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No new cases of superbug NDM-1 found in China
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April 11, 2011, Monday
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SINCE October 2010, China has found no new cases of NDM-1, a kind of multi-drug resistant super bacteria, said an official with China's Ministry of Health today.
Zhao Minggang, deputy director-general of the department of medical administration under the health ministry, said that since last October when China confirmed its first three cases of NDM-1, hospitals across China had stepped up monitoring for the superbug and sterilization of hospitals.
"Up till now, there has been no reports of new cases of the NDM-1 superbug," said Zhao at a regular press conference.
In October, China confirmed its first three cases of NDM-1, in two infants in northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and an elderly resident of the southeastern Fujian Province.
NDM-1 was first found in India in 2008. It is most prevalent in South Asia, but has also been found in Britain, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, the United States and Sweden.
Zhao Minggang, deputy director-general of the department of medical administration under the health ministry, said that since last October when China confirmed its first three cases of NDM-1, hospitals across China had stepped up monitoring for the superbug and sterilization of hospitals.
"Up till now, there has been no reports of new cases of the NDM-1 superbug," said Zhao at a regular press conference.
In October, China confirmed its first three cases of NDM-1, in two infants in northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and an elderly resident of the southeastern Fujian Province.
NDM-1 was first found in India in 2008. It is most prevalent in South Asia, but has also been found in Britain, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, the United States and Sweden.
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