China steps up bird flu control
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-06-12 15:02
China is strengthening prevention and control of bird flu although no new
human cases have been confirmed for more than a month, a health official said
Monday.
"We are still keeping a close eye on bird flu and have strengthened
scientific research and nationwide surveillance," said Ministry of Health
spokesman Mao Qun'an.
So far, the virus outside of the human infections had show no sign of
mutation, and human-to-human transmission was still unproved in clinical
studies, he said.
China had enhanced research in human vaccines and drugs as well, he added.
Monitoring of unexplained pneumonia cases had also been strengthened by the
ministry, which required local health institutes to screen pneumonia cases and
report immediately to health authorities cases with unknown causes, Mao said.
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