasonal influenza monitoring of Guangdong has not found any anomalies, but still very close to a concern. :tiphat:
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[大公network - is in the peak period of influenza in Hong Kong last week to the hospital treatment of influenza cases has increased. It has been reported that the Hong Kong last week to the general out-patient clinics and private medical treatment at the rate of influenza increased by 10% and 30% of the homes the number of cases of influenza, another 11, involving 43 people.
According to reports, the Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection has received further two children were hospitalized SARS influenza monitoring reports. Hong Kong SAR Government Food and Health Secretary York Chow expected, influenza will continue to campaign still more than a month. Experts refer to this year's influenza virus isolation results showed that influenza B virus more than A, although less lethal influenza B, but the virus variants may arise, and the majority of children with antibodies, once infected, and the illness was more serious. Reported that the Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection announced on the 14th, as at March 8 until one week, the Hong Kong flu in attendance ratio, the general out-patient clinic every 1,000 in the case of influenza was 10.7, higher than last 8.9 weeks, and private doctors per 1,000 in the diagnosis of influenza as high as 75.9, compared to last week's 57.5 higher than 30%. Food and Health Secretary York Chow said that according to expert estimates, the peak influenza to continue until about the end of April, and that may be extended. As for the Easter holidays after the end of kindergartens and primary schools have to remain closed, he said, "it depends on the actual case may be." Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, March 15 -:tiphat:
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PRC Qiaoying Guangzhou on the 14th - to the recent Hong Kong flu raging Guangzhou citizens "Heart Jingjing", the public are buying anti-influenza drugs or injection of influenza vaccine. This reporter learned from a number of pharmacies, the recent Banlangen, Xiaochaihu particles such as influenza drugs increase sales, at least compared with the normal growth of more than 30%, especially anti-virus oral liquid sales increased by 50% to 60%. In addition to the CDC influenza vaccine injection in the number of increased significantly.
Pharmacies in the forest - that many of the "cooked channels," went straight to the public area to buy drugs cold medicines. The operator of healers Cenyanmei that this time of the year are the peak period of influenza, members of the public already have a set of experiences. Coupled with the recent serious outbreak of influenza in Hong Kong, most people will buy some cold medicines to prevent, like the best-selling "Anti-virus oral liquid" now prices, from the original 13 yuan per pack rose 15 yuan. In addition, some people choose to go to the Guangzhou Municipal CDC vaccination to prevent influenza. Just spent more than 300 yuan influenza and pneumonia vaccine Zhuobaba exclaimed: "awareness of the importance of prevention! Injection early morning relieved, and spend little money for security and peace, if it is not really of little money to be resolved." CDC's staff told reporters, according to the monitoring, the first three months of this year, Guangzhou only eight influenza outbreak of the epidemic, and there was no significantly increased compared to previous years, due to the epidemic outbreak of influenza in Hong Kong on the news the past week to injection The influenza vaccine significantly increased the public. Daily variety of vaccinations to more than 200 people, over 60% of influenza vaccine is playing. :tiphat:
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The spread of flu in Hong Kong appeared to be slowing with only one new outbreak reported, but attention on Saturday shifted to fears of bird flu after dead chickens were found in southeast China.

Officials reported nine new flu outbreaks Thursday, but on Friday only one new outbreak was reported by the government, at a home for the
elderly.

The slowdown came after officials shut primary schools and kindergartens for two weeks after two children with flu - a seven-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl - died. Both of them had other illnesses, and gene sequencing confirmed that they did not contract flu strains deadlier than the ones already circulating.

The latest figures bring the total since March 6 to 19 confirmed outbreaks, 116 suspected ones and 880 affected people in a city of nearly seven million. Most of the outbreaks occurred at schools.

The World Health Organisation has called the situation a seasonal flu outbreak.

The school closures marked the first such public health measure since an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome surfaced in southern China in November 2002. Sars spread to Hong Kong where it
killed 299 people and sparked a major public panic.

Meanwhile, attention shifted to another form of flu - avian influenza.

Chinese officials found dead chickens at markets in Guanzhou, southern China, Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health York Chow told reporters on Saturday.

It wasn't immediately clear if the chickens had bird flu nor how many had died, Chow said. Guangzho borders Hong Kong.

Nevertheless, all birds at the wholesale market that had distributed the birds to the markets where they were found were killed as a precaution, he said.

A Guangzhou Daily newspaper report posted on the Guangzhou government's wWebsite on Saturday said 114 chicken were found dead at a local market.

A woman who answered the phone at Guangzhou's health department said no one was available for comment.

Bird flu killed six people in Hong Kong in 1997.

According to the World Health Organisation at least 235 people have died worldwide from the virus since 2003 when the virus began ravaging poultry stocks in Asia.

Scientists fear the virus that causes it could eventually mutate into a form that spreads easily among humans that some say could kill millions.

