Who experts began to investigate the details of human avian influenza deaths in Anhui Province

Lead: Xinhuanet, Hefei, Nov 28 (reporter Zhou Limin, Wang Liwu, Lin Liping) the joint investigation team of the Ministry of health and the World Health Organization began to investigate the details of two cases of human avian influenza death in Anhui Province on Nov 28 The investigation includes infection, morbidity, diagnosis and control The investigation team is composed of experts from who epidemiology, Du Fenglan, Xu Xiyan, Amy, Li Qianji and relevant experts and officials from the Ministry of health and China CDC After arriving in Anhui on the night of November 27, I listened to the briefing on the prevention and control of human avian influenza in Anhui Province on the morning of November 28 In the afternoon of the same day, the investigation team divided into two ways and went to the county and city where two cases of human avian influenza died for field investigation In an interview with Xinhua news agency, Ms Huo Curie, coordinator of infectious disease early warning and response of the WHO representative office in China, said that the who has received an invitation from the Ministry of health The purpose of the who visit is to obtain more information about two cases of human avian influenza death and to investigate the local avian influenza prevention and control work A human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza was found in Xiuning County, Anhui Province, China's Ministry of Health reported Thursday Xu, a 35-year-old farmer in Xiuning County of the province, fell ill on November 11 and died of ineffective rescue on July 22 This is the third confirmed case of human avian influenza reported by China and the second death case of human avian influenza in Anhui Province China's Ministry of Health reported on June 16 that two cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) were confirmed in mainland China, including a 24-year-old female farmer Zhou Mou from Zongyang County, Anqing City, Anhui Province Zhou died of respiratory failure on November 10 During the three-day visit of the expert group, the experts will go to the disease control center of Zongyang County, Tongling people's Hospital, the health center of Wucheng center of Xiuning County and the disease control center of Xiuning County to listen to the introduction and exchange of local medical and disease control personnel After the field investigation, the investigation team will feed back the investigation to the health and other departments of Anhui Province.