Guangdong Zijin hepatitis C incident, has ruled out three major infections

Recently, a number of media reported that more than 200 people were infected with hepatitis C in Zijin County, Guangdong Province. In response, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Health announced on the evening of February 23 that epidemiological investigations had basically ruled out injecting drugs, paid blood supply, and hemodialysis.

According to media reports, many people have been infected with hepatitis C in Zijin County, Heyuan City, Guangdong Province since 2010. The infections are mainly concentrated in Xiangshui Road, Zicheng Town, Zijin County. According to the patient’s spontaneous statistics, in the near two or three months, more than 200 unaccounted for infections have been detected near the site. Residents reported that residents infected with hepatitis C had allegedly hit a needle in the town’s health clinic and suspected that it was an infection caused by reuse of the syringe.

At present, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Health has sent an expert team to Heyuan to investigate and dispose of the work. According to the expert group, due to the mild clinical symptoms and chronicity of hepatitis C, some patients may have a relatively long time to infect, which makes it difficult to find the source of infection. The main factors associated with infection are still under investigation. According to the current epidemiological survey, factors such as injecting drugs, paid blood supply, and hemodialysis have been basically ruled out.

According to the epidemic report of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Health, from 2005 to 2011, the annual growth rate of reported cases in Guangdong Province is basically the same as the national level. From 2005 to 2011, Heyuan City reported that the number of hepatitis C cases was ranked the 15th in Guangdong Province. Among them, Zicheng County of Zijin County reported the first case of hepatitis C antibody in 2008. As of February 18 of this year, 242 cases have been reported. The provincial health department expert group analyzed that the positive rate of hepatitis C antibody in Zijin County was not significantly different from that in the province, but the positive rate of hepatitis C antibody growth has increased in recent years. The reported cases need to be further tested for etiology before being diagnosed. . The reporters called the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention and learned that relevant experts had gone to the local area to conduct epidemiological investigations. However, due to the long time required for epidemiological investigations, it is still difficult to draw a conclusion on the route of infection and the number of specific infections. in conclusion.

It is reported that at present, Zijin County has included the cost of interferon used for hospitalization of hepatitis C patients participating in the new rural cooperative medical insurance system in the scope of reimbursement compensation for the new rural cooperative medical insurance. The compensation for the use of interferon for hospitalization of hepatitis C patients since last year has been reimbursed according to regulations.

Viral hepatitis C (HC), abbreviated as hepatitis C or hepatitis C (HC), is caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV) mainly through the blood-borne route, and a small number of acute liver inflammation caused by close contact with transmission routes. Clinical manifestations are similar to those of hepatitis B. The drawbacks of rebounding after using traditional antiviral drugs are stopped. The current use of superoxide cell therapy for hepatitis C virus.