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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

The Shanghai CDC deny five new patients with unexplained pneumonia



2013 21:48 
Original title: the Shanghai CDC deny new five unexplained pneumonia patients
[Xinmin network exclusive reports] Shanghai Municipal Government, Shanghai influenza pandemic contingency plans from the start today (April 2) 3 response. 17:15, Municipal Government Information Office held a press conference to introduce the H7N9 avian flu prevention and control work, and answered questions from reporters. For rumors, Minhang Central Hospital found five unexplained pneumonia patients. City, CDC director, said Wu Fan, so far, in addition to the diagnosis of medical records, no reports of unexplained pneumonia.
Wu Fan said, for the so-called five cases of newly infected patients, we currently do not have this information or confirmed. She also said that from unexplained pneumonia reports show that, as of now, in addition to confirmed no new reports of unexplained pneumonia.
City Health and Family Planning Commission, said Xu Jianguang, how to isolate infected persons, isolation in hospitals; suspicion and patients contact, first seen at home. The medical staff can help give some guidance of medical observation, for example, do some temperature testing.
Wu Fan on medical observation at home, we also want the patient to self-isolation at home, even if it is an ordinary influenza. At the same time, "I hope that such patients go to the hospital in a timely manner, a clear cause of the disease". http://news.cn.yahoo.com/ypen/20130402/1688402.html