Hong Kong also occasionally finds wild birds with bird flu, the latest a peregrine falcon that the government on Friday said contracted the deadly H5N1 strain. - Sapa-AFP:tiphat:
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The port live chicken sells the sentiment to fall three tenths

[ The Daily Sun special news ] suspected the birds and beasts flu causes the chicken collective death event in the inland proliferation, in addition the Hong Kong flu haze motions a person to not go, implicates the Hong Kong live chicken to sell the sentiment to affect. Some chickens sell the expression, "the o person is not dared the epidemic situation influence the food chicken", business greatly falls three tenth much, the resident buys the chicken to be able to ask the clear origin place, "clarified wants the Hong Kong chicken, does not want the mainland chicken", once the epidemic situation intensifies, even plans temporarily not eat the chicken.
The supermarket still sold "three yellow chickens"
水鎮 has resident's on the South China Sea in to suspect eats food "three yellow chickens" to be hospitalized since Guangxi, after reporter yesterday did an inspection the Hong Kong supermarket and the downtown discovered, Hui the Kang supermarket had the packing to list Shenzhen to process "three yellow chickens" to sell, Hui the Kang spokesperson clarified the related chicken only by no means to come from suspicion epidemic disease area and so on the Foshan or Guangxi, this supermarket sold the chicken only completely once accepted the vaccine injection, <<snip>The inland recently unceasingly had the chicken only strange death the people of Hong Kong to hear the chicken discoloration, the Kowloon city downtown yesterday purchased the live chicken the resident obviously to reduce, <snip>Although the epidemic situation approaches, but residential actually innate countermeasure. Ms. Cai "all has to the epidemic situation few little startled", but because likes eating the chicken files purchase which the chicken therefore can choose gets to know each other well. She refers, "" when "the good o already chicken does not buy", if the epidemic situation is serious can replace by the ice fresh chicken, or temporarily does not eat the chicken.:tiphat: http://babelfish.altavista.com/babe...al/news/localNews/Detail.do?type=tsn&id=90535:yinyang:
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[ Eastern Daily special news ] the flu wreaks havoc forces the Hong Kong elementary school and the preschool suddenly suspends classes, the lion met the middle school yesterday the high alert to hold the midwifery to carry on interviews, the numerous teachers and students yesterday all put on the mouthpiece, interviewed in a center voluntarily midwifery procedure is ready in full battle array, eliminates in the school entrance establishment disinfection washes the hands the fluid and the body temperature inspection station, also provided the mouthpiece for the schoolchild, implemented a series of guards flu the measure, safeguarded the student and guardian's safety.:tiphat: http://babelfish.altavista.com/babe...al/news/localNews/Detail.do?type=odn&id=92142
 
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Hong Kong does not rule out the possibility to extend the suspension of classes for millions of children vaccinated free of charge
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Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection latest news, centres and public and private hospitals to monitor the implementation of the flu this week 4 implementation of the new arrangement has received a total of eight children admitted to hospital for suspected influenza report. Released on the 14th of which three cases, laboratory evidence of influenza. Three people, including an 8-year-old girl had been discharged and the remaining two were admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday of the three-year-old boy, and was admitted to Tuen Mun Hospital and the seven-year-old girl is still in hospital and is now in stable condition.:tiphat: http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=zh%7Cen&u=http://health.chinanews.cn/jk/kong/news/2008/03-16/1193152.shtml
 
