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Infant with polio dies in Xinjiang
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September 10, 2011, Saturday
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ONE of the nine infants in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region diagnosed with polio, which can cause irreversible paralysis, had died of the disease, said a spokesman for the Ministry of Health yesterday.
The other eight infants are still receiving treatment and are out of danger, said Deng Haihua, a ministry spokesperson.
The nine patients were all from Xinjiang's Hotan Prefecture, Deng said, adding that the disease has not been found in other parts of the country.
The MOH has reported the cases to the World Health Organization.
According to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the WHO has confirmed that the virus came from Pakistan. The center said the WHO confirmed this after gene sequencing showed that the virus had a 99 percent resemblance to the wild polio virus that caused an outbreak in Pakistan in 2009.
The MOH has sent three teams of experts, headed by Health Minister Chen Zhu and Chen's deputy, Yin Li, to Xinjiang to inspect the situation, Deng said.
The ministry also sent 90 experts from other parts of China to assist in disease prevention in Xinjiang, including active search and immunization, he said.
"Through strengthened immunization in key areas, a barrier will be established to block the transmission of the polio virus," Deng said.
The government of Xinjiang decided to conduct two rounds of immunizations for susceptible groups.
The other eight infants are still receiving treatment and are out of danger, said Deng Haihua, a ministry spokesperson.
The nine patients were all from Xinjiang's Hotan Prefecture, Deng said, adding that the disease has not been found in other parts of the country.
The MOH has reported the cases to the World Health Organization.
According to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the WHO has confirmed that the virus came from Pakistan. The center said the WHO confirmed this after gene sequencing showed that the virus had a 99 percent resemblance to the wild polio virus that caused an outbreak in Pakistan in 2009.
The MOH has sent three teams of experts, headed by Health Minister Chen Zhu and Chen's deputy, Yin Li, to Xinjiang to inspect the situation, Deng said.
The ministry also sent 90 experts from other parts of China to assist in disease prevention in Xinjiang, including active search and immunization, he said.
"Through strengthened immunization in key areas, a barrier will be established to block the transmission of the polio virus," Deng said.
The government of Xinjiang decided to conduct two rounds of immunizations for susceptible groups.
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