.contact us |.about us
HomeBizChinaMetrolifeDragon KidsForum
News > National News...
Search:
    Advertisement
China confirms two more SARS cases
( 2004-01-16 23:43) (China Daily)

The two suspected SARS cases in Guangzhou have been confirmed as having contracted the potentially deadly virus, the Ministry of Heath said Saturday.

The cases were confirmed after strict tests in the World Health Organization (WHO) laboratories were completed, a spokesperson of the ministry said. 

One of the patient, a 20-year-old restaurant waitress, has been discharged from the hospital after full recovery. None of the people that have contact with him show SARS symptoms and all of them have been released from quarantine, according to the spokesperson. She was identified as a suspected case on January 8.

The other patient, a 35-year-old private businessman, is in a stable situation and has maintained a normal temperature for 11 days, the spokesperson said. He was identified as a SARS suspect January 13.

The ministry has informed WHO on the latest developments and Guangdong health authorities have also notified Hong Kong and Macao authorities on the current SARS situation.

The spokesperson pointed out that, up to now, Guangdong has reported three SARS cases since the epidemic was declared contained last July, but none of them is highly infectious and recoverd quickly.

However, the spokesperson warned against negligence over the disease and called on all level of governments to be on high alert, taking all kinds of measures to prevent another SARS outbreak.

The season's first confirmed case, a 32-year-old television producer, was released from hospital last week.

WHO says SARS comes from animals

All three recent SARS related cases in Guangzhou are believed to have been infected with the potentially deadly virus by animals, WHO experts say.

China confirms two more SARS cases
Dr Robert Breiman: No repeat of last year's outbreak. [newsphoto]
A joint-team of experts on a mission to track down the deadly virus source believed it has traced the cause of the infection in the first confirmed SARS case.

The research team consists of members of the WHO, the Chinese Ministry of Health, China Centre of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Guangdong CDC. The South China University of Agriculture is also on board.

"We have good reason to believe that animals are the reservoir of the ultimate source of SARS,'' Dr Robert Breiman, an epidemiologist with WHO and the United States CDC, said on Friday. Breiman is the team leader.

The WHO team will head for Beijing on Saturday after spending a week on its investigation in Guangzhou.

The SARS coronavirus has been detected in animal-holding cages in the restaurant in which the 20-year-old restaurant waitress had worked, Breiman said.

It was also found in the two wild animals trading markets in the nearby area. And the female patient served dishes made from civets and other animals, Breiman said.

The virus separated from the confirmed SARS patient was nearly identical with that from civet samples, according to Guangdong CDC. Civets are a species of wild cats caught and served at area restaurants as a delicacy.

Amazingly, the restaurant owner, who has cooked wild animals like the civet for decades, was quarantined for observation but never showed signs of SARS.

Up to now, there is no record of the third patient having contacts with wild animals.

However, scientists deduce that animals are the most possible source of the disease.

"By and large, most of the diseases that have appeared in the past 10 years have, in the end, turned out to be from an animal source,'' Breiman said.

"Understanding the potential of animal reservoirs for disease is an important part in any investigation for the new diseases,'' he added.

The SARS that has infected the known patients this year has seemed a less virulent form than last year, the researcher said, infecting people who come into contact with animals, but not always.

"Very possibly, it's a variation virus that isn't transmittable from person to person,'' he said.

 
Close  
   
  Today's Top News   Top National News
   
+WHO: Bird flu death rises to 15; vaccination recommended
(2004-02-05)
+Solana: EU ready to lift China arms embargo
(2004-02-05)
+Nation tops TV, cell phone, monitor production
(2004-02-05)
+Absence ... still makes China hot
(2004-02-05)
+Hu: Developing world in key role
(2004-02-04)
+China confident of curbing bird flu: official
(2004-02-05)
+Absence ... still makes China hot
(2004-02-05)
+Department store faces music in copyright case
(2004-02-04)
+Official: Bird flu basically under control in China
(2004-02-05)
+Possible punishment for gay pimps
(2004-02-05)
   
  Go to Another Section  
     
 
 
     
  Article Tools  
     
 
E-Mail This Article
Print Friendly Format
Comment on this article
Go to News Talk
 
     
  Related Articles  
     
 

+WHO experts visit Guangdong suspected SARS patients
2004-01-14

+WHO praises China for SARS control
2004-01-14

+Fearing SARS, US bans import of civet cats
2004-01-14

+Capital takes action to check SARS
2004-01-14

+WHO says bird flu could dwarf SARS woes
2004-01-15

   
        .contact us |.about us
  Copyright By chinadaily.com.cn. All rights reserved  
主站蜘蛛池模板: 色偷偷88888欧美精品久久久| 国内精品人妻无码久久久影院导航| 国产呻吟久久久久久久92| 中文字幕亚洲欧美日韩不卡| 蜜中蜜3在线观看视频| 奇米四色77777| 亚洲AV香蕉一区区二区三区 | 精品一区二区三区在线观看视频| 国产精品天干天干| 中文字幕无码不卡免费视频| 欧美日韩三级在线观看| 四虎影院最新域名| 69堂午夜精品视频在线| 成年男女免费视频网站| 亚洲午夜国产精品| 精品午夜久久福利大片免费| 国产精品久久久久久久久齐齐| 三上悠亚电影在线观看| 最近免费中文字幕mv在线电影| 免费在线视频a| 久久精品国产99国产精品澳门 | 国产精品伦理一二三区伦理| 两个人看的视频播放www| 欧美va亚洲va在线观看蝴蝶网| 免费看男阳茎进女阳道动态图| 黄色中文字幕在线观看| 天堂在线中文在线| 久久午夜无码鲁丝片午夜精品| 激情内射亚洲一区二区三区爱妻| 国产午夜福利在线观看红一片| 99久久99久久精品国产| 无码色偷偷亚洲国内自拍| 亚洲成人福利在线观看| 绿巨人app入口| 国产无遮挡色视频免费视频| a毛片免费全部播放完整成| 日本xxx网站| 亚洲人成亚洲人成在线观看| 精品久久久BBBB人妻| 四虎影院海外永久| 色天天综合久久久久综合片 |