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Strong and effective measures to prevent the spread of influenza with the South China Sea nobody bird flu
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(Xinhua correspondents to Eason Hong Shen Hui) Recently, some regions in influenza cases. CPC Central Committee and State Council attaches great importance to this, General Secretary Hu Jintao has made important instructions to pay close attention to this trend, strengthen epidemic prevention work to prevent the spread of influenza.
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Beijing is to participate in the first meeting of the 11th National People's Congress and secretary of the Guangdong Provincial CPC Committee, Wang Yang, Governor Huang Huahua also written to Guangdong Province, all localities and departments to earnestly implement the spirit of the important instructions of General Secretary, to do a good job of influenza vaccination to prevent the spread of influenza.
Yesterday morning, the Wang Yang, Huang Huahua, commissioned by the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee, deputy secretary Liu Yupu presided over a meeting to relay the spirit of the important instructions of General Secretary Hu Jintao, the epidemic analysis, countermeasures, and how to do a good job on the next influenza prevention and control, prevent influenza pandemic planning. The Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, Party Secretary of Guangzhou, Zhu Xiaodan, Standing Committee member, the Secretary-General Xiaozhiheng, the Pearl River Delta region cities, the provincial units and the units directly under the Guangdong Principal responsible comrades participated in the meeting.
The province started influenza epidemic-monitoring network
At the meeting, Xiaozhiheng conveyed General Secretary Hu Jintao's important instructions and Wang Yang, Huang Huahua, general secretary of important instructions on the implementation of the instructions of the provincial health department and the municipalities responsible for the province reported to Comrade influenza epidemic prevention and control and the work of the situation. According to the monitoring results show that the province, Guangdong influenza pandemic influenza occurrence in recent years and basically the same, the intensity of influenza activity over the same period was slightly lower than the average historical level. After listening to the report, Liu Yupu our province to the prevention and control of influenza, to prevent influenza pandemic demands. First, attach great importance to conscientiously implement the important instructions of General Secretary and Wang Yang, Huang Huahua, the spirit of the instructions to take all measures to prevent the spread of influenza. All localities should conscientiously analysis of the current influenza epidemic, research and implement preventive measures. In order to implement prevention and control of the leadership responsibility system, the municipal party committee secretary and mayor for the first responsible, the leaders in charge as the main responsibility; sanitation and anti-epidemic departments principal leaders of direct responsibility.
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Second, we need to strengthen monitoring and prevention and control of influenza epidemic, timely and accurate dynamic control the epidemic. From now on, the province initiated a comprehensive influenza epidemic-monitoring network system to ensure timely and accurate grasp of the epidemic of influenza and publish information. Found layers of the epidemic must be promptly reported, not delayed. Third, we need to strengthen publicity and education on health and epidemic prevention, enhance the people's awareness of the prevention and control. To the entire public, in particular young people and children. Flu prevention and control knowledge propaganda to raise public awareness and prevention of influenza ability to be self-control, universal prevention. At the same time, we must strengthen vaccination, organizations influenza vaccine injection, make scientific prevention.
Guangzhou held influenza pandemic influenza prevention and control work to ensure that the prevention and control measures to the letter
(Xinhua correspondent Lu Jie Yang Ju Huang Sui) in accordance with the unified plan of the provincial party committee and members of its standing committee, party secretary, Congress, the instructions and requirements Shuxiaodan, vice mayor of Guangzhou City was held yesterday afternoon Xuzhibiao the city's work conference on the prevention and control of influenza epidemic, and conveyed the central, provincial, and municipal leaders of the spirit of the instructions, and the next influenza epidemic prevention and control and made work arrangements. District (county-level city), and the responsible persons of departments concerned attended the meeting.
According to the relevant monitoring shows that the current influenza epidemic in Guangzhou overall smooth, influenza activity in the history of the same period the average level below. Epidemic situation report from the same period of history and there is no noticeable increase in seasonal fluctuation trends consistent with previous years, seasonal fluctuations.
Xuzhibiao conveyed the central, provincial, and municipal leaders of the instruction, pointed out that although the Guangzhou City influenza activity in the history of the same period the average level below, but in March to July is the season of high influenza, and should never be taken lightly. Xuzhibiao flu prevention and control work in the city to make arrangements: District (county-level city) to immediately convey the central, provincial, and municipal leaders and provincial instructions spirit, the spirit of the city; at all levels of party committees and governments should attach great importance to, at every level responsibility, prominent local management, strengthen supervision to ensure that the prevention and control measures to the letter, starting the city's epidemic monitoring and control network, an objective analysis of the epidemic, the epidemic forecasting and early warning to strengthen the prevention of influenza knowledge of health education and promotion, timely objective, accurate report on the relevant ; vaccination for scientific work on the problems and focus groups to prevent the crowd appropriate subsidies; epidemic promptly submit the dynamic to ensure that the information flow prevention and control of influenza outbreaks in the establishment of the leading group, the unified command coordination.
Nanhai District Government for "The two Eating of chicken with avian flu" rumours dismissed
South China Sea with no bird flu
March 14, Nanhai District of Foshan City to take action, banned in the grasslands, Township Mozhengzhao operating the "three birds" wholesale markets, operation 2000 culled by the rapid detection of abnormal no chickens. In addition, the Government Information Office, Nanhai District, held a press conference yesterday, the "South China Sea after two Eating of chicken with avian flu" rumors, the South China Sea area, Deputy Secretary for Agriculture HE City rumours that it is. At present the South China Sea area found no outbreak of bird flu.
Detection of more than 80,000 chickens are all negative
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In light of the recent surrounding areas in the South China Sea have unusual deaths of chickens, the South China Sea area in the region recently carried out within the framework of large-scale animal quarantine inspection special action. March 14 morning, the Standing Committee of the South China Sea District, the district commander animal disease prevention and control node RU-led South China Sea Trade and Industry, agricultural, and other relevant functional departments, in Lane Township Committee, the town government is in the water meadows in the village of undocumented unlicensed operation of the "three birds" Wholesale Market banned.
Nanhai District of Foshan City, Deputy Secretary for Agriculture HE City, the same day operations, animal epidemic prevention departments to verify the registration of the market is 82,643 chickens, vaccination of chickens experts to speed test results were all negative, the market adopted a "chicken not only into the "measures.
Prove that the chickens were culled complete quarantine
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With regard to rumors Guangzhou unusual deaths of chickens from the South China Sea, HE City, which were verified, the market stalls March 6 from the Guangxi Yulin City Liyuan company bought chickens, that the quarantine complete The stall owners have to sell part of the chicken Guangzhou, and March 13 in Guangzhou of unusual deaths among chickens apart for a few days. Prudent to have these stalls selling chicken to a Guangzhou market stalls of 2,000 chickens, although the speed test did not find any unusual circumstances, but still has its culling, and the sound processing.
HE City, this three grassland birds in the water market and the other an undocumented Chau Village three birds were shutting down the market. Currently, Nanhai District of Foshan Agriculture has recently chickens will be dealing with the situation was reported to Guangzhou in Guangdong Province agricultural sector.
何汝城同时​
HE City also said that there are rumors that two officers Eating of chicken and the South China Sea after infection, this is rumor, so far, the South China Sea because there had not been any contact with infected chickens and events.
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Zhong Nanshan, and so on infectious disease control and prevention suggestions:
Diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases free screening extended to all urban and rural residents
(Linshanshan, Liu Dan, Chen Xiang, Shu Juan, Li Jing, Li-Ping Fang, Liu Guang, Diaolinlin, Xie Qi-shan, Liu Jian-yun) NPC deputy Chen Yi Ni, Zhong Nanshan yesterday proposes to expand free screening, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases disease, and the scope of the crowd free screening extended to all urban and rural residents.
Ni Chen Yi, Zhong Nanshan representatives said that at present, around the regional infectious disease hospital for operation forces unsuited to public welfare goals facing great difficulties, resulting in the loss of part of the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in their proper role. Many need long-term out-patient treatment of chronic non-infectious diseases to Medicare patients because of IICA and the new reimbursement policy or out-patient medical insurance costs and delay diagnosis and treatment is very limited or no treatment. In addition, the incidence of suspicious groups or sick, this should be hospitalized or observation, but often because of economic or suspicious patients treated with not afford, or even sneak, infectious diseases pose a threat to society.
NPC proposes to expand the scope of the crowd infectious disease free screening to all urban and rural residents, including not included in the place of temporary residence medical security system groups. Participating in the Medicare and the new IICA groups, will be screening for infectious diseases, the treatment costs in the Medicare and the new IICA scope of the claims. In addition, should expand the free screening, diagnosis and treatment of disease. :tiphat: http://209.85.135.104/translate_c?h...guangzhou/news/2008-03/16/content_3333934.htm
 