Media reveals new avian flu virus confirmed history



2013-04-02 21:34 

On March 31, the National Health and Family Planning Commission Bulletin, found three cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza in Shanghai and Anhui. This is a worldwide first discovery of human infection with the H7N9 virus, the virus previously found only in poultry between.
Under the notification, in the three cases, the 87-year-old male patient Lee onset on February 19; March 29, the Chinese Center for Disease Control H7N9 avian influenza virus isolated from the cases.
The public, of H7N9 cases after the Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau and treatment for the above named Li patients Shanghai 5th People's Hospital (hereinafter referred to as the "Court") "rumor" action surfaced.
on March 7, the five branches of the Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau has said through the official microblogging network transmission, Minhang District, unexplained deaths Xiaoxibushi, has ruled out the 87-year-old son Lee and two human bird flu infection and other infectious diseases. The rumor issued on expert opinion also cited, Lee, and their youngest son was killed, "suffering from a number of basic diseases, together with the lungs severe infection caused".
Health and Family Planning Commission, however, in the Question and Answer issued on March 31, but indirectly deny the rumor information, said in the February 20 to 25, in a hospital in Shanghai has admitted suffering from severe pneumonia, surnamed Li, father and son 3 people, 2 people died after the rescue. surnamed Li, his father was diagnosed with the H7N9 avian influenza virus infection. "
"We are only informed of the news found two cases of H7N9 avian flu cases in Shanghai," a female staff member in the Office of the five branches of the interview with this reporter, said, "has not yet received the official notification, and therefore can not be comment infected with the H7N9 bird flu virus, the 87-year-old Lee was detected, the patient whether previously admitted to our hospital. "
The staff also said that the process according to standard treatment, the hospital in the early morning of February 26, activation of the plan, reported Minhang District CDC collection and do the epidemiological investigation, test results, "and I do not know the details".
Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau, the Propaganda Department declined the newspaper interview apply to said the H7N9 virus council will be announced to the public through the website.
Shanghai Municipal Government, a special meeting to be held on April 1, the deployment of the H7N9 avian flu prevention and control work. Vice Mayor Shen Xiaoming attended the meeting to ask all departments to attach great importance to go all out in close collaboration, active prevention and control of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza. Health departments should further strengthen the city influenza unexplained cases of pneumonia and other respiratory monitoring of infectious diseases prevention and control efforts.
Meeting clear and municipal levels of medical and health institutions to regulate the management of fever clinics, highly concerned about the cases of pneumonia with similar symptoms, and to discover and press norms do case reports, sample collection, laboratory testing and medical treatment.
In accordance with the requirements of the Veterinary Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agriculture Commission, the City Animal CDC April 1 of the recent salvaged the upper reaches of the Huangpu River floating dead pig sampling 34 retained samples for the detection of avian influenza universal primers, not found in poultry influenza virus.
Virus was misdiagnosed?
The afternoon of March 7, a microblogging messages are forwarded dissemination of content called "the Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai a few cases of unidentified deaths initially diagnosed as influenza, respiratory failure symptoms, hospital publish the truth", followed by this the microblogging is deleted released microblogging users to change the account name.
The information in the day have been the five branches of the Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau denied.
17:20 the same day, the five branches of the official microblogging network transmission unexplained deaths events truth ", said the period from February 14 to 24, surnamed Li, a family of three with a high fever, cough, have come to hospital, 87-year-old Lee senior citizens multiple organ failure, and died of his wounds on March 4; 55-year-old Lee, the youngest son died of his wounds on February 28 due to severe pneumonia, respiratory failure "; 69-year-old son in stable condition .
After about an hour, the Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau through the official microblogging further said that City Hospital has admitted a family of three, epidemiological investigation and laboratory detection, has been ruled out of human avian influenza and other infectious diseases. Experts believe that two people died due to suffering from a number of basic conditions, coupled with the lungs severe infections caused by.
Health and Family Planning Commission briefing on March 31 have shown that the 87-year-old surnamed Li, male patients infected with the H7N9 virus. Its incidence on February 19 and March 4, died after active rescue.
Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau said on March 31, Lee before the onset of his two sons are also due to similar symptoms to the hospital for treatment, the eldest son was diagnosed with a lung infection, pneumonia, has been cured; youngest son was diagnosed with severe pneumonia, after she died. The two sons were not detected H7N9 avian influenza.
This shows that the National Health and Family Planning Commission and the Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau on March 31 have been confirmed, the 87-year-old surnamed Li male patients indeed infected with newly discovered human infection with the H7N9 avian flu virus, rather than after the five branches and Shanghai Health Bureau alleged human avian influenza and other infectious diseases has been ruled out.
A noteworthy detail is the recognized expert consultation on behalf of the five branches of the press release issued on March 7, three patients are pneumonia.The manuscripts also said that the inspection by the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, excluded patients such as highly pathogenic avian influenza "atypical pneumonia".
In reply to this hospital misdiagnosis, a staff member of the five branches of the Publicity Bureau, Lee did not the influenza A (H1N1) infection as a statutory infectious diseases and human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1 ), March 7, five institutes said "exclude avian influenza virus infection, probably referring to is the H5N1 virus, rather than the time has not yet been laboratory findings, be human infection of H7N9 virus.
Newspaper reporter access to the relevant laws and regulations, the former Ministry of Health recently identified statutory infectious diseases, contains only the H1N1 and H5N1 avian influenza virus, did not contain the H7N9 virus.
Informed why so slow
Found close contacts 3 and above in accordance with the provisions of treatment similar to the disease, the hospital will consider whether they are infected with contagious diseases, of the five branches of the office staff said the reporter, "Mr Lee, a family of three to hospital, the hospital is also in accordance with the standards process to Minhang District Center for Disease Control informed. "
The staff further said that five homes do not have the monitoring capabilities of all infectious diseases virus serum of patients through the hospital acquisition, by Shanghai or national disease control departments to carry out serological screening.
Bulletin released by the Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau show that the five branches of public health has to the City Center and the City of clinical disease prevention and control center for inspection from patients Lee, two centers to carry out laboratory screening excluded seasonal flu Influenza A H1N1 flu, people infected with the highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) and SARS, novel coronavirus might. In further testing, it is found that the patient may be infected can not be sub-type of influenza virus. Recognized after the detection of the China Disease Prevention and Control Center for Influenza A H7N9 avian flu virus.
"In the afternoon of March 29, the Chinese Center for Disease Control isolated from samples of related cases to the H7N9 bird flu virus," Health and Family Planning Commission said in a briefing, "March 30, the National Health and Family Planning Organization experts diagnosed three patients with human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases, according to the clinical manifestations, laboratory testing and epidemiological findings.
From Lee onset to 32 days after notification of cases, Health and Family Planning Commission, the public questioned the delay in reporting the outbreak.The Committee on March 31 and informed at the same time open the question-and-answer, questioned targeted reply, said that the H7N9 avian influenza virus, is the world's first discovery of a new subtype of influenza virus, has not been included in our statutory report infectious disease monitoring and reporting system. "
This question-and-answer release also revealed that the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center patients may be infected with the H7 influenza was discovered on March 22, after specimens were sent to the China Disease Prevention and Control Center. On the afternoon of March 29, the Chinese Center for Disease Control three H7N9 avian influenza virus isolated from the submission of cases specimens. National Health and Family Planning Organization experts further verification, according to laboratory test results, combined with the clinical manifestations, epidemiological data to conduct a comprehensive analysis to determine the patients with human cases of infection with the H7N9 avian flu virus.
According to the time node from the five branches of the Minhang District CDC report on the disease and to collect samples, after layers of newspaper delivery to Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, and then from the center to the relevant agencies of the national level to the patient-related specimens This period lasted 24 days. In this process, the relevant departments of Shanghai can not exactly test the specific type of virus infection by Lee.
The official website of the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, the Center of Fudan University tertiary hospitals, or national infectious disease physician continuing education training base, clinical base of Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control, and the Department of Infectious Diseases known.
According to this reporter learned that the current domestic laws and regulations for infectious diseases, mainly by the Communicable Disease Prevention Law of the People's Republic of China "and the former Ministry of Health issued in 2006 and 2012, the second of two documents.
The former Ministry of Health issued in 2012, the second of the General Office of the Ministry of Health on the issuance of the notification of outbreaks of influenza-like illness Disposal Guide (2012 edition), "clearly, the same schools, preschools, or other collective units in 1 week ILI cases above death, after verification, the county level disease prevention and control institutions, should be reported through public health emergency management information system within 2 hours, Influenza Surveillance Network Laboratory received outbreaks specimens requires within 24 hours of influenza virus subtype identification network laboratory with influenza virus isolation of influenza virus nucleic acid testing positive specimens for virus isolation.
The interpersonal whether infection remains to be verified
On March 31, the World Health Organization (WHO) Blue Ruiming (Timothy O'Leary), a spokesman for the regional offices in Manila, said the WHO is closely monitoring the development of the situation.
"(H7N9 virus), it seems there is no evidence of infection in the interpersonal and virus infection may seem inefficient, seems to lower the threat to public health." Blue Ruiming told the media.
The National Health and Family Planning Commission also cited the expert view is that, according to who is in close contact with medical observation, not suggesting that the virus has a strong human-to-human transmission.
"This is the world's first such strains isolated from humans, according to the Academy of Medical Sciences of the biological properties of influenza virus gene information analysis platform analysis of this strain in the spread of power in the world, should not be very strong," Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences Guo Chao Tan, director of the Institute of Biological Engineering, the media said, "because H7N9 strains isolated in humans for the first time, we do not yet vaccine, if infected, what drugs can be treated effectively, but also need to be studied."  http://www.kaixian.tv/R1/n1633097c9.shtml

