China sets up nationwide testing network for bird flu virus

[Shiloh]

Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/10/content_10632882.htm

China sets up nationwide testing network for bird flu virus
www.chinaview.cn 2009-01-10 00:19:22

BEIJING, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- An official with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that a nationwide network for the testing of bird flu virus has been established.

Shu Yuelong, vice director of virus control and prevention with the CDC, said the network connects 63 labs in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities.

"Every lab has the ability to test and identify virus of avian influenza and some in provincial disease control centers are capable of analyzing the virus," Shu said.

He said China will add another 21 new labs to the network in 2009.

The Ministry of Health reported a human bird flu case on Jan. 7,in which a 19-year-old female in Beijing was killed by the virus.

China reported its first human infection case with the H5N1 avian influenza virus in 2005. So far 30 cases have been confirmed and 20 fatal.

 

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Re: China sets up nationwide testing network for bird flu virus

The Ministry of Health: Medical institutions have found unexplained timely reporting of cases of pneumonia

2009年01月12日15:20　来源：中国新闻网 At 15:20 on January 12, 2009 Source: China News Network 发表评论 【字体： ↑大 ↓小 】 Comment 【font: ↑ big ↓ small】

中新网1月12日电在今日卫生部举行的发布会上，新闻发言人毛群安指出，各个医疗机构一旦发现不明原因的肺炎病例，第一必须及时报告，第二要进行鉴别诊断。

By January 12 the Ministry of Health held power in today's conference, press spokesman Mao Qun'an said that once the various medical institutions found that cases of pneumonia of unknown causes, the first report must be timely, the second to carry out differential diagnosis.

毛群安指出，像禽流感、SARS这些可能的呼吸系统传染病，要进行及时诊断。

Mao pointed out, such as avian flu, SARS respiratory diseases such possible, it is necessary to carry out a prompt diagnosis. 如果接受病人的医疗机构缺乏鉴别诊断的技术条件，应该及时的向卫生行政部门报告，进行及时确诊。

If we accept the patient's medical institutions lack the technical conditions of the differential diagnosis should timely report to health authorities to conduct a timely diagnosis.

毛群安表示，在过去发生的病例中也有这样的情况，由于在基层就诊缺乏条件，或者病人的症状不是很典型，诊断确诊的时限比较长，这样容易耽误病人的治疗，也会影响确诊的时间。

Mao said that in the past cases also occurred in such a position, as a result of lack of medical conditions at the grassroots level, or the patient's symptoms are not very typical, diagnosis confirmed a longer time frame, so easily aggravate the patient's treatment, will also affect the time confirmed.

毛群安强调，希望各个医疗单位对不明原因的病例抓紧时间组织专家会诊，及时确诊。

Mao stressed that the various medical units of the unexplained cases seize the time to organize an expert consultation, timely diagnosis. 希望各级各类医疗机构在春节期间要加强监测的力度，特别是禽流感病例可能发生的高发季节，对于包括禽流感在内的急性传染病病例要及时发现。

I hope all kinds of medical institutions at all levels in the Lunar New Year period is necessary to strengthen monitoring efforts, especially the bird flu that may occur high season for avian influenza, including an acute infectious disease, including to the timely detection of cases. 如果哪家医疗机构在传染病病例的诊断过程中由于人为的因素造成了发现、报告不及时，将按照预案的要求进行严肃处理。

If any cases of medical institutions in the diagnosis of infectious diseases as a result of the process of man-made factors have found that the report is not timely, in accordance with the requirements of plans dealt with sternly. （据中国网文字直播） (According to Chinese language broadcast network)

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