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Guangzhou influenza patients without a significant increase in anti-cold medicine sales nearly doubled
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Recently, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and other places have influenza, the Hong Kong region and even the death of children due to influenza phenomenon. But reporters yesterday from the hospital pharmacy, as well as reflect the situation of the epidemic, the disease is more stable.
Hospital: without a significant increase in influenza patients
Yesterday, reporters visited various hospitals and found that influenza patients and the number of the disease almost in previous years, there is no substantial increase in the phenomenon:tiphat: http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?h...news.cn/jk/kong/news/2008/03-16/1193137.shtml
 
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-- (MERCOSUR to Daily News Correspondent HONG Yi Shen Hui) According to Hong Kong media reports, the Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection of children received flu case was reported killed or seriously ill, has accumulated up to seven, two 7-year-old and the new 8-year-old girl seriously ill, are from the Tuen Mun Hospital.
党中央、国务院对部分地区的流感疫情高度重视,胡锦涛总书记作出重要批示,要求密切关注此动向,加强防疫工作,防止流感蔓延。​
CPC Central Committee and State Council, the influenza epidemic in some areas attached great importance to General Secretary Hu Jintao made an important instructions to pay close attention to this trend, strengthen epidemic prevention work to prevent the spread of influenza. Beijing is to participate in the first meeting of the 11th National People's Congress Wang Yang, Huang Huahua, were also given instructions for our province, all localities and departments to earnestly implement the spirit of the important instructions of General Secretary, to do a good job of influenza vaccination to prevent the spread of influenza.
</TD></TR></TBODY></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Huahua, commissioned by the comrades, deputy party secretary Liu Yupu presided over a meeting on the next steps and how to properly influenza prevention and control, to prevent influenza pandemic planning.
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According to the province monitoring results showed that the current influenza epidemic in our province in recent years, and basically the same as the occurrence of influenza, influenza activity intensity was slightly lower than the average level over the same period of history.
After listening to the report, Liu Yupu our province to the prevention and control of influenza, to prevent influenza pandemic demands. First, attach great importance to take all measures to prevent the spread of influenza. Second, we need to strengthen monitoring and prevention and control of influenza epidemic, timely and accurate dynamic control the epidemic. From now on, the province initiated a comprehensive influenza epidemic-monitoring network system. Third, we need to strengthen publicity and education on health and epidemic prevention, enhance the people's awareness of the prevention and control.
Guangzhou overall smooth influenza epidemic
And (Reporter YOU Xingyu correspondent Yang Ju Huang Sui) yesterday afternoon, Guangzhou Vice Mayor Xu Zhibiao chaired the city's work conference on the prevention and control of influenza epidemic deployment, and the city launched the epidemic surveillance network.
According to monitoring the current influenza epidemic in Guangzhou overall smooth, influenza activity below the historical average over the same period.
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And the number of reported history of the epidemic over the same period and has not significantly increased, the trend of seasonal fluctuation in line with previous years, seasonal fluctuations.
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Chen Zhu: the proper handling of Hong Kong
He disclosed that the current situation smooth seasonal influenza
-- (Tin cream), the impact on the spread of influenza, Hong Kong's kindergartens and primary schools have been closed for two weeks beginning. Yesterday, the Minister of Health Chen Zhu first meeting of the 11th National People's Congress before the fifth plenary session of the gap between the interview, he said that a proper handling of the Hong Kong Government.
Chen Zhu said yesterday that the Hong Kong Government's handling properly, "we are highly concerned about domestic seasonal influenza situation. Present fairly steady trend of previous years, no significant increase in incidence." Not long ago, the mainland of China has found three cases of avian flu deaths, Chen Zhu told reporters that the three were in contact with diseased poultry are, or were infected with avian flu cases.
This spring is flu season, Chen Zhu said that the Ministry of Health has already deployed monitoring. He told a reporter that seasonal influenza vaccine demand increasing in recent years, domestic enterprises already have bird flu vaccine production capacity and increase productivity, "We hope to be completed before the Olympic Games adequate reserves." :tiphat: http://209.85.135.104/translate_c?h...cnnb.com.cn/system/2008/03/16/005512473.shtml
 
