Unexplained diseases in Sichuan province continued: the dead slaughtered sick pigs and sheep before the onset of the disease

Lead: according to Xinhua news agency, Chengdu: the number of cases and deaths of unknown diseases in Sichuan Province has increased The reporter learned from the Department of health of Sichuan Province on July 24 that since the occurrence of unexplained diseases in Ziyang City, Sichuan Province, 58 cases (55 cases in Ziyang, 3 cases in Neijiang) had occurred as of noon on July 23, including 48 cases of clinical diagnosis, 10 cases of suspected cases, 17 cases of death (15 cases in Ziyang, 2 cases in Neijiang), 2 cases of cure and discharge, 12 cases of critical illness and 27 cases of improvement and stability The cases were distributed in three districts and counties of Ziyang and Zizhong County of Neijiang City, involving 23 towns (streets) and 49 villages The results of epidemiological investigation show that: the cases are scattered and have no obvious epidemiological connection with each other; there is no evidence that the disease is spread among people All of the patients were farmers, aged between 30 and 70 years old, and only one was female According to the on-site epidemiological survey, the infected pigs and sheep were slaughtered before the onset of the disease No one in close contact with the patient's family members had the disease and no infection was found According to the comprehensive investigation and analysis of relevant experts, it is preliminarily suspected that it is related to direct contact disease and dead pigs and sheep, and the exact cause needs to be further identified At present, the laboratory testing is in progress For the patients with the disease, the local government has taken active and effective control measures, organized medical forces, made every effort to cure and reduce death as much as possible At the same time, strengthen the control and treatment of animal epidemic situation, forbid farmers to kill sick pigs and sheep, once found dead pigs and sheep, immediately carry out disinfection and deep burying; require personal protection, avoid direct contact with sick and dead pigs and sheep After the outbreak of the epidemic, the Ministry of health, the Ministry of agriculture, the Sichuan provincial Party committee and the provincial government attached great importance to it The relevant departments and the local Party committee and government took active measures to establish a professional disposal organization and emergency disposal team composed of national, provincial and municipal experts to carry out in-depth epidemiological investigation, actively search for patients, do everything possible to block the source of infection, and spare no effort to treat patients Relevant departments should actively carry out health education, enhance the awareness of disease prevention and prevent the further spread of the epidemic.