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North China city reports more encephalitis B cases |
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2006-08-14 23:04:20
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A medical worker of local disease
control and prevention center injects vaccine of epidemic encephalitis B
for a child in Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 14, 2006. The
epidemic situation was under control since the first case of epidemic
encephalitis B reported here on July 13. The local epidemic prevention
departments were busy with vaccine injection for citizens.(Xinhua
Photo)
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>>> | YUNCHENG, Shanxi
Province, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Yuncheng City of north China's Shanxi Province
reported 65 cases of encephalitis B as of Monday, up from Sunday's figure of 60.
Of the 65 people, 19 have died, 38 are being treated
in hospital, four are being treated at home and four have fully recovered and
have been discharged from hospital, according to the daily update from the
Yuncheng City Health Bureau.
Effective measures have been taken to curb the spread
of the disease since the first case of encephalitis B was reported in the city
on July 13, said bureau head Zhou Ying.
Local people were told how to protect themselves from
contracting the disease, the environment was cleaned up and vaccination was
enhanced in the affected and nearby areas, Zhou added.
All these efforts have paid off and the epidemic
situation is under control, the official said.
Nine out of the 13 counties of the city, which has a
population of 5 million, have reported cases of encephalitis B, said the local
disease control center.
Encephalitis B causes an inflammation of the brain
and can be contracted by people of all ages. It is usually the result of a viral
infection passed to humans by mosquitoes. The illness begins with flu-like
symptoms and severe headaches.
Many people who have fallen ill come from the rural
areas of Yuncheng and live on flood plains of the Yellow River, where there is
poor sanitation and good breeding conditions for mosquitoes, Zhou said.
Yuncheng reported about 30 cases of encephalitis B patients in 2005. The number of encephalitis B patients in Yuncheng accounts for over 50 percent of the total in Shanxi Province every year. Enditem
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