China reports 4 more H7N9 bird flu infections



(Xinhua)

21:02, April 02, 2013   

NANJINGApril 2 (Xinhua) -- Four people in east China's Jiangsu Province have beenconfirmed as being infected with the lesser-known H7N9 bird flubringing the totalnumber of infections in the country to seven.

The fourfrom four cities in Jiangsuare in critical conditions and are under emergencytreatmentthe Jiangsu provincial health bureau said Tuesday in a statement.

China Sunday reported three H7N9 bird flu casestwo in Shanghai and one in Anhui,the first human infections of the bird flu strainThe two in Shanghai have died and theone from Anhui was in critical condition and was under treatment in Nanjingcapital ofJiangsuhttp://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/8192888.html

WHO: Further Investigation into H7N9 Infections in China Needed



   2013-04-02 20:39:17 
The knowledge on the deadly strain of avian influenza H7N9 which caused two deaths in China as of now is limited and further investigation will be needed, a spokesperson of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.
Fadela Chaib confirmed that it's the first time that H7N9 was found in human beings.
"It has shown, for the time being, no human-to-human transmission," she said.
She told reporters that it's an important event and of concern to WHO. China will share information with WHO and WHO will share information with member states.
"We need to further investigate the extent of the outbreak, the source of the infection and the mode of transmission," she said.  http://english.cri.cn/6909/2013/04/02/2821s757367.htm

Three women among four more infected in China, WHO says 88 under surveillance


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Four more people in China have been infected with a new strain of bird flu, a local government said today, bringing the country's total to seven.
Three women and one man had contracted H7N9 avian influenza, the health bureau in the eastern province of Jiangsu said in a statement, AFP reports.
Two men have already died in Shanghai, while a woman from the eastern province of Anhui is critically ill.
Also today, the World Health Organization said 88 individuals who had been in contact with the two who died in Shanghai early last month were being monitored...

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=34231&icid=3&d_str=

Shanghai official denied that he had received treatment in five patients with unexplained pneumonia


Phoenix TV "the Huawen large live" broadcast on April 2 Shanghai official denied that he had received treatment in five unexplained pneumonia patients, the following is the text Record: http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/special/h7n9/content-3/detail_2013_04/02/23807685_0.shtml

Jiangsu confirmed four people,167 under watch

Reported H7N9 avian influenza, following Shanghai and Anhui, Jiangsu Province in the evening today announced confirmation province four people infected with the H7N9 avian influenza.Jiangsu Province, the official said, not currently found in the epidemiological association exists between the above four cases, 167 people had close contact with patients undergoing medical observation.Display According to IBTimes Chinese news, a person engaged in live poultry slaughter of these four patients, is currently trying to rescue. The remaining three patients, two in critical condition, also in the intensive care unit for treatment.
Times before, for the Chinese government informed the avian flu, the WHO representative in China Blue Ruiming far as WHO is aware, no association between the relevant patients, their research and treatment separate, laboratory studies need to be very careful, three cases related to whether the patient has not yet concluded. "
When asked about the H7N9 qualified may contact the non-inspection and quarantine dead pig, Blue Core said, according to past experience, most of the source of the disease from birds poultry, but do not rule out the pigs and other animals may be related to. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/25045/20130402/bird-flu-h7n9.htm

Jiangsu 4 new H7N9 cases were males and 3 females



[20:16] 2013/04/02
an informed Jiangsu Provincial Health Department informed today confirmed four cases of infection with the H7N9 avian flu, patients were males and 3 females, aged from 32 years old to 83 years old, 4 are in critical condition, undergoing rescue efforts.One surnamed Xu 45-year-old female patient, engaged in live poultry slaughter, fever, dizziness, body aches, fatigue and other symptoms on March 19; morning of March 27, go to Nanjing, a hospital ICU treatment exacerbations; On the afternoon of March 30, the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease testing positive for H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid; afternoon of April 2, by the China CDC influenza center laboratory for review for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. Female patient surnamed Xu microblogging exposure cases earlier today, is the province's first case of H7N9 avian influenza infection cases, close contact with her ​​a total of 49 people, medical observation, were not found to have a fever or respiratory symptoms .  http://news.on.cc/cnt/china/20130402/bkn-20130402201628195-0402_00922_001.html?ref=focus

