The number of confirmed cases of brucellosis in Lanzhou increased to 6,620, the official said it would be "responsible for life" for free treatment

  Chinanews.com, Lanzhou, November 5 (Reporter Nanru Zhuoma Gaoying) A press conference on the aftermath of the Brucella antibody positive incident of Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute was held in Lanzhou on the evening of the 5th.

The press conference reported that as of the 4th, 55,725 people had been tested, and 6,620 people were confirmed positive in the provincial review.

In addition, since September 24, the compensation work began. At present, Lanzhou Biopharmaceutical Factory has signed a compensation agreement with 337 Brucella antibody-positive persons and paid 2,354,600 compensation.

On the evening of November 5th, a press release on the aftermath of the Brucella antibody positive incident of the Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute was held in Lanzhou.

The picture shows the press conference site.

Photo by Gao Ying

  The Brucella antibody-positive incident that occurred in Lanzhou in November 2019. At the end of 2019, based on the results of various investigations and tests, local officials classified it as an accidental incident and shut down the brucella vaccine production workshop. Responsible person to deal with.

On September 15, 2020, 3245 people confirmed to be positive in the review were disclosed again.

  On December 7, 2019, Lanzhou Biopharmaceutical Factory closed the brucellosis vaccine production workshop.

On October 8, 2020, the production workshop was dismantled.

  Recently, some media reported on the positive incident of Brucella in Lanzhou. Many residents were diagnosed as having brucellosis by many hospitals in Gansu Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. However, the Brucella under the jurisdiction of the Lanzhou Municipal Health Commission The positive event expert group still determined that they were only "antibody positive" and not patients with brucellosis, and even issued them a "health certificate."

  On the 5th, the Lanzhou Municipal People’s Government and the Lanzhou Municipal Health Commission, the Agriculture and Rural Bureau, the Ecological Environment Bureau, the Justice Bureau, and the Chengguan District People’s Government released the latest progress in handling the incident. 21,145 people were tested, 3201 people were confirmed positive in the provincial review, and 3,150 people had health records.

From July 16 to November 4, a total of 34,580 people were tested, 3,419 people were confirmed to be positive after review, and 3,290 people had health records.

  According to a report from the Lanzhou Municipal Health Commission, Lanzhou has opened green channels and special clinics for antibody-positive people who report symptoms and provide free standardized treatment.

As of the 4th, 11 designated hospitals in Lanzhou have diagnosed and treated 126 people.

  In addition, for residents who tested positive in Lanzhou local hospitals but were diagnosed with brucellosis in other hospitals, the Lanzhou Municipal Health Commission recommended that relevant residents go to Lanzhou Pulmonary Hospital to complete the relevant examination data. Lanzhou Pulmonary Hospital According to the "Health Assessment Plan" formulated by the Gansu Provincial Disposal Coordination Leading Group Office, the relevant data will be reported to the Gansu Provincial Health Assessment Expert Group for evaluation.

  The Lanzhou Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs stated that China Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd. has severely dealt with the eight responsible persons.

At present, the first batch of compensation funds of 10 million yuan has been allocated to a special account on September 24 for monitoring, diagnosis and treatment and compensation and compensation.

Lanzhou Biopharmaceutical Factory will fully guarantee all antibody-positive persons "should make up" and "should make up" funds.

  Lanzhou Ecological and Environmental Protection Bureau stated that after the incident, after multiple on-site law enforcement inspections and environmental quality monitoring, the environmental protection facilities of Lanzhou Biopharmaceutical Factory were operating normally, and pollutant discharges reached the standard. There was no incident caused by improper collection and disposal of waste gas, sewage and hazardous waste The secondary environmental pollution situation in China, the surrounding ecological environment is safe and stable.

  Wei Qingxiang, the deputy mayor of Lanzhou City, said that in the next step, the city will continue to standardize and do a good job of free testing for the public, and provide free and standardized treatment for people who are positive for antibodies and cause adverse reactions, and achieve long-term health follow-up and lifelong responsibility.

In accordance with the results of the public health assessment, the compensation and compensation work shall be done in accordance with laws and regulations to ensure that the compensation and compensation work is scientific and legal and the people are satisfied.

At the same time, the Lanzhou Biopharmaceutical Factory is urged to further speed up the relocation of the entire plant and the progress of the work of moving out of the city and entering the park to eliminate hidden dangers from the source.

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