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发帖数: 1 | 1 CDC：公共卫生风险仍然“低”
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Jan 27 13:05:17 2020, 美东)
美国疾病预防控制中心说，在美国发现了110例可疑冠状病毒病例；公共卫生风险仍然
“低”
CDC Says 110 Suspected Coronavirus Cases Identified In US; Public Health
Risk Remains "Low"
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/wuhan-mayor-offers-resign-coronavirus
-death-toll-accelerates-supply-shortages
Update (1150ET): Dr. Nancy Messonnier, the Director of the Center for the
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), spoke on
behalf of the CDC. During the press conference, she said that the US had
identified 110 people who are under observation and being tested for the
virus. While 5 cases have already been identified in the US, another 32 have
definitively tested negative.
Though a vaccine remains elusive, the Messonnier said the CDC had developed
a diagnostic test that can quickly confirm cases of the virus. So far, CDC
researchers have seen no signs of "mutation" in the virus. If the virus does
mutate, as Chinese scientists suggested it might, that could create
problems for those trying to develop the exam. On Friday, a "blueprint" for
the test was uploaded and shared with the world. All governments can now
follow this blueprint to develop their own tests..
Right now, the CDC is focused on providing tests to "priority" states (
presumably, Cali, Washington, Arizona and Illinois, the states where cases
have been confirmed). But soon they will expand the program to supply
governments in need.
The CDC has also uploaded the entire genome of the virus from the first two
cases. From what the CDC can tell so far, the virus doesn't appear to be "
mutating", as some Chinese officials had suggested.
Messonnier stressed that this is a "rapidly changing situation" both here
and abroad, adding that the virus has spread to 16 countries from China.
"Our thoughts are with the people on the front lines of this emerging health
threat in China," she said.
US airports are now screening passengers from Wuhan. The purpose of this is
not just preventative: It's intended to educate passengers about symptoms of
the virus, and how to mitigate risk of infection while traveling abroad.
The CDC recommends that travelers avoid all non-essential travel to Hubei
province, and that anybody traveling to China should take certain
precautions.
Returning travelers with symptoms may be asked to take precautionary
measures.
Battered US stocks briefly spiked when Messonnier said that although a
handful of cases have been identified in the US, the overall general health
risk to the community remains "low at this time." Still, she caveated this
by insisting that the situation remains very much in flux. |
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