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In mid-December, in Korea first pneumococcal vaccination in the Asia-Pacific region organized by the Seoul Forum, prevention of pneumococcal disease Alliance was set up in Asia. This reporter learned from the meeting, pneumonia is the first cause of death in children under 5 years old. High prevalence of influenza each year before the season, will appeal to the public administration of influenza vaccine, to relieve flu symptoms and reduce complications such as pulmonary infection caused by influenza. Experts pointed out that Asia is the home of global influenza virus, first of all, is the annual influenza outbreak area. Now the biggest problem is that every year influenza viruses mutate, other regions can grab time differences, before the local outbreak develops targeted a strong vaccine, but not in Asia. Therefore, experts point out that, instead of indirectly through the flu vaccine prevention and treatment of pneumonia in Asia, rather than direct cut the pneumonia spread chain, while actively anti-flu prevention and treatment of pneumonia.

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Pneumonia deaths are children, \"the first killer\"

According to the report of the World Health Organization, United Nations Children\'s Fund announced in 2006 the pneumonia: the forgotten killer of children, more than half of patients with pneumonia in the Asia-Pacific region in the world. In 2005, 133 million in children with pneumonia in the world, India has 44 million, China has about 18 million, broken down first and second in the world. In each of the global deaths of children, 19% of the pneumonia, diarrhea accounted for 17%, preterm accounted for 10%, accounted for 9% of puerperal infection, malaria, 7% AIDS 3%, malnutrition accounted for 50%. That is, child deaths caused by diseases, pneumonia was \"the first killer\".

About 50% of the patients died of pneumonia are Streptococcus pneumoniae, also known as caused by Pneumococcus. Pneumococcal disease causing 1.6 million deaths per year, of which 5 per cent of children aged under 1 million, most occur in Asia and Africa. Pneumonia related to the levels of morbidity and mortality and socio-economic development, the higher the level of economic development, pneumonia less sick children. 30 years ago, United States of child deaths due to pneumonia and now Africa. In the 10 countries with the highest burden of pneumococcal disease, 5 in Asia, including Bangladesh, China, India, and Indonesia and Pakistan. Therefore, prevention and treatment of pneumonia in reducing child mortality, reducing family disease burden is of great significance. `

Source: Ocean network