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Hunan Inspection and Quarantine Bureau Takes 8 Measures to Prevent Swine Flu

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According to documents concerning swine flu, such as Emergent Notice Regarding the Prevention of Swine Flu from Entering China (the 30th document in 2009) and Notice Regarding the Prevention of Swine Flu in Mexico and United States from Entering China (the 31st document in 2009).Hunan Inspection and Quarantine Bureau took many effective measures to prevent the spread of swine flu virus among citizens and protect people entering and leaving border ports from contracting swine flu virus, and ensure people’ health and safety.


First, a leading group to protect people from being infected by swine flu virus was established with Long Xinping as the group leader, and all members of leading party group joining in the leading group. The office is in Health Inspection Division.


Second, all the Hunan port inspection and quarantine administrations should enhance inspection of every port. It is required of the passengers with influenza-like symptoms to report to the Office and explain their travel route in detail. The administration also required the public to report flu-like symptoms at the point of entry when coming from the swine flu affected places.  Temperature monitoring to people entering and leaving every port should be strengthened, medical inspections and applications from drivers should be enhanced. Those suspected patients of swine flu should be taken such measures as being isolated to ensure other people’s safety. Patients suspected of contracting the virus should be taken to designated hospitals, and treated and transported by designated emergency centers only.


Third, temperature monitoring to people entering and leaving every port should be strengthened.  Special operators who operate temperature monitoring facilities should be regulated to ensure an accurate and effective temperature monitoring.


Fourth, Surveillance over every port of swine flu should be strengthened and more tests on flu virus be taken; corresponding facilities, medicines and monitoring experts should be distributed in time. Officials should enhance international cooperation and public awareness of swine flu, and make full preparations of necessary materials and technological reserves to combat the deadly virus. Medical supplies and equipment should be sufficiently provided to the designated medical institutions.


Fifth, knowledge in how to protect people from being infected from swine virus should be given. More materials concerning how to protect people from being infected from swine virus should be printed correspondingly, knowledge in how to protect people from being infected and requirements from Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau should be provided to people entering and leaving every port to increase their awareness.


Sixth, cooperation between departments should be enhanced. Communication with the airports, customs and the airline companies should be intensified to jointly control and prevent the flu. They together monitor influenza-like illnesses more closely, and conduct epidemiological research and laboratory tests on such diseases.


Seventh, import of pork and pork products from Mexico and the US states of Texas, Kansas and California should be banned. All pork and pork products imported from Mexico and the three US states will either be returned to the suppliers or destroyed. All pork and pork products imported from Mexico and the three US states should be suspended at present.


Protective measures should be taken at every port. Ports which have connection with areas hit by swine flu should be ventilated and sanitized frequently.