英闻天下——540 H7N9 Source Revealed, Vaccine Ready within 7 Months

 　　Researchers say the H7N9 virus is a genetic¹ reassortment of viruses carried by migratory² birds from South Korea, other East Asian regions, and chickens from east China.

 

　　The mingle³ of the viruses is likely to have occurred in east China's Yangtze River Delta⁴ areas covering Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces.

 

　　Infections on the mainland have so far been isolated⁵ to this region.

 

　　However, researchers with the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology say no genes⁶ in H7N9 were traceable to pigs.

 

　　So far, H7N9 has been found in pigeons, quails⁷ and chickens.

 

　　Researchers are now trying to make sense of the mutation⁸ of the new strain of bird flu.

 

　　They are also stepping up monitoring of bird migration⁹ paths to prevent the H7N9 from spreading.

 

　　To that end, mainland authorities say they've been collaborating¹⁰ with health authorities on Hong Kong and Taiwan.

 

　　Fan Liqing is with the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office.

 

　　"We will continue to honor the agreement on medical and hygiene¹¹ cooperation of cross strait, enhancing ties with Taiwan, and providing support and aid based on the situation of preventing and controlling the disease. We will take correspondent measures to prevent the spread of H7N9."

 

　　On top of sharing information, samples of the new strain of the virus are being sent to Taiwan for further testing and to help in the development of a potential vaccine¹².

 

　　Scientists on the mainland are in the process of developing a vaccine for H7N9, which is expected to be made available in the next seven months.

 

　　As part of efforts to strengthen surveillance of the new virus, testing reagents for the H7N9 virus have been distributed to all flu monitoring sites across China.

 

　　China officially confirmed the first cases of the H7N9 virus in humans late last month.

 

　　So far, there's been no discernable proof of human-to-human transmission.

 

　　World Health Organization Spokesperson Gregory Hartl.

 

　　"There is no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission. There are some suspected but not yet confirmed cases of perhaps very limited transmission between family members. As I just said, those are still being investigated."

 

　　Meantime, the first person to recover from the H7N9 bird flu here in China has been discharged from hospital.

 

　　The 4-year old boy is now well enough to leave hospital in Shanghai.

 

　　For CRI, I'm Shen Chengcheng.

1 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

2 migratory   

n.候鸟，迁移

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• This does not negate the idea of migratory aptitude.这并没有否定迁移能力这一概念。

3 mingle   

vt.使混合，使相混；vi.混合起来；相交往

参考例句：

• If we mingle with the crowd,we should not be noticed.如果我们混在人群中，就不会被注意到。
• Oil will not mingle with water.油和水不相融。

4 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

5 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

6 genes   

n.基因( gene的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因，所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪

7 quails   

鹌鹑( quail的名词复数 )； 鹌鹑肉

参考例句：

• Speckled quails rustled in the underbrush. 鹌鹑在矮树丛里沙沙作响。
• I went out to pop some quails. 我出去打几只鹌鹑。

8 mutation   

n.变化，变异，转变

参考例句：

• People who have this mutation need less sleep than others.有这种突变的人需要的睡眠比其他人少。
• So far the discussion has centered entirely around mutation in the strict sense.到目前为止，严格来讲，讨论完全集中于围绕突变问题上。

9 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

10 collaborating   

合作( collaborate的现在分词 )； 勾结叛国

参考例句：

• Joe is collaborating on the work with a friend. 乔正与一位朋友合作做那件工作。
• He was not only learning from but also collaborating with Joseph Thomson. 他不仅是在跟约瑟福？汤姆逊学习，而且也是在和他合作。

11 hygiene   

n.健康法，卫生学 （a.hygienic）

参考例句：

• Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。
• He's going to give us a lecture on public hygiene.他要给我们作关于公共卫生方面的报告。

12 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。