Thursday, December 19, 2013

Zhong Nanshan: high vigilance required for clustering of H7N9 human cases in Guangdong

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At 02:42 on December 20, 2013 / Source: New Express


Zhong Nanshan said earlier that for the H7N9 bird flu, it is best to use Tamiflu treatment within 48 hours. Severe cases currently in Dongguan, Yangjiang, Shenzhen appears, whether it is because medication late and delayed treatment? Zhong Nanshan said that several recent cases diagnosed shortest four days, the longest nine days, in general, fairly and timely. "I do not think there is delay, and soon the disease sometimes occur. Late and not necessarily with Tamiflu has no effect, for now, are still 7 days with help." Zhong Nanshan reminder, for patients with flu-like symptoms, Hospitals need to repeatedly detect infected H7N9, in particular, to improve the detection rate through the respiratory tract to detect the next. Shenzhen such cases, swabs were negative is detected twice, but was detected in the alveolar draw a lot of H7N9 virus.

Chinese Academy of Engineering academician Zhong Nanshan avian flu problem yesterday interviewed by the media.

Zhong Nanshan said earlier that for the H7N9 bird flu, it is best to use Tamiflu treatment within 48 hours. Severe cases currently in Dongguan, Yangjiang, Shenzhen appears, whether it is because medication late and delayed treatment? Zhong Nanshan said that several recent cases diagnosed shortest four days, the longest nine days, in general, fairly and timely. "I do not think there is delay, and soon the disease sometimes occur. Late and not necessarily with Tamiflu has no effect, for now, are still 7 days with help." Zhong Nanshan reminder, for patients with flu-like symptoms, Hospitals need to repeatedly detect infected H7N9, in particular, to improve the detection rate through the respiratory tract to detect the next. Shenzhen such cases, swabs were negative is detected twice, but was detected in the alveolar draw a lot of H7N9 virus.

Zhong Nanshan said the treatment of critically ill patients in a few cases, all parties made great efforts, not to refer the patient to Guangzhou is still considering the study. Zhong Nanshan said, calling the Institute, there are many critically ill patients, if the referral came to consider the safety of other patients and health care workers, "China is now nearly 150 cases of H7N9 bird flu, which has two families have very questionable human transmission performance, it is worth vigilance, and now we gave the medical staff made a Tamiflu oral symptoms right away. "

Zhong Nanshan reminder, there is a history of contact with poultry flu, it is best to have a comprehensive ability to rescue the hospital for treatment.

Because the H7N9 avian flu complications in addition to lungs, heart problems as well as damage to the liver, kidney, gastrointestinal and other organs, so in the general hospital of multiple organ damage is difficult to treat.

In addition, future trends of the epidemic in Guangdong, Zhong Nanshan said that so far, Guangdong few sporadic cases or performance, but found that there are certain regional characteristics (eg Yangjiang, Dongguan and Shenzhen), this trend is to be highly vigilant.

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