Avian Influenza Epidemic in Anyang, Henan Province in 216

The official rumor has been dispelled. Please see the news of Anyang Evening News on March 15th, 216.

A news about Linzhou citizens infected with H7N9 virus due to eating large-scale chicken was madly forwarded by many social media such as WeChat friends circle. The reporter learned from the Linzhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention that there is no case report of H7N9 avian influenza in Linzhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention and various medical institutions, and the news that Linzhou citizens who are madly rumored by friends circle died of H7N9 virus is false news. At present, the public security organs have been involved in the investigation of rumors.

The news said, "Linzhou City, Henan Province, died yesterday afternoon from eating a large-scale chicken infected with H7N9. The age was 24 years old and the child was 1 year old. The doctors involved in the rescue have been isolated and urgently notified not to eat chicken and duck for the time being, because 557 poultry in Anyang City, Henan Province have been infected. Send it to the people you care about as soon as you receive it. Prevention is always better than cure. See, mass spread ... "

" This news has been forwarded by friends in the WeChat circle for the past two days. It looks scary and I don't know if it is true or not! " Yesterday, this newspaper received calls from the public asking whether the news was true or not. In order to verify the authenticity of the news, the reporter contacted the Linzhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention. A staff member of the center said that up to now, there have been no cases of H7N9 deaths and doctors being isolated in Linzhou City, and the online spread of Linzhou City has been infected with H7N9 virus. The death case is a rumor.

"There are no reports of H7N9 cases in Linzhou CDC and medical institutions, there are no cases of H7N9 avian influenza treatment and deaths in medical institutions, and there is no isolation of doctors as reported in the news, so this news is purely a rumor." The staff said that they will continue to closely monitor the occurrence of various infectious diseases, including H7N9 avian influenza, and continue to do a good job in the prevention and control of various infectious diseases.

A person in charge of Linzhou Public Security Bureau said, "At present, we have investigated the source of the news, and once it is verified, the public security organs will severely punish it according to law."