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[Ta Kung Pao - CHP yesterday received three confirmed cases of influenza.
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Hong Kong people are living in the shadow of the flu, and suffering from the bird flu looming.
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Food and Health Secretary York Chow said that the notification had been received from mainland authorities Liwan and Foshan have unusual deaths of chickens. He said that the samples from national laboratory, if confirmed as bird flu, Hong Kong and the mainland will inevitably reduce the number of live chickens.
Hong Kong, another three influenza report
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CHP and the public and private hospitals in the 13 month surveillance arrangements so far received a total of eight influenza report, which occurred yesterday in three. HA spokesman said, a two-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy, were admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the other a three-year-old girl was staying in a private hospital.
As earlier received five cases, one of them eight-year-old girl had been discharged, as were admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital on March 11 and the three-year-old boy, Tuen Mun Hospital and the seven-year-old girls, the situation remains stable. CHP spokesman said that the center is proceeding remaining two cases, and reminded the public to prevent influenza.
Dr Chow yesterday in a radio programme that saw the Hospital Authority hospitals and reduce the number of emergency room use, reveal that the public panic influenza admitted to the hospital or doctor is to reduce the number of children in paediatric wards are to reduce the number of shows that the Government cope with the flu outbreak last week, the school has been functioning measures.
Influenza in Hong Kong at the same time continue to run rampant, the mainland of bird flu has sounded the alarm.
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Dr Chow said that the state Ministry of Agriculture has been identified recently in Liwan District, a large number of chickens died from Foshan, Nanhai Township, a livestock wholesale markets. Samples have been sent to the National Laboratory, if confirmed to be bird flu, chicken farms in the vicinity of 13 kilometers of live chickens to Hong Kong will be suspended.
No chicken farms in Hong Kong for anomalies
Dr Chow said, and quarantine departments in Guangdong Province to Hong Kong farms have no means unusual for live chickens not be any problems, the Government has also stepped up testing in the port and the wholesale importation of live chickens, the public need not worry.
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He added that the most important thing now is to prevent any person to transport illegal channels chickens to Hong Kong, He urged anyone who should try not to buy the chickens of dubious origin. Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong associate professor of Boliang He said that if the chickens confirmed avian flu, the Government should suspend live chickens from the Mainland to Hong Kong. He suggested that the government intensify testing Boliang chicken farms, monitoring or had contact with sick poultry from the affected areas of Hong Kong people, if they have fever and other symptoms, it is necessary to conduct a quick test. He also mentioned that the current public health care services tension, and later Easter holidays, travel more frequently, once local outbreak of avian flu, epidemic prevention work will be disadvantaged, because if hospitals Taji force, it will affect the implementation of health measures . Hong Kong Poultry Wholesalers and Retailers Association Chairman Huang Wei Quan said, Foshan near Hong Kong for only a few farms. He said that the mainland chicken farms in Hong Kong for up to 100, less 2-3 and the price of live chickens will not have a significant impact on supply, it is in the avian flu panic, the public demand for live chickens may be reduced. :tiphat:
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Graphic: influenza haze, some people walk in the streets also put on masks (Lin Yu-sun Photo)
[Ta Kung Pao - influenza rampant in Hong Kong recently, has been concerned about foreign visitors. Immigration tourist Liangyaolin President of the Association, received many enquiries Hong Kong flu in Southeast Asia as tourists, and even some of the family has decided to cancel 3,200 to Hong Kong. Financial Services and the Secretary for the Treasury KC Chan said that it was no indication of the impact of influenza on the economy. Commerce and Economic Development Bureau spokesman said, the Government will to foreign and local tourism industry influenza latest news updates.
Liangyaolin said that the influenza situation in Hong Kong expressed concern about the passengers, mainly from Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, and other Southeast Asian countries.
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TIC Mr Tung acknowledged that the Director-General, Member of foreign visitors to Parliament reflected the concern of the flu, although some 3,200 cancel the trip, but he said that so far the cancellation or delay tours to Hong Kong news. TIC Honorary Adviser Mr Ronnie Yuen, believe that the flu will not affect the number of visitors during Easter because many tours have been in earlier reservations, even if the last really cancelled tours to Hong Kong will not be affected too big. Guangzhou Although a large number of unusual deaths of chickens, increase our influenza situation of uncertainty, but he believes that unless there are countries called on the nationals to avoid travel to Hong Kong, otherwise the present situation analysis, the number of visitors to Hong Kong will not be affected by the majority of influenza. Commerce and Economic Development Bureau spokesman said that the international community has been through, explained the latest situation of influenza in Hong Kong, the Government will continue to monitor the situation and update the latest news with the industry. As for the Easter travel industry will be affected by influenza, Yuan maintained that the current was too early. :tiphat:
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16./03/2008, billion Sunday afternoon 01:47

