Environmental pollution blamed for human infection of bird flu
BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese health official said Friday that some cases of human infection of bird flu were caused by environmental pollution.
The human cases found in the areas where no outbreak of bird flu in animals had been reported were caused by environmental pollution by sick or dead birds, said Mao Qun'an, spokesman for the Ministry of Health, at a press conference.
About one third of the reported human case of bird flu in the world were found in areas with no outbreak in animals, said Mao, adding the exact channels of the human infection are under investigation.
Asked the reason of higher mortality rate of bird flu cases in China, Mao said some grassroots health departments are weak in early finding and timely treatment of patients. "And the disease often come on fast and results in crock-up of multiple organs, which also result in high mortality," Mao told the press conference.
BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese health official said Friday that some cases of human infection of bird flu were caused by environmental pollution.
The human cases found in the areas where no outbreak of bird flu in animals had been reported were caused by environmental pollution by sick or dead birds, said Mao Qun'an, spokesman for the Ministry of Health, at a press conference.
About one third of the reported human case of bird flu in the world were found in areas with no outbreak in animals, said Mao, adding the exact channels of the human infection are under investigation.
Asked the reason of higher mortality rate of bird flu cases in China, Mao said some grassroots health departments are weak in early finding and timely treatment of patients. "And the disease often come on fast and results in crock-up of multiple organs, which also result in high mortality," Mao told the press conference.
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