The country has found seven cases of H7N9 bird flu in Jiangsu additional three cases


The country has found seven cases of H7N9 bird flu in Jiangsu additional three cases

The Jiangsu government network news, the Health Department of Jiangsu Province, April 2 Bulletin, Jiangsu Province, confirmed four cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza cases, three of which were outside for the first time to k....
  Currently, no epidemiological association exists between the above four cases. The experts have warned that the face of human infection with the H7N9 avian flu, Mo panic, to be alert to. First, to maintain good personal hygiene, such as washing hands frequently, indoor Qin ventilation. The second is to pay attention to improve nutrition, enhance personal physical. The third is to avoid contact and edible disease (dead), poultry, livestock. The event of fever, cough and other symptoms of acute respiratory infections, especially high fever, breathing difficulties, you should seek immediate medical attention.
  Jiangsu Provincial Health Department will continue to make every effort to epidemic prevention and control work, and take effective measures to effectively protect public health. http://finance.qq.com/a/20130402/008070.htm

4 new cases in Jiangsu Province


Jiangsu Province, confirmed four cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian flu cases

2013 04 02, 2010 19:50 
  Health Department of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, BEIJING, April 2 (Reporter ZHU Xiao-ying) Bulletin, April 2, Jiangsu Province, diagnosed four cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza.
  Patients Xu, female, 45 years old, Jiangning District, engaged in live poultry slaughterMarch 19, fever, dizziness, body aches, fatigue and other symptoms. In the morning of March 27, go to Nanjing sicker ICU treatment in a hospital. Currently, patients in critical condition, is to rescue. On the afternoon of March 30, the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease testing positive for H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid. In the afternoon of April 2, review by China CDC influenza center laboratory for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. In accordance with the relevant requirements, the afternoon of April 2, the provincial Health Department organized experts, according to the clinical manifestations, laboratory testing and epidemiological findings, the diagnosis of the cases human infection confirmed cases of the H7N9 avian flu. The patients for the province's first cases of infection with the H7N9 avian flu. After investigation, the close contacts of the cases of 49 people. Medical observation, so far, all close contacts of the cases were not found to have a fever or respiratory symptoms.
  Patients with a mulberry, female, 48 years old, Suqian Shuyang engaged in sheet metal processing. March 19, fever, dizziness, coughing and other symptoms. March 30, sicker patients transferred to a Nanjing hospital ICU treatment. Currently, patients in critical condition, is to rescue. On March 30, the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Detection H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid weakly positive. In the afternoon of April 2, review by China CDC influenza center laboratory for the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. In accordance with the relevant requirements, the afternoon of April 2, the provincial Health Department organized experts, according to the clinical manifestations, laboratory testing and epidemiological findings, the diagnosis of the cases human infection confirmed cases of the H7N9 avian flu. After investigation, the close contacts of the cases of a total of 60 people. Medical observation, until now, were not found to have a fever or respiratory symptoms.
  Patients Shen, male, 83 years old, Suzhou Wujiang District. March 20 fever, cough, sputum production, accompanied by symptoms such as chest tightness, shortness of breath and chest pain. March 29, sicker patients, treatment to a hospital in Wujiang. Currently, patients in critical condition, is to rescue. On April 1, the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Detection identified as the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. In accordance with the relevant requirements, the afternoon of April 2, the provincial Health Department organized experts, according to the clinical manifestations, laboratory testing and epidemiological findings, the diagnosis of the cases human infection confirmed cases of the H7N9 avian flu. After investigation, the close contacts of the cases of a total of 15 people. Medical observation, until now, were not found to have a fever or respiratory symptoms.
  The patients Zhang, female, 32 years old, Changzhou, now lives in Wuxi city, unemployed. March 21, fever, cough, and other symptoms.On March 28, the sicker patients transferred to a hospital in Wuxi ICU treatment. Currently, patients in critical condition, is to rescue. March 31, identified as the H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive by the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Detection. In accordance with the relevant requirements, the afternoon of April 2, the provincial Health Department organized experts, according to the clinical manifestations, laboratory testing and epidemiological findings, the diagnosis of the cases human infection confirmed cases of the H7N9 avian flu. After investigation, the close contacts of the cases of a total of 43 people. Medical observation, until now, were not found to have a fever or respiratory symptoms. http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2013/04-02/4699295.shtml

Shanghai started the Level III response meaning: the epidemic of human-to-human transmission has not occurred