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Caption that, The partial chickens files shopkeeper does not fill is sealed closes down business, questioned the authority staff processes the technique.

This year three people dye the birds and beasts flu
The germ material proliferates from Guangxi


After [ the Daily Sun special news ] the Guangzhou Li Bay area has the market chicken collective death, the Foshan South China Sea throws oneself immediately kills the live chicken, also discovered sickness chicken source possibly comes from Guangxi. The Hong Kong infectious disease expert extrapolated that, mystically killed the chicken germ to be possible and beginning of last month Guangxi some people diagnoses the infection birds and beasts flu related, the germ first raised on the chicken body in Guangxi's back garden to lodge, then passed through the wild bird to pass to farm chicken, the farm chicken only finally proliferates in the transportation process the germ, therefore Hong Kong government should dispatch an official to go north immediately does an inspection.

Lodges the back garden chicken after the wild bird dissemination
Inland this year successively has three to diagnose the humanity to infect a birds and beasts flu document, separately to Hunan, Guangxi and 汕 the tail occurrence, patient's distinguished once to slaughter, to boil boils and eats food to suspect the disease-carrying back garden chicken. The port big infection and infectious disease center vice- inspector general He Pailiang indicated that, catches an illness the way according to three people and the local coordination recent market chicken collective death direction, has the reasonable reason to extrapolate dead chicken event and birds dissemination related, meant kills the chicken germ to the person, chicken's latent crisis is enormous.
He Pailiang explained that, after Guangxi some people process sickness chicken to infect the birds and beasts flu, reflected possibly is the locality has the fragmentary back garden chicken to have the birds and beasts flu virus, after flies the appropriate place wild bird and sickness chicken contact is a carrier of a disease only contacts again with the farm chicken, the germ then passes to the farm chicken on solitarily, because the farm chicken only can transport to places such as Foshan, the germ then can pass through transports the chicken vehicle even staff's waterproof boots belt to Guangxi outside the area.
He Pailiang stated that, on the Hong Kong the eruption birds and beasts flu throws oneself when kills the live chicken, germ dissemination pattern also with this similar, same year the germ bought the hand, the downtown and the farm overlapping dissemination in the Hong Kong live chicken, therefore authority this should promptly dispatched an official to go north the understanding, stopped up the latent loophole as soon as possible. He thought even if the ice fresh domesticated fowl has gone to the intestines, the germ is unable massively to reproduce, but the humanity ate food the disease-carrying ice fresh domesticated fowl theoretically still to commit fornification sickness risk.:tiphat: http://babelfish.altavista.com/babe...al/news/localNews/Detail.do?type=tsn&id=90533
 
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LD advises employers, employees to take precautionary flu measures
March 16 2008, 7.01.04

The Labour Department advised employers and employees to take precautionary measures for the prevention of influenza.

A spokesman for the Labour Department said today (March 16) it was of the utmost importance that everyone should continue to be vigilant in guarding against the spread of the disease in the workplace.

A healthy and safe workplace was in the interests of both employers and employees.

To keep a clean and hygienic work environment, people are advised to

- * Maintain good ventilation at the workplace, e.g. well-maintained air-conditioning system, or open as many windows as possible for better ventilation;
* Disinfect commonly-used equipment with diluted solution of household bleach (1 part bleach: 99 parts water) when necessary;
* Keep the workplace, particularly the floor, carpets, doors, windows and ventilation systems, clean;
* Ensure toilet facilities are properly maintained; and
* Provide liquid soap, disposable towels and a hand-dryer in toilets.

