level 2 travel alert Guizhou

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Taipei, 
Feb. 11 (CNA) Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) raised the travel alert 
for Guizhou to a level-2 "alert" Wednesday after a new human infection of H7N9 
avian influenza was reported in the southwestern Chinese province.

Authorities 
there confirmed that a 44-year-old man in Guiyang, the capital of the province, 
has been infected with avian flu, the first human infection to be reported in 
the city since the year began.

Level-2 
alerts are also in place for Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang in eastern China; 
Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan in the south and southwest; Jiangxi in northern China; 
and Xinjiang in the far west. All the other mainland Chinese provinces and 
cities are under level-1 advisories, the CDC said.

There 
have been 133 reports of human infections of H7N9 in China since October last 
year, and the situation continues to worsen, it said.

Travelers 
to China should refrain from coming into contact with fowl, either living or 
dead, and pay attention to personal hygiene and seek medical attention 
immediately if they develop symptoms such as a fever or cough, CDC officials 
said.

Under 
the CDC's three-tier warning system, a leve-1 "watch" urges vigilance and health 
precautions; a level-2 "alert" calls for a high degree of caution and taking 
strong protective measures; and a level-3 "warning" warns against traveling to 
and from a specified destination. 

(By 
Lee Hsin-Yin)
enditem/WH

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Kay Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Adviser Group Joined: October 22 2014 Location: OHIO Status: Offline Points: 7205	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kay Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: level 2 travel alert Guizhou Posted: February 11 2015 at 9:14pm
	http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201502110017.aspx Taipei, Feb. 11 (CNA) Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) raised the travel alert for Guizhou to a level-2 "alert" Wednesday after a new human infection of H7N9 avian influenza was reported in the southwestern Chinese province. Authorities there confirmed that a 44-year-old man in Guiyang, the capital of the province, has been infected with avian flu, the first human infection to be reported in the city since the year began. Level-2 alerts are also in place for Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang in eastern China; Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan in the south and southwest; Jiangxi in northern China; and Xinjiang in the far west. All the other mainland Chinese provinces and cities are under level-1 advisories, the CDC said. There have been 133 reports of human infections of H7N9 in China since October last year, and the situation continues to worsen, it said. Travelers to China should refrain from coming into contact with fowl, either living or dead, and pay attention to personal hygiene and seek medical attention immediately if they develop symptoms such as a fever or cough, CDC officials said. Under the CDC's three-tier warning system, a leve-1 "watch" urges vigilance and health precautions; a level-2 "alert" calls for a high degree of caution and taking strong protective measures; and a level-3 "warning" warns against traveling to and from a specified destination. (By Lee Hsin-Yin) enditem/WH

CRS, DrPH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Expert Level Adviser Joined: January 20 2014 Location: Arizona Status: Offline Points: 26660	Post Options Post Reply Quote CRS, DrPH Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 13 2015 at 9:32pm
	Thanks, it is easy to see why!! http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1711822/guangzhou-wet-market-h7n9-bird-flu-fears-spark-five-day-ban-sale-live Guangzhou wet market H7N9 bird flu fears spark five-day ban on the sale of live poultry The ban was instigated after 33 per cent of samples from 50 wet markets and five live poultry wholesale markets in the city tested positive for the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus up to February 5 PUBLISHED : Friday, 13 February, 2015, 2:20pm Guangzhou begun a five-day ban today on the sale of live poultry at all of its wet markets, the Nanfang Daily reported. The move was instigated after 33 per cent of samples collected from 50 wet markets and five live poultry wholesale markets across the city tested positive for the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus up to February 5. The sale of live poultry would resume on February 18 – the eve of the start of this year’s Lunar New Year, because of Cantonese culinary tradition, the report said. However, it did not mention if the ban would be extended if new cases of the H7N9 virus were discovered. In Guangdong, locals believe the freshness of ingredients greatly affects the taste and texture of dishes. The provincial health department said there have been 45 cases of H7N9 bird flu this year, most in urban cities in the Pearl River Delta, including 11 in Shenzhen, five in Dongguan, three in Guangzhou and one in Zhuhai. The Guangzhou Daily reported that illegal hawkers have been seen selling live poultry on the street outside wet markets and had even been slaughtering them inside apartments of residential buildings. It said residents have been urged to tip off local authorities by calling the telephone hotline 12319 if they discovered their neighbours were keeping live poultry at home. In May and July, Guangzhou and Shenzhen became the first cities in the delta to adopt a trial ban on live poultry sales in certain downtown districts. Retailers could sell only chilled meat from approved slaughterhouses. The ban was expected to cover all districts in Guangzhou by October, and include the Luohu, Yantian and Nanshan districts of Shenzhen by the end of last year. However, even in the two trial cities, the effectiveness of the ban was undermined by some vendors illegally changing the dates of slaughter and packaging because few of them had been able to sell all their chilled stock before the ban was enforced. In September, the provincial government released a plan for public consultation, which has called for a halt to live poultry sales in nine key cities, starting from this year. However, so far, no exact timetable had been drawn up.
	CRS, DrPH