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CDC: publicly-funded Tamiflu use extended a month
2013.04.01 03:18 pm
Continental avian flu burst CDC strengthen the epidemic prevention / Chen Jingyi music Jiani
The mainland outbreak of the H7N9 strain of bird flu, resulting in two people were killed and one was dying, Department of Health, Centers for Disease Control announced today, and will extend the use of public funds for Tamiflu use the period of one month, until the end of April. Centers for Disease Control and called on the Council of Agriculture, although people do not have the epidemic too nervous, but now the pathogen is unknown, "Not just for the birds, all animals must have risk awareness; often contact with livestock are risk groups.
Health Director, Wen-Ta Chiu, CDC chief Zhang Fengyi, Inspection and Quarantine of the Council of Agriculture, Deputy Secretary Huang Guoqing, KMT caucus in the Legislative Yuan today held a joint press conference, indicating that the epidemic control. Zhang Fengyi mainland three cases, although there is no sign of human-to-human transmission, H7N9 caused human deaths, "is definitely a big thing, once human-to-human transmission, it could cause a pandemic.
Zhang Fengyi, said the response to the epidemic, at public expense Tamiflu use period will be extended by one month, until the end of April; domestic stock of Tamiflu, enough for more than 15% of the population in Taiwan, people do not have to worry about out of stock.
Migratory birds has been detected in the low pathogenic H7N9
Inspection and Quarantine of the Council of Agriculture, Deputy Secretary Huang Guoqing, 98-100 had Tainan four wetland grass, Ilan, migratory birds tested positive with H7N9 viruses are low pathogenic virus may be due to the migratory birds with white egrets, mixed sparrow, dove and resident birds and the transmission of the virus had monitoring the wetlands Sihcao a radius of 3 km of the poultry farms, but so far have not detected H7N9 in poultry, livestock body. The BAPHIQ will poultry industry to strengthen Wai anti disinfection.
He also said that currently most worried about, or smuggling birds may cause disease prevention vulnerability.
The CDC said it has sent a letter to each hospital to remind physicians found serious cases of pneumonia of unknown, or health care workers appear serious unknown pneumonia infection, immediately informed.
CDC with immediate effect and to upgrade the airports, ports and epidemic prevention level, inbound travelers from Hong Kong and Macao fever over 38 degrees, and the history of traveling to the mainland within 10 days of contact with birds, will be asked to wear a mask evacuation hospital isolation test to rule out infection can leave.
Although past H7N3, H7N7, the avian flu virus, but the CDC inspection since the end of October last year, more than 3,000 strains of influenza specimens, were not found H7N9 virus, CDC director Jih-Haw Chou said.
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CDC: publicly-funded Tamiflu use extended a month
2013.04.01 03:18 pm
Continental avian flu burst CDC strengthen the epidemic prevention / Chen Jingyi music Jiani
The mainland outbreak of the H7N9 strain of bird flu, resulting in two people were killed and one was dying, Department of Health, Centers for Disease Control announced today, and will extend the use of public funds for Tamiflu use the period of one month, until the end of April. Centers for Disease Control and called on the Council of Agriculture, although people do not have the epidemic too nervous, but now the pathogen is unknown, "Not just for the birds, all animals must have risk awareness; often contact with livestock are risk groups.
Health Director, Wen-Ta Chiu, CDC chief Zhang Fengyi, Inspection and Quarantine of the Council of Agriculture, Deputy Secretary Huang Guoqing, KMT caucus in the Legislative Yuan today held a joint press conference, indicating that the epidemic control. Zhang Fengyi mainland three cases, although there is no sign of human-to-human transmission, H7N9 caused human deaths, "is definitely a big thing, once human-to-human transmission, it could cause a pandemic.
Zhang Fengyi, said the response to the epidemic, at public expense Tamiflu use period will be extended by one month, until the end of April; domestic stock of Tamiflu, enough for more than 15% of the population in Taiwan, people do not have to worry about out of stock.
Migratory birds has been detected in the low pathogenic H7N9
Inspection and Quarantine of the Council of Agriculture, Deputy Secretary Huang Guoqing, 98-100 had Tainan four wetland grass, Ilan, migratory birds tested positive with H7N9 viruses are low pathogenic virus may be due to the migratory birds with white egrets, mixed sparrow, dove and resident birds and the transmission of the virus had monitoring the wetlands Sihcao a radius of 3 km of the poultry farms, but so far have not detected H7N9 in poultry, livestock body. The BAPHIQ will poultry industry to strengthen Wai anti disinfection.
He also said that currently most worried about, or smuggling birds may cause disease prevention vulnerability.
The CDC said it has sent a letter to each hospital to remind physicians found serious cases of pneumonia of unknown, or health care workers appear serious unknown pneumonia infection, immediately informed.
CDC with immediate effect and to upgrade the airports, ports and epidemic prevention level, inbound travelers from Hong Kong and Macao fever over 38 degrees, and the history of traveling to the mainland within 10 days of contact with birds, will be asked to wear a mask evacuation hospital isolation test to rule out infection can leave.
Although past H7N3, H7N7, the avian flu virus, but the CDC inspection since the end of October last year, more than 3,000 strains of influenza specimens, were not found H7N9 virus, CDC director Jih-Haw Chou said.
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