To enhance personal hygiene, employees are advised to -

* Wash hands before touching eyes, mouth or nose;
* Do not share towels or eating utensils;
* Increase body immunity by having a balanced diet, regular exercise and adequate rest as well as stopping smoking;
* Wear a mask when having symptoms of respiratory tract infections;
* Consult a doctor promptly in case of fever or cough; and
* Do not go to work in case of fever or as advised by the doctor.

Employers are advised to -
* Ensure that the workplace is kept clean and hygienic;
* Provide adequate and proper face masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment when necessary.
Ensure that the workers are using such personal protective equipment properly;
* Communicate the relevant health advice and guidelines to employees;
* Remind staff of the importance of good personal hygiene;
* Remind employees to consult a doctor in case of fever or cough, and not to go to work in case of fever or as advised by the doctor; and
* Develop contingency plans for keeping the workforce safe and secure as far as practicable.

For further information on influenza, please call the 24-Hour Health Education Hotline of the Department of Health on 2833 0111 or visit the Centre of Health Protection's website at www.chp.gov.hk.

For information on influenza preparedness, please refer to the ''What employers/enterprises should know about influenza preparedness'' published by the Centre for Health Protection.
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Fords the flu to be hospitalized the child to increase to 12 confirmations documents 4
2008-03-16 17:56

[ The on.cc special news ] the health bureau health protection center indicated that, the center and male operates privately the hospital, today again receives 4 children a document which is hospitalized because of the suspicion flu related illness complication. Middle on March 13 enters general the Australian hospital 2 year old girl, with and 3 year old boy which enters Majialie Hospital in March 11, now the situation is stable, other 2 distinguished 7 years old of and 8 year old girls already leaves the hospital. The authority by March 13 until now, altogether receives 12 related reports, 4 have the laboratory evidence is the flu, including 1 today confirmed, presently General Yu the Australian hospital keeps the medicine 2 year old girl.:tiphat: http://wap.on.cc/oncc/portal/news/Index.do:yinyang: 16./03/2008, billion Sunday afternoon 09:44



The flu next wave raids the elder adult
Again some three children are hospitalized three places experts to discuss the guard


[ The Daily Sun special news ] the flu continues to make a sneak attack the child, the health protection center receives three children 疑似 to suffer from the flu to bring about illness complication and so on pneumonia to need to keep the courtyard treatment a document, makes the similar document to increase to eight, three children now the situation is stable. Some department of pediatrics doctors stated that, the child is the object which is made a sneak attack by the flu, makes a sneak attack humanity's trend according to the flu to calculate, next step then in the adult and the elder group eruption, also estimated this year flu erupted a document to be able to compare last year to be many. 鑑 Yu Penkang will appear the multi- ancestors flu to erupt a document, Guangdong, the Hongkong, Macao three places expert tomorrow holds a meeting in the port, attention interstate flu question.
Three young Tong flu illness complication is hospitalized the new document distinguishes two years old of and three year-old girls including two year old boys and two, the boy saint is guaranteeing the wealth hospital to keep the medicine, two year old girl this month 12th enters Crown Prince Wells the hospital, but three year old girl enters the Elizabeth hospital before fourth, various person has the pneumonia so shape, at present the situation is stable.

A boy condition was still serious
Two children's announced which as for the day before yesterday kept in a courtyard document, kept the medicine to the Mary hospital ten year old boy, the situation is still serious, still kept the medicine in the child sincere treatment department; Three year old boy keeps the medicine which in Majialie Hospital, the situation is stable, initially tests the demonstration to assume the negative reaction to the flu virus.
The Majialie Hospital children and young people branch consultant Doctor Zhou Chenpang indicated, below five years old young boy because resistivity low, is easy to become the flu peak most important attack object, shortly after then can erupts in between the adult and the elder. He stated that, the present stage flu eruption situation has not seen exceptionally, but because this year winter lengthens the virus is accumulated comparatively for a long time, as well as the vaccine result because wrong estimates the flu virus type to reduce, some reasons believed this year flu erupts can quite be many.
The flu epidemic disease tide continues to make 巿the people greatly for tight, Fenling fine abundant park four year old girls yesterday morning seven o'clock doubts contracts the flu and has a fever the symptom, causes the parents to be panic-stricken, sends a telegram reports to the police summons the ambulance north, accompanies by the father escorts to the area hospital treatment.
On the other hand, for strengthens the monitoring flu to spread in the schoolchild, although various elementary schools and the preschool have suspended classes, but Bureau of Education and the health protection center also requests various schools reminder guardian, if suspends classes the period various students to have has a fever or other flu symptoms, needs to report the school, again submits a report the protection center statistics.
The Guangdong Province health department and the Aomen illness will control the central expert tomorrow future the port, will hold a meeting with the local health official to discuss three places flu epidemic situation will guard against controls.:tiphat: http://babelfish.altavista.com/babe...al/news/localNews/Detail.do?type=tsn&id=90538:yinyang:​
 
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Reports under influenza surveillance arrangement
March 16 2008, 10.52.59

A spokesman for the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health said today (March 16) that a total of 12 reports have been received so far through the influenza surveillance arrangement set up by the CHP with private and public hospitals.

