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China - Guangdong - Foshan: Nanhai African port workers returned - a person infected with influenza A H1N1 detected - no suspected cases of Ebola

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Foshan Nanhai African port workers returned and found a person infected with influenza A H1N1

Source: Yangcheng Evening News

"Ebola" virus is rampant in South Africa, many people expressed fear of Foshan. July 31, the Yangcheng Evening News reporter learned from the CDC, Foshan City, suspected cases of the disease is not yet present, the public need not worry. However, the South China Sea port before the first cases of H1N1 flu detection service personnel returning from Africa in.

Ebola virus is a cause humans and primates can produce potent infectious Ebola mortality rate can be as high as 50% -90%, is by far one of the virus found in the highest fatality rate, there is no effective treatment methods and drugs, there is no vaccine.

Communicable Disease Prevention Branch, Foshan City, an official said, there is no such case in Foshan, China up to now have not even appear to have suspected Ebola patients.

But this week, the relevant departments in the Nanhai District of labor from Africa and Mozambique returning officer who conducted surveillance of communicable diseases, and the detection of influenza A H1N1 influenza virus nucleic acid positive, this is the first detection of influenza A in the South China Sea port of returning service personnel H1N1 influenza cases.

It is understood that the South China Sea when the names CIQ personnel returning from infectious disease surveillance and found that high fever 39 ℃, by the medical inquiry, accompanied by headache and muscle pain. The staff then its epidemiology and medical investigation, such as the collection of blood samples sent to the laboratory tests, the test results for the H1N1 influenza virus nucleic acid positive. Inspection and Quarantine Bureau immediately followed by the briefing local health departments, the staff is currently being treated in isolation.

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Influenza A (H1N1)

Swine influenza is an acute porcine or human influenza A (A-type) influenza virus, respiratory infectious zoonotic diseases. This disease often occurs in pigs. Few of human infection with swine influenza viruses, but also found that some cases of human infection with swine flu, most had direct contact with sick people. March 2009, Mexico and the United States have occurred swine flu virus type A influenza virus, H1N1 subtype swine influenza virus strains, is a new swine flu virus that can infect humans human.


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