Zhongshan Announces Three Cases of Bird Flu in the Live Poultry Market before the Spring Festival or “Closed Market”

Jin Yang News reporter Lin Biao reported: Zhongshan City, Weifang Bureau reported on the 4th bird flu-related conditions: Fall 2016 to January 2, 2017, Zhongshan City, 2 cases of H7N9 cases were reported in total, 1 case of H9N2; H9N2 cases have been cured, and 2 H7N9 cases are currently in critical condition.

It is reported that epidemiological survey data show that the three reported cases had live poultry market exposure before the onset of the disease, and the corresponding type of avian influenza virus was detected in the previously exposed market environment. The monitoring results of the poultry market in Zhongshan show that there is widespread bird flu virus contamination in the off-market environment, of which the H9 subtype bird flu virus persists throughout the year, and the positive rate of the H7 subtype bird flu virus has increased significantly since the end of December 2016.

Zhongshan Weizhi Bureau reminded that at present, Zhongshan City has entered the high season of human infection with H7N9 bird flu, and the live-bird market is the main risk location.

According to reports, in view of the severe situation in which people are currently infected with the H7N9 bird flu epidemic, on the afternoon of January 3, Zhongshan held the prevention and control meetings of the relevant member units of the Municipal Joint Conference on Prevention and Control of Major Diseases, discussed and deployed preventive and control work. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Zhongshan City introduced the recent increase in the rate of detection of virus-positive specimens in Zhongshan City's external environment. According to the expert risk assessment, it is highly probable that there will be new cases of bird flu in Zhongshan in the near future, and the prevention and control situation is severe. The Director of Zhongshan City Weiji Bureau Lei Jimin represented the city's Joint Conference on Preventing and Treating Major Diseases. Suggestions: Learn from Shenzhen's experience and suggest that the expansion of restricted areas for live poultry be studied in Zhongshan City as soon as possible; it is recommended that the live poultry market be carried out at the appropriate time before the Spring Festival. Stop the market" measures.

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