409 sites set for bird flu tests
April 8, 2013, Monday
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TESTING reagents for the H7N9 virus have been distributed to 409 flu monitoring sites across the country, officials said yesterday.
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention also provided major infectious disease hospitals and research agencies with testing materials and methods for the new strain of bird flu.
Testing methods have been reported to the World Health Organization and are available to health authorities in Taiwan and Hong Kong, the center said.
The center said it had taken part in a series of teleconferences organized by the WHO's headquarters and had reported on the H7N9 infection situation in China in a timely manner.
The center is in communication with health authorities in the United States and other countries on relevant technological cooperation.
It is also assessing the pandemic risks of H7N9 and working out coping strategies with relevant international experts, it said.
The National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment yesterday urged preventive measures to ensure food safety, warning the public against touching or eating sick or dead poultry.
The center also cautioned people to thoroughly cook eggs and poultry products, as it believes the virus cannot withstand high temperatures.
Also yesterday, the Ministry of Education published a statement on its website to urge schools to strengthen campus sanitation and raise awareness of the need to take preventative measures against the spread of H7N9.
Spreading knowledge on how to guard against H7N9 and other flus among students, teachers and parents is currently a major task for schools, said the statement.
School canteens were also ordered to purchase "eligible food materials" and properly cook the food to ensure the students' safety.
If teachers or students exhibited symptoms like fever, coughing or vomiting, they should be urged to go to hospital immediately and be quarantined if necessary, according to the statement.
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention also provided major infectious disease hospitals and research agencies with testing materials and methods for the new strain of bird flu.
Testing methods have been reported to the World Health Organization and are available to health authorities in Taiwan and Hong Kong, the center said.
The center said it had taken part in a series of teleconferences organized by the WHO's headquarters and had reported on the H7N9 infection situation in China in a timely manner.
The center is in communication with health authorities in the United States and other countries on relevant technological cooperation.
It is also assessing the pandemic risks of H7N9 and working out coping strategies with relevant international experts, it said.
The National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment yesterday urged preventive measures to ensure food safety, warning the public against touching or eating sick or dead poultry.
The center also cautioned people to thoroughly cook eggs and poultry products, as it believes the virus cannot withstand high temperatures.
Also yesterday, the Ministry of Education published a statement on its website to urge schools to strengthen campus sanitation and raise awareness of the need to take preventative measures against the spread of H7N9.
Spreading knowledge on how to guard against H7N9 and other flus among students, teachers and parents is currently a major task for schools, said the statement.
School canteens were also ordered to purchase "eligible food materials" and properly cook the food to ensure the students' safety.
If teachers or students exhibited symptoms like fever, coughing or vomiting, they should be urged to go to hospital immediately and be quarantined if necessary, according to the statement.
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