Anhui H7N9 epidemic as "high-risk" mode of transmission is still mainly distributed

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Since December 8, 2016, Anhui Province, one after another report of cases of H7N9 infection. Yesterday (11), the Anhui Provincial Health Planning Commission announced that the recent H7N9 infection in Anhui Province, the risk of the epidemic as "high-risk", and does not rule out the possibility of clustered cases. H7N9 virus transmission pattern is still the main distribution.

According to reports, after the outbreak of the epidemic, the provincial government attaches great importance to the timely deployment of the patient treatment, closed down the live poultry market management, monitoring of urban and rural areas of live poultry market monitoring and prohibiting cross-regional flow of live birds, The patient treatment costs into the protection of urban and rural residents and serious illness insurance benefits of emergency medical assistance fund to pay the scope of the disease. In addition, the case occurred in strict accordance with national and provincial deployment and the "human infection H7N9 avian influenza prevention program (third edition)" requirements of standardized epidemic disposal. Part of the city shut down the main city live poultry wholesale, trading market, poultry market to take government to buy and kill.

Compared with previous years, since the beginning of winter in Anhui Province, the first case report was significantly ahead of time, coupled with the Spring Festival approaching, frequent population movements, H7N9 and other influenza transmission risk increased significantly. Provincial Health Planning Commission, said the recent continued H7N9 in Anhui Province, the risk of human infection is "high risk", and does not rule out the possibility of clustered cases. H7N9 virus did not occur a large variation, dissemination mode is still the main distribution.

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All susceptible to H7N9 but can be anti-controllable

Hefei CDC issued a reminder that the winter is a high incidence of H7N9 influenza infection in the public season, the epidemic increased risk. CDC experts advise, although all of the H7N9 influenza virus are susceptible, but H7N9 influenza can be anti-controllable.

Disease control department, said the influenza virus in nature there are more than 140 subtypes, H7N9 influenza virus is one of the past only found in poultry. All people are susceptible to H7N9 influenza virus, especially the elderly, pregnant women, with chronic underlying diseases (such as hypertension, diabetes) and immunocompromised people. Human suffering from H7N9 influenza, the onset of acute, early performance similar to the common type of influenza. Mainly for fever, body temperature, mostly at 39 ? or more, for 1-7 days, may be accompanied by runny nose, nasal congestion, cough, sore throat, headache, general malaise, some patients may have nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms. In addition, severe patients can also appear pneumonia, respiratory distress and other performance, and even lead to death. H7N9 influenza spread through the respiratory tract, but also by close contact with infected poultry secretions or excreta, etc. are infected, direct contact with the virus can also be infected.

At present, although there is no vaccine against H7N9, but H7N9 influenza can be anti-controllable. Residents in daily life should be as much as possible to reduce contact with poultry, especially not contact with sick, dead poultry; try not to buy live poultry slaughter, processing; Edible when cooked, cooked thoroughly, before eating eggs with water to clean eggshells, do not eat raw or half-life of eggs.

Disease control department also reminded the public to develop a good hand washing, coughing and sneezing, nose and other good personal hygiene habits. At the same time, to strengthen the indoor air circulation, fenestration 1-2 times a day for half an hour. And strengthen physical exercise, pay attention to nutrition, to ensure adequate sleep and rest, and enhance resistance.

Once the fever (body temperature 38 degrees and above), accompanied by headache, cough, general malaise and other flu-like symptoms, should be promptly to more than two medical institutions, so as not to delay the disease. If you have been in contact with poultry in the past week or visited a market where live poultry has been sold, you must inform the admissions physician when you seek medical advice in order to receive timely treatment. (The source of security on-line)