Shenzhen bus driver suspected infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza on migratory birds

severe respiratory failure and multiple organ failure and migratory birds suspected infection related

39-year-old professional bus drivers, to live the democratic village, Baoan manhole. Caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza virus caused severe respiratory failure and multiple organ failure, has been developing the disease, because they can not control the disease died.

from fever to death 11 days, hospital seven days

yesterday confirmed human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza

more often to the wetland birds morning Win

yesterday afternoon, the Guangdong Provincial Health Department confirmed that the bus driver surnamed Bao manhole has been confirmed infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza, and was killed yesterday 13:33. This is the first report in 2011 China’s human bird flu cases, also in Guangdong since 2006, first reported human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza cases diagnosed since the fourth patient. Yesterday afternoon, the Provincial Health Department issued a “strengthen bird flu prevention and control of emergency” which called for increased surveillance around the efforts to make bird flu prevention and control preparations.

text/Correspondent Baowen Juan,

Ren Shanshan (except signature)

incidence of the whole process

2011 年 12 月 21 days without significant incentives fever, self-medication and outpatient emergency treatment did not improve.

2011 年 12 月 25 Bao’an District People admitted to hospital, there has been respiratory failure, heart, kidney and other organ failure, shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation.

2011 年 12 月 26 Day Developments for “severe pneumonia”, transferred to the intensive care unit treatment.

2011 年 12 月 30 日 Guangdong Expert Group on the diagnosis of suspected human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza infection.

2011 年 12 月 31 Ministry of Health human avian influenza prevention and control expert group to determine the cases of human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed cases.

at 11 am, Guangdong human avian influenza medical care members of the Group, Shenzhen City, the medical treatment of human avian influenza team leader Zhou Boping said in an interview with reporters, the patient’s condition is critical, at any time dangerous. It is reported that the day the patient’s condition continued to increase, heart, lung, liver damage increase, increased shock, pulmonary fibrosis, effusion increased.

2011 年 12 月 31 日 13 At 1133 hours the patient’s condition rapidly worsened after she died.

source of infection: Morning park dead birds more

Reporters learned from the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control, surnamed Chen December 21 last year, fever after five days because of a sprained foot will and rest at home. “Chen’s wife during the day, Mr. Chen alone at home.” Guangdong Provincial Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Jianfeng, director, said Chen’s wife said he usually does not eat birds, the last month has not eaten poultry at home geese and other birds. Mahan Wu, deputy director of Shenzhen CDC, told reporters the month before the onset of patients with no history of exposure to poultry, there is no history to go out.

how he was infected with bird flu virus it? It is reported that patients living in the village democracy Baoan manhole, manhole sea idyllic lake and wetland area is the habitat of wild birds, patients usually have the habit of morning exercise in the vicinity.

Jianfeng said that the park more migratory birds, disease control experts suspect that he was a high degree of contact with infected birds droppings. Zhoubo Ping told reporters, often think it would be a clear source of infection of avian influenza virus is direct contact with patients birds and their excrement, “but there are some source of infection is not clear, for example, first appeared in 2006 in Shenzhen bird flu patients no contact with poultry before the onset of, and has yet to find the source of infection. “

but Zhoubo Ping also said that in theory there are bird droppings evaporate into the air to be inhaled and drinking contaminated water infected with bird droppings possibility, but the likelihood is minimal, and the patient’s home near the wetland did not find dead birds infected with the virus.

present uncertain condition of the patient and the outbreak of migratory birds in Hong Kong. According Jianfeng introduction, there are two migratory routes through Guangdong, one from Shantou to Shenzhen, Shanwei, the other is from Jiangxi Province to Guangzhou via Nanxiong, and New Year’s Day is around the peak of wild bird migration.

close contacts: 120 people under observation showed no abnormality

by Shenzhen CDC laboratory testing of patient samples positive for the H5N1 virus results, Bao’an District, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and manhole People’s Hospital immediately epidemiological investigation, and ultimately recognized the 120 close contacts, including protective measures, without any admissions of patients under the medical staff, the patient’s family and close contact with co-workers.

Mahan Wu introduced, all close contacts are currently under medical observation or home observation, as usual, no one appears the same symptoms with the patient, not isolation, “CDC will be a day follow-up, the body will be placed in designated locations is not isolated. “

patients as a bus driver, and a large number of passengers per day in the car with a dense public transport, passenger count is in close contact ones? Mahan Wu explained that bus passengers are not classified as close contacts, just follow the usual approach to the prevention of influenza, there is not a doctor immediately.

disease control experts: Avian influenza is not transmitted person to person

“So far, the world’s people infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza fatality rate as high as 53%.” Guangdong CDC Centre for Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention Director Dr. Jianfeng, director, said Guangdong had previously in 2006, respectively (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, in 1 case), 2008 (Shanwei 1 case) reports human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed cases, in addition to Shenzhen patients and other patients were dead.

Jianfeng said, according to WHO’s research report, currently the world in hundreds of cases of human infection are sporadic cases of avian influenza virus source of both birds. “There is no definite evidence of human-human transmission of avian influenza viruses have the ability, the public need not panic.”

he urged the public against avian influenza should not pick up dead birds, do not eat wild birds. Consumption of poultry meat, eggs should be thoroughly cooked, processed, stored food should pay attention to raw and cooked separately; to develop good health habits, improve kitchen hygiene, do not eat raw poultry meat and offal, anatomical poultry, livestock and their products after wash hands thoroughly. Home should wash their hands frequently ventilated, or the people around them when their fever, cough, shortness of breath, body pain and other symptoms, they should immediately go to the hospital for medical treatment.

Guangdong not found

bird flu in poultry

and (Reporter correspondent leaves Cass Guangdong Rural Credit) Reporters learned from the Provincial Department of Agriculture, so far The Office has not received a report outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Shenzhen City, where emergency cases of human infection to conduct a comprehensive survey of livestock and poultry breeding, poultry health, no exceptions.

learned that the provincial Department of Agriculture has started agricultural sector to respond to human avian flu contingency plans, carry out investigation and sampling and monitoring, urged local emergency outbreak investigation, to grasp the health of poultry.

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