..Based on the "contingency plans" in public health emergencies of national public health emergencies grading provisions, in accordance with a new subtype of influenza virus outbreak incidence and prevalence of the nature of the degree of harm and spread to the scope of the outbreak of the new influenza virus subtype is divided into general (Ⅳ), larger (Ⅲ), major (Ⅱ) and particularly significant (Ⅰ), followed by blue, yellow, orange and red warning implement grade Ⅳ, Ⅲ, Ⅱ grade Ⅰ level emergency response.
Ⅲ level emergency response phase to take the epidemic: human infection with a new subtype of influenza virus and the disease, but no human-to-human transmission occurred.
Ⅲ level emergency response requirements to do the work of the six areas, including the patient's treatment and contact processing, epidemiological investigation, monitoring and reporting, the Ministry of Health of the epidemic to the public in a timely manner, monitoring, and prevention and control work, vaccines and drugs  http://money.163.com/13/0402/18/8RFQ6P6V00254TFQ.html

Shanghai official denied that he had received treatment in five patients with unexplained pneumonia


Phoenix TV "the Huawen large live" broadcast on April 2 Shanghai official denied that he had received treatment in five unexplained pneumonia patients, the following is the text Record:
Xie Yafang: Shanghai municipal government also H7N9 avian flu held a press conference to introduce the relevant circumstances, we immediately want to connect to is the conference site reporter Deng Lingli to our reports, I know that the press conference has just ended, so the meeting announced what kind of information?
Deng Lingli: Today conference just concluded at the press conference on the new spokesman of the Shanghai Municipal Government announced in Shanghai starting today officially launched three prevention and control of influenza pandemic contingency plans, and then to take a number of favorable measures flu outbreak, including the will to form a mechanism for joint prevention and control of influenza by Shanghai Health Planning Commission and the Information Office departments.
Changed to daily reporting mechanism is also included to the original weekly report, 43 Influenza Surveillance 130 outpatient medical institutions should take the initiative to report also includes track and home medical observation for medical records and close contacts to strengthen , then the person in charge is the flu run plan is divided into a total of four, one regarded as the highest and the four lowest, today launched a three run plan, his goal is to prevent and delay in interpersonal related to the spread of the disease, caused the attention of the public, they are in fact to control the spread of disease in a wide range, then the conference today, everyone is very concerned about a situation we know Shanghai confirmed two cases of H7N9 avian influenza Minhang District in Shanghai, and two of the distance is not far away, a 27-year-old patient he had a pork vendors addition to their family of three have similar symptoms, then during epidemic the association, as well as humans and pigs as well as poultry like what relevance this responsible understanding for the H7N9 cases because Shanghai only two cases, so the understanding is very limited, so far not yet clear in the end people are infected with the avian virus or avian virus by a gene mutation into a human influenza virus between two cases, however, have not found an association of epidemiological In addition, we know that There are rumors the same in the Minhang District of Shanghai, but also in addition to a hospital is Shanghai Minhang District Central Hospital since March succession received treatment in 5 patients with unexplained pneumonia, then this spokesman, said Shanghai has started daily reporting mechanism, until now, Shanghai did not receive any new unexplained pneumonia. http://www.kaixian.tv/R1/n1632470c11.shtml

Shanghai to start a daily report of the three influenza contingency plans for medical institutions


Recently, the occurrence of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza virus and the emergence of the two cases of deaths. In this regard, the Shanghai municipal government decided to start from April 2 Shanghai influenza pandemic contingency plans grade response, the relevant departments of the city, the city's medical and health institutions will be fully operational monitoring and prevention and control of influenza outbreaks.   April 2, will be held in the Shanghai Municipal Government Information Office press conference, Xu Wei, spokesman of the Shanghai Municipal Government, broke the news.   Xu Wei, Shanghai immediate effect will establish influenza joint prevention and control work leading mechanism under the Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission, Agriculture Commission, the Municipal Food and Drug Supervision Bureau, the Municipal Industrial and Commercial Bureau, the Municipal Commission of Commerce, Municipal Government Information Office commissioned Board composed of eight working group and an integrated office, the establishment of the Office of the City Health and Family Planning Commission, is responsible for the coordination, management of joint prevention and control of influenza.

Shanghai started an influenza pandemic contingency plans in grade Ⅲ response


Shanghai started an influenza pandemic contingency plans in grade Ⅲ response 17:15 convening conference

2013-4-2 19:09:15 Source: Daily

    According to the Shanghai Municipal Government Information Office official microblogging "Shanghai," the latest news, the Shanghai municipal government decided to start from April 2 the response level III of the Shanghai influenza pandemic contingency plans.  According to the release, today 17:15, the Municipal Government Information Office held a press conference, municipal guard Planning Commission, the City CDC, Agriculture Commission and other departments responsible person to introduce Shanghai H7N9 avian flu prevention and control work, and answer The reporter's question. http://www.sh.chinanews.com.cn/PageUrl/2013421910197.html

4th bird flu case traced in Nanjing

A fourth case of H7N9 bird flu has been initially confirmed in Nanjing, the capital of east China’s Jiangsu province.

