Health Planning Commission: patients with fever of unknown origin in Korea travel history

The Beijing News (reporters Wen Ru) national health planning Commission released 5th of the respiratory syndrome epidemic prevention and control programmes in the Middle East (Second Edition), and as all MERS outbreak prevention and control guidelines. Compared with previous programmes, the new provisions when the fever of unknown origin in patients, medical personnel shall ask the Korea travel history, and history of contact with suspicious animals.

After adjustment, management of close contacts are also stricter than before. Close contacts of the confirmed cases by medical observations adjusted to quarantine at home; close contacts of suspect cases require medical follow-up.

It is reported that in September 2012, MERS was discovered, State Health Planning Commission issued in September 2013, the first edition of prevention and control programmes.

The Department of Health Planning Commission first to revise MERS control programme update. Health Planning Commission yesterday explained that the move was in order to adapt to changes in the prevention and control situation, further improve the prevention and control work.

　　Focus

　　Asked if contains contacts Dromedary

　　"Unknown fever"

　　Shall, within 14 days of travel history

Beijing News reporter saw revised control plan, recently confirmed many MERS Korea was newly added to the travel history of patients with fever of unknown content.

Compared with the original, case-finding, in particular how to establish and improve respiratory syndrome cases monitoring system was further refined in the Middle East.

Wei Planning Commission provides, levels various medical institutions of medical personnel in daily clinic activities in the, should improve on Middle East breathing integrated levy cases of diagnosis and report consciousness, for unknown reasons fever cases, should note asked onset Qian 14 days within of travel history or suspicious of exposed history, understand I or its close contact of similar patients recently has no to Saudi, and U.A.E., and Qatar, and Jordan, Middle East national and Korea, other recently has Middle East breathing integrated levy cases national of travel history.

In addition to relevant travel history, medical staff also called for patients with suspicious animals (such as the Dromedary) exposure history to understand. If patients with respiratory syndrome case definition in line with the Middle East, should timely report the territorial County-level centers for disease control.

Prevention and control programme has also suggested that it should be noted that part of the respiratory syndrome cases in the Middle East in the early stage clinical manifestations may not be typical, such as those with underlying diseases or immune deficiency, diarrhea symptoms in early may only. In addition, there are some cases of possible infection, infected with both Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and other influenza viruses.

　　"Suspect cases"

　　To be isolated for observation to rule out infection

Health Planning Commission requirements, undertake medical institutions in the treatment of respiratory syndrome cases in the Middle East, should do the labor required to medical treatment, medicines, facilities, equipment, supplies and other support.

Programme, in terms of case management treatment, segregation of confirmed cases to the clinical diagnosis and treatment, and effective protective measures imposed on medical personnel involved in the treatment.

Even suspected cases has not been explicitly excluded from the Middle East before the respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection, should also be isolated under medical observation and treatment, and make the infection until patients with fever, cough and other symptoms and signs disappear, or excluding infection respiratory syndrome corona virus in the Middle East.

　　"Close contacts"

　　To be isolated for observation and health follow-up

National Health Planning Commission released the first version of the control scheme, in principle only the laboratory-confirmed and clinical diagnosis of close contacts of cases of medical observation, and for observation at home, if you have the appropriate symptom to be isolated. For close contacts of suspect cases, registration only.

Amendment, the control programme provides for close contacts have also been made more stringent. Shows, at this stage it is necessary to diagnose cases and close contacts of the clinically diagnosed cases of segregation under medical observation. During the confinement, temperature determination for at least 2 times a day, and asks if there are any acute respiratory symptoms or relevant symptoms and disease. Close contacts were placed under medical observation for a period of 14 days after contact with the case at the time of, expire without clinical symptoms can be lifted.

Close contacts of the suspected cases, programme not only to register in time, the health sector should also carry out health follow-up, notify me if there is a fever, cough, diarrhea and other symptoms, should immediately notify the local health follow-up of health and family planning sectors.

Close contact were under medical observation, and if its contact with suspected respiratory syndrome cases excluded from the Middle East, all close contacts of the case released from medical observation.

　　"Outbreaks"

　　South Korea confirmed 50 people isolated and 1820

On May 29, confirmed first case of respiratory syndrome cases in the Middle East, with Kim in Huizhou city of Guangdong contracted medical institutions treated in isolation. The same day, Guangdong Province Planning Commission looking for the first patient the same passenger announcements, close contacts have been placed in isolation for observation.

Guangdong Province Planning Commission recently released the day before yesterday, the confirmed patient was still heavy, mental fatigue, mood swings evident.

Through health and family planning, public safety, inspection and quarantine, immigration, Foreign Affairs and other departments jointly find and 78 all close contacts to find. 75 close contact Guangdong centralized quarantine, pending no discomfort. Another 3 had left the close contacts have been informed of the relevant countries and regions.

According to the Korea MBN stations, as of June 6, at 8 o'clock local time, Korea 9 new MERS confirmed, a total of 50 people; isolation of 1820.

(Editors: UN625)
2015-06-07 04:35:33
The Beijing News