Hebei province is one of the gaps between the main hot zone in east China and Beijing. Via Hebei Ribao in Shijiazhuang, a Google-translated April 18 report: Provincial Center for Disease Control: no one infected with the H7N9 avian influenza in Hebei.
Over the past few days, the province Tangshan, Handan, Baoding, Shijiazhuang and other places there have been rumours that the local people have been found infected with H7N9 avian influenza.
"These rumors are not real, the province is currently no one infected with the H7N9 avian influenza virus." Emergency director of the Office of the provincial CDC public health emergencies SHI Jian said today that the public subject to the release of the authority of the department, do not listen, spread unconfirmed information, causing unnecessary panic.
"Timely release of the confirmed cases of epidemic prevention and control needs, it is absolutely not concealed and unreported." SHI Jian said that the province has established a comprehensive prevention and control and treatment network, well prepared to deal with the H7N9 avian flu. The province Influenza Surveillance Network Laboratory can do on duty 24 hours a day, specimen pick seized Once an outbreak will be released through formal channels, such as the news media for the first time.
It is understood that, as of 18:00 today, the province's 28 sentinel hospitals, 12 network monitoring laboratory monitoring results show that H7N9 bird flu cases were not found.
"Emerging epidemic over the past few days rumors, may be due to the public overwrought." And SHI Jian said, with the province adjacent to Beijing, Henan cases currently is distributed sporadic cases. Overall, human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza virus occurred in the province or the spread of the epidemic is still in a low level of risk.
"In this regard, in the face of H7N9 avian influenza, the public need not panic too much." SHI Jian reminded, even if the confirmed cases, in the case of early detection, early treatment, the cure rate is still high, had recovered patients within a few days in Beijing discharged is a good example.I've seen other provincial reports on journalists checking out rumours and refuting them. Evidently misinformation is a concern for the authorities.