The patient is a 45-year-old woman who slaughters poultry in a local farmers’ market. She first detected symptoms of a fever and coughing early last week and then rapidly deteriorated into critical condition. She is now hospitalized in Nanjing’s Gulou hospital.

http://english.cntv.cn/program/newsupdate/20130402/104418.shtml

Mainland burst four cases of female workers slaughtered in Nanjing infected with H7N9 in critical condition


1 new case

Jiangning District, a female slaughter workers infected with influenza A H7N9 avian flu virus, live in Gulou Hospital ICU (intensive care unit), in critical condition. (Internet Pictures)
Epoch Times, April 2, 2013 the morning of April 2, people infected with influenza A H7N9 avian influenza virus in exposed female workers slaughtered in Jiangning District, a microblogging micro official documents, screenshots and hospital Bo confirmed this, adding that the patient has been isolated to the people not to eat poultry products. Mainland China, following Shanghai and Anhui fourth bird flu cases, broke the micro-Bo said, the patients are in critical condition.

People "Nanjing is happening microblogging broke the news that on the morning of the 2nd, Jiangning District, a 45-year-old female, engaged in poultry slaughtered work infected with influenza A H7N9 influenza virus, currently living in Gulou Hospital ICU (intensive care unit ), in critical condition. Jiangning District Government together with the General Duty submit them to the the Municipal General Duty screenshot file. 10 am, Nanjing Gulou Hospital official microblogging Phoenix phoenix "to confirm the matter, said the patient has been completely isolated, and to remind people not to eat poultry products in the near future.

Jiangning District Government General Duty screenshot file submitted to the Municipal Government General Duty. (Network picture)


Nanjing Gulou Hospital official microblogging Phoenix phoenix "to confirm the matter, said the patient has been completely isolated. (Network picture)
"Nanjing is happening" microblogging screenshot shows the patients named Xu Wenqin, symptoms first fever, cough, 23 sicker treatment, disease progression in the 24th, the 29th, the City CDC testing positive for influenza virus, 30 provincial CDC identified as H7N9 positive. The man infected with influenza caused by the H7N9 avian flu virus.
February to now, the Chinese mainland has found four cases of Influenza A H7N9 avian influenza virus in patients infected were Shanghai, a 87-year-old and 27-year-old male patient, on February 19 and February 27 respectively incidence in death on March 4 and March 10; another person Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, 35-year-old female, onset of March 15, is currently in critical condition; 3 cases showed symptoms of fever, cough and other respiratory tract infections, and then severe pneumonia and respiratory difficult. Jiangning District of cases, with the above three symptoms very similar to the current critical condition.
Shanghai two patients died in the Chinese Communist Party during the two sessions, which is the world's first human infection of H7N9 avian influenza virus fatal cases, the Chinese Communist Party official in the patient's death nearly 20 days before announcing the epidemic, induce the public to question the Communist authorities intent to conceal or delay informed of the disease.
Taiwan's Department of Health, Centers for Disease Control Secretary Zhang Fengyi, this is the first H7N9 human deaths occurred, on behalf of human transmission of H7N9 from birds. The Jiangning District of Nanjing in poultry slaughter of female patients, evidence of human transmission of avian influenza from birds.
Ih-Jen Su, director of the Taiwan's National Health Research Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Institute, the mainland informed Cases are severe, do not have relatives to each other, working relationship, the epidemic is very unusual, on behalf of the epidemic is feared to have spread to. If the will of human-to-human transmission of H7N9 avian flu, "serious" situation, only quickly develop a vaccine.
For such a major outbreak, the Chinese Communists health sector, at home and abroad there is no vaccine against the H7N9 avian influenza virus. Yet found no cases of Taiwan, said the view of the continent quite a number of people infected with the H7N9 avian flu virus cases, the Taiwan vaccine plant ADImmune Co., Ltd., Zhan Qixian ability necessary emergency mode of production in two month to hand over five million H7N9 avian influenza vaccine. http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/13/4/2/n3837162.htm

Monday, April 1, 2013

Is This a Pandemic Being Born?


Is This a Pandemic Being Born?

China's mysterious pig, duck, and people deaths could be connected. And that should worry us.

BY LAURIE GARRETT | APRIL 1, 2013

Here's how it would happen. Children playing along an urban river bank would spot hundreds of grotesque, bloated pig carcasses bobbing downstream. Hundreds of miles away, angry citizens would protest the rising stench from piles of dead ducks and swans, their rotting bodies collecting by the thousands along river banks. And three unrelated individuals would stagger into three different hospitals, gasping for air. Two would quickly die of severe pneumonia and the third would lay in critical condition in an intensive care unit for many days. Government officials would announce that a previously unknown virus had sickened three people, at least, and killed two of them. And while the world was left to wonder how the pigs, ducks, swans, and people might be connected, the World Health Organization would release deliberately terse statements, offering little insight...READ ALL 4 PAGES http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/01/is_this_a_pandemic_being_born_china_pigs_virus?page=0,0

The Chuzhou found case of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza

Date :2013 -04-02

January 31 State of Health and Family Planning Commission informed Chuzhou found a case of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza.

Patients Mr. Han, female, 35 years old, Chuzhou South Qiao area.Patients in 3 months 15 days, fever symptoms, the treatment has its living community health service centers, individual clinics, City of Integrative Medicine Hospital and City First People's Hospital.January 20, 2011 0:00 due to severe pneumonia transferred to the intensive care unit of the First People's Hospital of Chuzhou City. SickerTransferred to a hospital in Nanjing, on the afternoon ofJanuary 20, 2011, is still in the intensive care unit.

