Too close to the source of plague transmission.
November 16, 2019, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Xilin Gol League set Huang Banner Bayintalasumu quarry 1 person in Ulaanchab City, Hade County Hospital during the consultation, repeated fever, after expert consultation, was diagnosed as a confirmed case of adenomatous plague. The patient, male, 55 years old, had stripped hares on November 5, 2019 at the quarry.
No epidemiologic association was found between this case and the previous 2 cases. The patient has been isolated and treated at Hade County Hospital in Ulanqab City, and relevant preventive and control measures have been implemented. Twenty-eight close contacts have been isolated in situ for medical observation, and there is no fever or other abnormal manifestations at present. In addition, the close contacts of the two cases diagnosed on November 12, 2019 are under medical observation without fever and other abnormal manifestations.
Expanded information:
Related information about the plague in Inner Mongolia:
1. Adopting good personal hygiene is the most effective measure for good protection against all kinds of infectious diseases, including plague. For the time being, the public need not take special personal protective measures, should maintain good personal hygiene habits, such as washing hands regularly, try to avoid going to crowded places, go to medical institutions or individuals with fever, cough and other related symptoms to wear masks in a timely manner.
2, if you suspect that you have had contact with the case, you can carry out self-observation, self-testing body temperature for 2 weeks; or to the local CDC departments to take the initiative to declare, to obtain professional guidance, once the fever, cough, lymph node pain, hemoptysis or bleeding and other symptoms should be promptly seek medical attention.
3, minimize contact with wild animals when traveling, do not tease otters with unknown health status, do not hunt, strip and carry infected animals, and at the same time, do a good job in preventing flea bites, through the use of repellents, to reduce the exposure of the carcass, to avoid being bitten by fleas.
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