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China - Beijing: outbreak of influenza after the Spring Festival is unlikely

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Outbreaks of influenza after the Spring Festival Beijing is unlikely

http://www.sina.com.cn 2012 年 01 月 26 日 00:59 Beijing Times microblogging


(Reporter Li Qiumeng) alternating winter and spring, flu-prone. Yesterday, reporter learned from the Beijing Center for Disease Control, after the Spring Festival, the city is unlikely that large-scale flu outbreak, but an increase in respiratory disease risk factors, the public should pay attention to prevention, colds who try not to visit relatives.

CDC official says Beijing infectious diseases and many health risk factors are under close surveillance. Currently, the city has built dozens of health and disease surveillance network, 365 days a year monitoring, the city's more than 2,000 personnel ready to respond to disease control public health emergencies, and demand for a variety of health and disease prevention to enhance health disease services.

Influenza-like cases in Beijing based on monitoring data analysis and pathology, the current influenza virus activity of the whole city at a low level, after the Spring Festival this year, large-scale outbreak of Beijing flu is unlikely. However, an increase in respiratory disease risk factors, still pay attention to the ventilation window, wash hands, do not close contacts of patients with respiratory diseases, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms or fever, cough and other symptoms should seek immediate medical attention.

Beijing Center for Disease Control Master Ren Dengying reminded that, if the cold symptoms, try not to go out, but also to avoid close contact with the elderly and children; if visiting friends and relatives to take the initiative to wear masks, and early treatment. Meanwhile, when the formal procurement of food outlets to buy, choose fresh food, not to buy dead poultry, livestock and aquatic products are not fresh; processing, storage of raw and cooked food separate from cooked food overnight and then heated food must be thoroughly .

It is understood that the statutory infectious diseases in Beijing in 2011 compared with 2010, overall incidence dropped by 19%, of which 32% decline in hand, foot and mouth disease, measles decreased by 95.8%; Measles Immunization Campaign and mobilize the whole society to play a prevention strategy for hand, foot and mouth disease a positive role.

http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2012-01-26/005923844131.shtml
 
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