英闻天下——484 Measures Taken on H7N9 Virus Prevention & Control in China

 　　In a statement issued by China's top health authority, 16 people had been confirmed as infected by H7N9 bird flu, and six of them had died.

 

　　Six cases, including four deaths, were reported in Shanghai, and three cases, including two deaths, were reported in east China's Zhejiang Province.

 

　　Elsewhere, Jiangsu Province reported six cases and Anhui Province one case.

 

　　China is now stepping up the tracing and management of close contacts, and the control of hospital-acquired infections, as well as tightening¹ epidemic² monitoring.

 

　　Beijing municipal health bureau has sent three groups of medical experts to check its local hospitals.

 

　　The inspection³ focused on treatment procedures and facilities to cope with patients infected with avian influenza⁴ H7N9.

 

　　Qi Shiming, Deputy Chief of the bureau's Medical Administration Section said preparations are well underway for treating infected patients.

 

　　"The results of the inspection are satisfactory. The facilities and equipment are well prepared and the medical personnel have mastered necessary knowledge. Our medical experts also gave guidance on treatment procedures."

 

　　In the meantime, the municipal government of Shanghai has decided⁵ to suspend the live poultry⁶ markets in the city after H7N9 virus was detected in pigeons there.

 

　　A manager of the market where infected pigeons were found said all poultry has been culled⁷.

 

　　"We have cleared the live poultry area in the market and slaughtered⁸ all live poultry there, regardless of whether or not they are infected."

 

　　Moreover, trading of farmed and wild live poultry in the wholesale⁹ markets and retail¹⁰ outlets¹¹ will be banned, and and bird sanctuaries¹² have been closed.

 

　　Tang Handong, a local official on animal disease control said Shanghai has stopped importing live poultry from outside the city.

 

　　"Live poultry are not allowed to enter Shanghai markets. And those that are already in the market will be immediately slaughtered if the H7N9 virus is detected."

 

　　Shanghai authorities will also expand the monitoring areas and strengthen its monitoring, especially in areas where live poultry farms are concentrated and migrating birds will stop.

 

　　For CRI, I am Wei Tong.

1 tightening   

上紧，固定，紧密

参考例句：

• Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋紧水管之前，检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。
• It needs tightening up a little. 它还需要再收紧些。

2 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

3 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

4 influenza   

n.流行性感冒，流感

参考例句：

• They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.他们采取措施
• Influenza is an infectious disease.流感是一种传染病。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 poultry   

n.家禽，禽肉

参考例句：

• There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
• What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?

7 culled   

v.挑选，剔除( cull的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The herd must be culled. 必须有选择地杀掉部分牧畜。 来自辞典例句
• The facts were culled from various sources. 这些事实是从各方收集到的。 来自辞典例句

8 slaughtered   

v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 wholesale   

n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售

参考例句：

• The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
• Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。

10 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

11 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

12 sanctuaries   

n.避难所( sanctuary的名词复数 )；庇护；圣所；庇护所

参考例句：

• The designation of special marine reserves and marine sanctuaries shall be subject to the State Council for approval. 海洋特别保护区、海上自然保护区的确定，须经国务院批准。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After 1965 he acquiesced when they established sanctuaries on that soil. 1965年以后，他默认了他们在那块土地上建立庇护所。 来自辞典例句