Taiwan: H5N1 bird flu vaccine offered to the risk groups

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[Great era on February 28, 2013 news](Great era reporter Zhan Yiling Taiwan Hualien report) the near future has the high pathogenicity H5N1 bird flu epidemic externally, For the Hualien health bureau has arranged the contact feather virus high risk group, starting from March 1, will provide the 1st practice of medicine, the quarantine personnel, customs matters and airport harbor security check, The coastal patrol and An Xun and other personnel, and will go once to have the passenger in animal bird flu country, but executes the dozen of flu A/H5N1 vaccines free. DJYwww_ articles_ news_ below- header googletag. cmd. push (function() {googletag. display ('div- gpt- ad- 1329434915492-3'); }); Hualien head of the bureaus of public health Xu Xiangming said that analyzes according to WHO, once humanity infects the H5N1 bird flu, the mortality rate reaches as high as 60%. Because Taiwan has not had the bird flu case, but must vaccinate this kind of vaccine to the high risk people, will reduce suffers from the risk, from March 1 till August 31, free vaccine inoculation.

The Hualien health bureau reminded, the people were engaged in the poultry class cultivation and slaughtering, Trades and transportation and other workers, and Office International des Epizooties (WorldOrganization for Animal Health) once had the bird flu country including Hong Kong, Vietnam, India, Nepal and Bangladesh, Burmese, Israeli and Cambodian Bo Zhai, Bhutan and China and other places, should the vaccination person use the flu A/H5N1 vaccine the safeguard security.



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Re: Taiwan: H5N1 bird flu vaccine offered to the risk groups

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H5N1 threat exacerbated Changhua facilities hit people with the H5N1 influenza vaccine

2013-03-15

Spread through birds, endanger human life of the H5N1 avian flu threat continues to increase; caused by cross-species transmission of the epidemic, Changhua County sustained for high-risk populations, provide free vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza through Recombinant human with "H5N1 flu vaccination services, in order to reduce the risk of people diseased.

World Health Organization (WHO) as the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, from the start of 2003, respectively, in mainland China, Hong Kong and Southeast Asian countries, emerging public, via the birds after infection, the cause of death cases, accumulated for decades, a total of six hundred and ten cases of human H5N1 influenza confirmed cases, three hundred sixty cases tragic death, the mortality rate of up to about 60%, the H5N1 avian influenza considerable harm to human health and life-threatening; against H5N1 avian the flu invasion of Taiwan, and the risk of cross-species transmission is formed through the reorganization of the virus, chickens county of Changhua County Health Secretary of department Beginning in March, specifically for high-risk area may be infected with avian influenza object, such as medical personnel, engaged in the related outbreaks research who, living in the first line of animal epidemic prevention staff, family livestock farming and related industry personnel, the first line of the sea, Coast Guard personnel and must be frequently visited by the people of the H5N1 avian flu, are acceptable The free facilities beating with the H5N1 influenza vaccine vaccination services.

Of department Secretary called on all vaccination using H5N1 influenza vaccine object, we can as soon as possible to carry identity documents and health insurance IC card, go to the location of health centers, hospitals or the Department of Health to vaccination, in order to increase the force of disease prevention, the protection of their health.

China Times

Location of Changhua County ---------------------------------------------------- Hualien County (see previous post)