Using information to eliminate "bird flu panic"

Source: People's Daily

        To treat patients, case monitoring, strict disinfection and isolation, epidemic situation report daily... Since there H7N9 bird flu cases in some places, the government departments to act quickly, the stable social mood, promote the public participation in the good effect.

        In such cases, however, there are still various quietly spread, "speculation", "it is said that" there are even some time location details, deceptively high false information. It's a reminder that avian influenza is not only a "public health", is a "social psychological warfare".

        H7N9 virus from infected poultry? What are the harm to human body? Is highly contagious? To these public concerned about sensitive issues, the government departments should be timely public information, giving professional response. If not a short time to fully grasp the virus characteristics, dynamic tracking, there should also be said a. If the fear of "sensitive" evasive, lead to information asymmetry, rumors and panic will spread the soil. Recently, the national health and family planning commission requirements in the province has reported the confirmed cases information reporting system, start the outbreak is due at the time, only more timely and more accurate information publicly, with authoritative voice guide public opinion, to prevent the "veil of ignorance" manufacturing "bird flu panic".

        In the fight against SARS in the year to just ten years. Today, governance is more complete, the public is more mature, we have the confidence to play the sniping action of bird flu. (Li Zheng)

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