Deputy Minister of health, Gansu province: Gansu province, Yumen plague epidemic will not spread | plague _ news

Central wide nets of Lanzhou, July 18 (reporters Meng Yonghui Zhang) on July 17, the confirmed cases of plague cases in Yumen city of Gansu province, killing one people were killed and more than 150 others are emergency isolation. National Health Planning Committee, Jiuquan city, Gansu province, as well as level group should carry out epidemic prevention and control work. Outbreaks of plague in Yumen, Gansu Provincial Health Department Deputy Director, emergency team leader Wang Xiaoming said in a CCTV interview, as of this evening, isolated among new cases have been reported, the epidemic will not continue to spread.

According to Wang Xiaoming, Deputy Director of the introduction, in response to the report, the local has been identified close contact with patients infected with pneumonic plague deaths staff a total of 151 people have all taken quarantine, epidemiology, preventive measures such as medication, but has not found any new cases: "up to now, is the front one, then no new cases of the disease. Isolation of these is no exception, is still normal. ”

In order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, national health planning Committee, Jiuquan city, Gansu province, as well as level group should carry out epidemic prevention and control work. Jiuquan city, respectively, in the town of Yumen city and old city, gold, gold town of Westlake Village, foci Ranch set up epidemic quarantine area, no people, vehicles and logistics, local groups also set up supply guarantee the supply of personnel in the areas of prevention and control.

Earlier, sources had said, who had been contacted prior to the onset of Marmot plague patients, which led to the spread of plague. To this end, Wang said, the diagnosis of plague called "pneumonic plague", which is a kind of plague, as well as the communicable disease prevention Act expressly provide that a class infectious diseases, onset is acute, short duration, high mortality, Infectious Mononucleosis, and other characteristics, is one of the focuses on prevention and control of epidemic diseases:

"In fact, pneumonic plague is pestis infection to the lungs, such contagious it is the most powerful, because it is through the respiratory tract can be contagious. In losing blood plague is the most serious, people die very quickly, so there are so many close contacts quarantined. ”

However, in Gansu province, the current outbreak of plague is not accidental. Wang Xiaoming, Deputy Director of say, in Gansu province, especially in Hexi corridor region, is the natural foci of plague. And this is called "Himalayan Marmot" marmot, also has a certain percentage of carrying bubonic plague bacteria. Therefore, the area as very important to the prevention and control of plague prevention and control work to capture: "we had a plague ' three no ', that is found dead Marmot to report, don't let (people) to touch it specially detailed propaganda. ”

Wang also said that in recent years, Gansu province has also seen many similar cases of plague, each has been effectively controlled. In this process, local health and disease control departments have accumulated considerable experience. For some people, "plague would spread" fear, he said, judging from the present situation of prevention and control, the epidemic will not spread:

"It should be said, we are very confident, because in the present at the most critical points, foci, or places that he had visited, which have been in place for the delineation of the spacing ring, and implemented a quarantine. We have mature experience in this field, in accordance with the relevant national standards, will not cause the spread of epidemic. ”

(Original title: Deputy Director of the Gansu Provincial Health Department: Yumen plague epidemic will not spread)

(Edit: SN098)
18:58 on July 18, 2014 Chinese radio network