Zeng Xiaopeng, director of the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, has been sticking to the frontline of health and epidemic prevention for more than 30 years, establishing China's first vector biological control management system

Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Zeng Xiaopeng "dead" vector organism for many years

  Zeng Xiaopeng is the director of the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and has worked in the field of health and epidemic prevention for more than 30 years. From "National Advanced Patriotic Health Workers", "National Outstanding Scientific and Technological Workers in the Prevention and Treatment of Atypical Pneumonia", "Advanced Olympic Health Protection Individuals" to "Capital Health Guardian", "Capital Labor Medal", "National Medical Moral Model" It takes a lot of effort to understand how many honorary titles he has won.

  This "expert leader" has participated in almost all epidemic prevention and control work in Beijing in recent years, from SARS, MERS, and plague to this year's new coronary pneumonia epidemic. At the same time, he also has 1.29 million Weibo fans and is a "science popularist".

Expert leader "dead knock" mosquito cockroach

  Zeng Xiaopeng's disease control career has lasted for more than thirty years.

  In the eyes of colleagues, this "Dana" who has been working on the front line is an "expert leader" with a gentle personality and no shelf, but as long as he talks about professional issues, he opens the conversation box.

  People familiar with Zeng Xiaopeng know that this is an "insect" expert, and "mosquitoes", flies, cockroaches, mice and other vector organisms "dead" for many years, usually "either stay in the laboratory, or run to stinking ditch, garbage dump , In the sewer. "

  As one of the main discipline leaders in the field of vector control in China, Zeng Xiaopeng drafted China's first vector control regulations and established China's first vector control system.

  In early 2008, Beijing launched the largest cockroach eradication operation in China to date, which reduced the cockroach density of 1.54 million households with cockroaches by 85.7%. The people remembered the "cockroach package" type of control methods, and also remembered "Dr. Cockroach" Zeng Xiaopeng.

  Zeng Xiaopeng is also responsible for the protection of vector biological control in many major national activities. During the Olympics, the density of mosquitoes in the core area of ​​the venue decreased by 500 times compared with that before the prevention and control, and the goal of being free of vector and biological hazards by mosquitoes was achieved, which was praised and affirmed by the International Olympic Committee and WHO; the 60th anniversary celebration of the founding of New China At that time, the density of vector organisms in the Tiananmen area fell to a record low.

Experienced many outbreaks from SARS to "New Crown"

  In the protection of all major events, Zeng Xiaopeng has been working on the front line.

  In major political and sports activities such as the “Belt and Road”, APEC, the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the G20, etc., Zeng Xiaopeng presided over the formulation of a vector biological control plan, and led the disease control team to trace the background of vector organisms and implement the control plan , Completed the task of prevention and control.

  Imported MERS in South Korea in 2015, the country's first case of yellow fever and rift valley fever in 2016, "Chikungunya fever" in 2017, spotted fever combined with Lyme transmission in 2018, since the establishment of new China in 2019 In the prevention and control of new emergencies such as imported pneumonic plague in Beijing, Zeng Xiaopeng led a team to scientifically respond and effectively deal with the epidemic and outbreak of infectious diseases.

  Since December 31 last year, the new pneumonia epidemic has gradually fermented in China. Zeng Xiaopeng and his colleagues “nailed” together and spent 30 years in the unit. In the past few months, Zeng Xiaopeng has rarely returned home and was busy directing the handling of epidemic situations, epidemiological investigations, and the development of comprehensive prevention and control measures ... When he was busy, he only slept for two or three hours a day.

Has 1.29 million followers to become popular science "Big V"

  Now that the network is well-developed and information is fast, in order to answer questions and answer questions in a timely manner, in addition to disseminating knowledge of pest control through newspapers, TV stations and other media, Zeng Xiaopeng also opened blogs and Weibo.

  "Mosquitoes are the first masters of the spread of diseases in the insect world! Different mosquitoes spread different diseases, and the division of labor is clear; in most cases, once the mosquito carries the pathogen, it will be carried for life, and it can be transmitted for life; some pathogens can also multiply and even pass through the mosquito body; Mosquitoes are not sick when they are infected with pathogens. Mosquitoes spread disease, and it is enough to bite once. "

  In Zeng Xiaopeng's Weibo, he published many popular science articles on mosquito control, mosquito control, influenza control and vaccination. When working outdoors, he will take time to look at his mobile phone, answer questions from netizens, and sometimes even send insecticides directly to netizens. Today, Zeng Xiaopeng has 1.29 million followers on Weibo.

  As of May 1, Beijing has reported no new confirmed cases of new pneumonia for 16 consecutive days. The prevention and control of the disease cannot be relaxed, and the "disease control person" led by Zeng Xiaopeng continues to stick to the front line.

  Beijing News reporter Dai Xuan