January 20, 2011, the City CDC received City First People's Hospital report immediately reported to the Municipal Health Bureau, the Municipal Health Bureau attaches great importance to the principal leaders in charge of the leadership to make arrangements immediately require City CDC health Ministry the unexplained pneumonia monitoring program requirements, epidemiological investigation and laboratory testing of cases quickly. After testing, the results of patient throat swab specimens for influenza Apositive.January 22 specimens were sent to the Anhui Province CDC testing, consistent test results. The specimens were subsequently sent to the national CDC genotyping.

Municipal government received the report of the Municipal Health Bureau, the main person in charge attaches great importance to, and made ​​important instructions, the main city leaders and the leaders in charge heard a work report, held an emergency meeting on January 26 , the study measures deployment of prevention and control work. City CDC to further strengthen the flow reconcile the prevention and control of the investigation a total of 26 close contacts, its medical observation; collection of family members of patients, and nearly 150 were detected in close contact and environmental specimens; municipal medical institutions to strengthen influenza active monitoring and implementation of the daily system; monitoring of the patient's residence neighboring farms, poultry wholesale market, poultry backyard farmers in the agricultural sector, not detected H7subtypes of influenza -like illness and severe pneumonia .

months 30 days, the National Health and Family Planning Commission expert group according to clinical manifestations, epidemiological investigation and laboratory test results confirmed human cases of infection with the H7N9 avian flu, 31 at noon informed. The municipal government again in the afternoon to hold an emergency meeting, the prevention and control work on the next phase of deployment:
 First, the establishment of the Coordination Leading Group on the prevention and control work. The mayor headed, deputy head of the vice mayor, public health, agriculture, publicity departments responsible for human members, consists of health, agriculture, publicity three working groups, a clear mandate, co-ordination, the negative of its responsibility. The second is to continue to do a good job of tracking investigation work. Continue its close contacts followed up for full 10 days) ( 26 close contacts under medical observation ;
 2 , good traceability of the source of infection;
 3 , good human influenza (focus on A -type flu) and severe pneumonia active monitoring; 
4 , good monitoring of poultry, livestock epidemics. Convene a working daily briefing, informed, and look for a solution. Is the best treatment of patients. Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, and their family members of patients at any time, to keep abreast of patient treatment, provide the necessary humane care. The patients Mr. Han is still in the intensive care unit treatment, the National Health Planning Commission has three experts from the scene to guide therapy
Fourth, actively carry out prevention and control work. To strengthen the monitoring of influenza, unexplained pneumonia and other respiratory diseases, the implementation of the "zero report" system, determine the First Municipal People's Hospital, is admitted to the hospital, a city hospital medical staff, equipment and medicines ready to make the necessary work to do good infection control. Five good health education and advocacy work. Unified arrangements, according to the National Health Planning Commission to carry out public control propaganda, to the community and timely information about the prevention and treatment progress.

Currently, the flu epidemic is stable, not found in the related cases of severe pneumonia, not found in close contact with flu-like symptoms, livestock epidemics. National Health Planning Commission, experts believe, according to who is in close contact with medical observation, not suggesting that the virus has the ability of strong interpersonal transmission.http://www.chuzhou.gov.cn/art/2013/4/2/art_148_82439.html

Chuzhou 26 close contacts were not found in the flu-like symptoms


On March 31, the National Health and Family Planning Commission informed Chuzhou found a case of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza. Reporter learned that, on April 1 Chuzhou previously collected family members of patients, nearly 150 were detected close contacts and environmental specimens, including 26 close contacts under medical observation for 10 full days, were not found in the flu-like symptoms. The city now smooth influenza epidemic, found no new severe pneumonia cases. Only one patient still the Nanjing hospital where the condition is more critical.
Patients with Mr. Han, female, 35 years old, Chuzhou South Qiao District, symptoms of fever on March 15, the doctor has to its the living community health service center, two private clinics, City Hospital and the First Municipal People Integrative hospital. Transferred to the First Municipal People's Hospital intensive care unit at 0 o'clock on March 20th. Go to a hospital in Nanjing in the afternoon treatment.
Chuzhou CDC received City Hospital report in the morning of March 20, immediately carry out epidemic prevention and control. The sample patient throat swab specimens results for influenza A positiveSent to the provincial CDC and the national CDC testing concluded human infection of H7N9 avian influenza confirmed cases.
Chuzhou municipal government emergency deployment of prevention and control. Chuzhou municipal medical institutions strengthen active surveillance of influenza-like illness and severe pneumonia, and daily system; monitoring of the patient's residence neighboring farms, poultry wholesale market, poultry backyard farmers in the agricultural sector, not detected H7 Asia influenzae type.  http://news.luaninfo.com/ahxw/2013/04/02/092752427266.html

The possibility of avian-human transmission is high"


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  Zhang Fengyi stressed not yet found of human infection with H7N9, and the border, the hospital has been full alert, "avian flu epidemic prevention staff nervous, like, people do not have to panic." CDC director Jih-Haw Chou said yesterday airports, ports intercept 23 fever passengers to return to Taiwan from China, Hong Kong, Macau, asking no birds history of exposure to avian flu initially ruled dye without hospital inspection.
  Domestic experts are more cautious about the epidemic. National Taiwan University Hospital, director of infection in children, Li-Min Huang said, China on 3 patients with full-stained Hu severe respiratory tract judgments Shanghai, Anhui, there are quite a number of birds, animals with H7N9 virus, avian descendant of a high probability. Ih-Jen Su, director of the National Institutes of Health, Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Institute, believes that the analysis of 3 people associate and communicate location, the epidemic fear has spread, does not rule out limited human-human transmission.

