Three cases of pneumonia in Hunan Province with who's help

Introduction: Phoenix TV news on November 7, according to the Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao According to the Ministry of health of China, there are three cases of pneumonia of unknown cause in Xiangtan County, Hunan Province where avian influenza occurs According to the comprehensive analysis of experts, these cases are currently diagnosed as pneumonia of unknown cause, but the possibility of human infection with avian influenza cannot be ruled out The exact cause needs further laboratory test China's Ministry of health has asked the World Health Organization to help identify the cause A spokesman for the Ministry of health Wednesday reported three cases of unexplained pneumonia in Xiangtan County, Hunan Province, including two previously reported cases of he's brother and sister In view of the recent H5N1 avian influenza epidemic in Wantang village, Shebu Town, Xiangtan County, experts comprehensively analyzed that the three cases were currently diagnosed as pneumonia of unknown cause, but the possibility of human infection with H5N1 avian influenza could not be ruled out, and the exact cause needs further laboratory testing Relevant laboratory tests of China Center for Disease Control and prevention are in progress In view of the difficulty in determining the exact cause of the patient in the near future, China will invite experts from the World Health Organization to China to carry out further investigation on the cause of the disease together with Chinese experts After receiving the case report, the Ministry of health immediately sent an expert group composed of epidemiologic, clinical and laboratory experts to Hunan Province to guide the investigation of epidemic situation, medical observation and treatment of patients There were 192 close contacts between the cases under medical observation and the dead poultry in Wantang village At present, there was no abnormality except one case of acute bronchitis The Ministry of health of the people's Republic of China, which does not exclude H5N1 infection, informed the World Health Organization of the situation of he's brother-in-law on October 28 On November 3, the Ministry of health briefed the World Health Organization on the details of three cases of unknown causes in Hunan Province and the preventive measures taken If three unexplained cases in Hunan are confirmed, it will be the first reported human case of avian influenza in China, AP reported Saturday Wadia, a spokesman for the WHO office in Beijing, confirmed that the mainland informed us last week that there were three people in Xiangtan, Hunan Province, who did not rule out avian influenza infection and asked for assistance Wodya said he did not think China had delayed reporting suspicious cases because authorities needed to thoroughly investigate the incident before it was released Again, it shows how much of a public health threat avian influenza is Sometimes we need a wake-up call from humans to identify or suspect cases of infection to remind us that no country is entitled to complacency, no matter where it is in China or elsewhere Wodya said it was not unusual that cases of avian influenza were first tested negative, but then positive He said he would ask China for more relevant information, including samples taken before the cremation of the dead for further tests The investigation was hampered by the cremation of the 12-year-old girl's body, but pre cremation samples and samples from two other patients were still helpful In the afternoon, the Hong Kong Health Protection Center was informed by the Ministry of health that there were three cases of pneumonia of unknown cause in Hunan Province, which did not rule out the infection of H5N1 avian influenza