The first batch of Streptococcus suis vaccine was airlifted to Sichuan epidemic area
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Last Update: 2008-11-03
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Lead: China on Sunday sent its first batch of Streptococcus suis vaccine to the southwestern province of Sichuan, where 34 people have died and 28 others are critically ill The first batch of vaccines for 350000 pigs has been airlifted to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, while more vaccines for a total of 10 million pigs are under production, Xinhua reported Streptococcus suis infection is caused by slaughtering, handling infected pigs and eating diseased pork There are about 100 villages in Sichuan Province Sichuan has reported 174 confirmed and suspected human cases of Streptococcus suis infection, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Saturday There were no reports of new infections in state media on Sunday In addition, the second human case of Streptococcus suis in two months was reported on Sunday in Hong Kong, with 11 cases in Hong Kong since May 2004
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