Three plague foci were discovered in Inner Mongolia. What protective measures should local people take?

A few days ago, a case of plague was diagnosed in Bayannaoer, Inner Mongolia, which attracted the attention of the outside world.

On July 7, the Information Office of Inner Mongolia People's Government held a press conference to inform the situation and measures of epidemic prevention and control in grassland tourist attractions: At present, three plague epidemic spots have been discovered in Inner Mongolia, and 15 close contacts have been observed in isolation at home; Up to now, no cases of plague and COVID-19 infection or transmission due to grassland tourism have been found.

According to Fu Ruifeng, deputy director of the Inner Mongolia Health and Wellness Commission, among the three epidemic spots where Yersinia pestis has been detected, 1 is Wengeng Town, Urad Zhongqi, Bayannaoer City, where the confirmed patient is located. On June 18, four hanged rats were found in this epidemic spot, and were later judged as epidemic rats. According to the current epidemiological data, the patients' daily life is mainly grazing in the grassland, and they have been producing and living near the epidemic spot. The patient said that he had not been in contact with plague patients or fever patients, had not peeled wild animals, and had not been in contact with dead animals and rats 10 days before the onset of the disease.

Earlier, the Inner Mongolia Health and Wellness Committee received a report from Bayannaoer Health and Wellness Committee in the early morning of July 5, and a patient admitted to Urad Zhongqi was judged as a suspected case of bubonic plague. Typical symptoms are fever, swollen lymph nodes can be touched in the groin of the right thigh, and there is tenderness; On the afternoon of July 5th, it was diagnosed as bubonic plague by laboratory reexamination of Inner Mongolia Center for Disease Control and Prevention, combined with clinical symptoms and epidemiological history. As of July 6th, the temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiration and heart rate of the confirmed patients were normal, and their diet, spirit and sleep were better than before, and all vital signs were stable.

At present, all the 15 close contacts of the confirmed patients have been isolated at home for observation, and the epidemic spots have been disinfected. Up to now, the control area of epidemic areas has reached 3.6 square kilometers, totaling 67 1.8 square kilometers, and the control area is about 37,000 mu. Close contacts showed no abnormal symptoms.

In the face of plague, local people should plan ahead.

First, do a good job in tourism planning, and grassland areas designated as plague foci and epidemic areas are not listed as tourist destinations.

Second, we must do it strictly? Three no three reports? That is, without permission, it is not allowed to hunt animals that may have an epidemic situation, such as rats, otters and rabbits, to peel off the epidemic animals, and to take the epidemic animals and products out of the epidemic area without authorization. At the same time, if you see dead animals such as rats, marmots, rabbits, suspected plague patients, and patients with unexplained high fever and sudden death, you should immediately report to the local disease control institutions or health departments.

Third, when you or your entourage play in the grassland, or come into contact with the grassland, contact with epidemic animals, get bitten by insects, or have suspected symptoms such as fever, cough and swollen lymph nodes, you must immediately report to the local CDC or go to the nearest medical institution for treatment.