WHO: H7N9 avian influenza and the East China dead pig not linked
At 10:34 on April 8th 2013
BEIJING, April 8, Blue Ruiming, World Health Organization Representative in China, said today that the dead pig in the Huangpu River factors may not be dead pig and human influenza cases linked to the clinical manifestations of the swine influenza does not meet performance.
The National Health and Family Planning Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) today held a joint news conference, informed people infected with the H7N9 bird flu prevention and control. Blue Ruiming at the meeting, said that China recently reported case is the first time in human cases of H7N9 virus infection. Although the source of infection is not clear, but No show someone interpersonal communication.
East China dead pig, avian influenza and human cases may exist between the associated speculation, blue Ruiming factors may have a lot of dead pig in the Huangpu River, we have not linked the dead pig and human influenza cases. In pigs has been detected, the influenza virus is detected as negative; pig clinical performance does not meet the performance of influenza.
The data published on the conference, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang provinces and the recent occurrence of the people infected with the H7N9 bird flu. As of April 7, the National Health and Family Planning Commission received a total of 21 cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian flu case reports, 10 cases (10 deaths), six cases of Jiangsu, Anhui two cases, Zhejiang three cases (two cases death). SMOKE The above-mentioned diseases were sporadic and found no epidemiological association. Investigation of close contacts of the current total of 621 people, has not yet found an exception. http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/special/h7n9/content-3/detail_2013_04/08/23967693_0.shtml