Anhui H7N9 avian flu before the onset of the farmers market to buy chicken

Anhui H7N9 avian flu before the onset of the farmers market to buy chicken
2013-04-02 09:15
People infected with h7n9 avian influenza has diagnosed cases, 87-year-old Lee and 27-year-old Wu by actively died in Nanjing, Jiangsu, Anhui, Mr. Han treatment.
The reporters visited three of the patient's disease process and more details. Lee, 87-year-old did not come into contact with poultry, and also do not have to go out history.27-year-old Wu in the vegetable market sales of pork, no contact with poultryMr. Han had bought a chicken at the farmers market the week before onset.
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WHO: do not rule out the H7N9 avian influenza pathogen from pigs and other animals


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  Does not rule out the source of the disease from pigs and other animals
  Last night, the World Health Organization representative in China Blue Ruiming (TimothyO'Leary) Dr. released in Beijing, the H7N9 avian flu, said WHO will provide all possible help. Earlier, there were reports that a 27-year-old patients who died during his lifetime for pork traders Blue Ruiming in an interview, said that does not rule out the source of the disease from pigs and other animals.
  Blue Ruiming said that, so far as is known to the WHO, 3 patients during no association, "For their study and treatment are carried out separately, laboratory studies need to be very careful, three cases related to whether the patient there is no conclusion. "
  Shanghai, a death in patients pork traders, usually far more than normal contact with the pork. Also reported that the experts involved in the consultation Anhui H7N9 avian influenza patients in Nanjing, Anhui patients Mr. Han has come into contact with poultry and swine. When asked about the H7N9 qualified may contact the non-inspection and quarantine dead pig, Blue Core said, according to past experience, most of the source of the disease from birds poultry, but do not rule out the pigs and other animals may be related to.
  Shanghai case worthy of study, but there is no evidence directly demonstrated. "Blue Core confessed, ongoing research, including the investigation of patients who had contact, which animals to investigate all the possible source of the disease...

New Shanghai a butcher died of avian flu experts recommended laboratory dead pig


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  According to the news website for the National Health and Family Planning Commission, the National Health and Family Planning Commission, Bulletin, March 31, Shanghai and Anhui Province, found three cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza. It is understood that the people infected with the H7N9 bird flu virus, is the world's first discovery of a new subtype of influenza A virus, have not been included in our statutory report infectious disease monitoring and reporting system.
  According to reports, the Shanghai patients Lee, male, 87 years old, the onset of February 19, to actively rescue died on March 4. Patients Shanghai Wu, male, 27 years old, 27 February onset actively rescue died March 10. Patients with Chuzhou City, Anhui Province Mr. Han, female, 35 years old, incidence March 9, is currently in critical condition, Nanjing, Jiangsu active treatment. 3 cases of clinical manifestations are the early symptoms of respiratory tract infection such as fever, cough, and then developed severe pneumonia and breathing difficulties.
  Up to now, 88 close contacts of the three cases were not unusual. According to experts, according to who is in close contact with medical observation, is not suggesting that the virus has a strong human-to-human transmission.
  The experts are to further determine the virulence of the virus, and interpersonal communication ability, home and abroad there is no vaccine against the H7N9 avian influenza virus.
  Local concern
  Kunming hospital has not yet received such patients
  An outpatient clinic, a doctor of the Second People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, told reporters, the recent Kunming weather is relatively dry, coupled with changeable weather in the past two days in Kunming, patients with an increase of the cold, but few in number."Mainly because of the weather cold." First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical outpatient clinic doctor on duty said that the hospital does not have received because of the avian flu illness from a doctor's patients, the majority of patients are generally cold symptoms. He suggested that acute respiratory tract infection symptoms such as fever, cough, fever, difficulty breathing, should seek immediate medical attention.
  Experts suggest
  Exists avian flu virus the dead pigs sample tests should be collected Huangpu River
  University of Hong Kong, Director of the Centre for Infectious Disease Ho Pak-leung, The past human infection with avian influenza type Mainland, mainly belonging to the H5 category. "This is transmitted to humans are special varieties of avian flu virus is likely to show epidemiological changes have occurred in the relevant areas."
  As to whether Shanghai Huangpu River appears to a large number of dead pigs, Ho Pak-leung said there is not enough evidence base comment whether the two, but in view of the 27-year-old dead man was a pork traders, the relevant mainland authorities need collecting dead pig samples, testing whether the presence of the avian flu virus.
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