Of them, four cases, including a case reported to CHP today involving a two-year-old girl admitted to Tseung Kwan O Hospital on March 13 and the three cases announced on March 14, had laboratory evidence of influenza infection.

Among these cases, the two-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital on March 11 are in stable condition.

The other two girls aged seven and eight respectively have been discharged.

CHP is following up on the remaining reports.

The influenza surveillance arrangement has been implemented since March 13 between CHP and local hospitals to monitor the trend of influenza-related complications in children, including severe pneumonia, myocarditis, shock, sepsis-like or encephalopathy.

The spokesman reminded members of the public that to prevent influenza, they should maintain good personal as well as environmental hygiene and build up good body immunity by having a proper diet, regular exercise, and adequate rests, reducing stress and avoiding smoking.
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Guangzhou Unusual deaths of chickens from the South China Sea, "it is difficult to conclude that local strengthen supervision -- In connection with the rumors "Guangzhou unusual chicken deaths from the South China Sea," "Eating of chicken after Foshan people infected with avian flu," in Nanhai District of Foshan City Information Office yesterday held conference to clarify the situation.


At the meeting, the official said, the South China Sea area poultry liquidity, the current poultry disease when the season of high, in light of the recent and in the South China Sea

There are abnormal death of the chickens, the South China Sea area in the whole region recently launched a large-scale inspection of the animal epidemic prevention special action. 场。 March 14, outlawed in a village water meadows illegal, unlicensed, the "three birds" wholesale market. The market occupies 70 acres, operators would have 102. In the business sector has been developed to the end of the proscription of the market scheme. In the March 14 operation, animal epidemic prevention departments to verify the market is 82,643 chickens, quick test results all negative, and the market adopted a "chicken out not only into the" measures.

The "Guangzhou unusual deaths of chickens from the South China Sea" rumors, the official said, were verified, the market stalls March 6 from the Guangxi Yulin City Liyuan company bought chickens, quarantine proved that the complete files The chicken will be the main part has been sold to Guangzhou, and March 13 in Guangzhou unusual deaths of chickens apart for a few days, and certainly can not determine the source in the South China Sea, prudent to have this file to a Guangzhou Maiji The 2000 market stalls chicken, although not when measured in the speed detected any unusual circumstances, but still a culling, and made a sound treatment measures.


The person in charge said that the rumours, "the South China Sea after two officers Eating of chicken infected with bird flu", which is rumoured that, so far, the South China Sea because there had not been any contact with infected chickens and events. The next step will focus on the South China Sea to intensify the supervision of the supply chain, to prevent the epidemic spread
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SARS Memories Haunt Hong Kong as Flu Outbreak Closes Schools

March 14 (Bloomberg) -- When Louis Wong came home from work earlier this week his wife brushed aside his attempt to hug their 2-year-old son and sent him straight to the shower.

Hong Kong is on flu alert after the unexplained deaths of four young children with flu-like symptoms. Worried residents are donning surgical masks, flooding hospital waiting rooms and buying up supplies of antibacterial soap as they remember the SARS outbreak that killed 299 people five years ago.

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The public's initial reaction to the recent deaths has mirrored the response to SARS. Sales of surgical masks at Watsons, Hong Kong's biggest drugstore chain, have increased 11- fold, and sales of flu medicines and antibacterial hand wash have tripled, said Rita Wong, a company spokeswoman.</snip>
 
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Sunday March 16, 2008 at http://www.eontarionow.com/health/2008/03/16/bird-flu-scare-in-hong-kong-eases
Possible Outbreak Of H5N1 Discovered In Mainland China

Hong Kong- Reports of the possible outbreak of bird flu have eased in this Asian nation, with only one additional case of the flu reported in the last 24 hours. The attention in the region has shifted to Mainland China, however, as there are reports of dead birds that are fueling new H5N1 flu fears.
Only one new case of the flu was reported in Hong Kong, in an elderly home which gives the government cause to relax. The scare that the most recent outbreaks in Hong Kong were from the Bird Flu has proven false, but the level of fear was very high for several days. There were two children who died from the flu in Hong Kong in the last two weeks, but both of these victims had other illnesses, which helped cause, their deaths.
Neither victim had the H5N1 strain. Both victims were given cultures following their deaths to make sure that the strain of flu was not the bird flu variety.
Meanwhile in Mainland China, there are new fears of Bird Flu outbreaks. Schools in several regions of Southwest China have been closed due to reports of flu cases. It is not known if the new cases of flu in China are seasonal, or caused by the Bird Flu.:tiphat: http://www.eontarionow.com/health/2008/03/16/bird-flu-scare-in-hong-kong-eases/
 
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