A kind of playing cards with bird flu prevention and control
knowledge on it has emerged on market in north China's Shanxi
Province.
Knowledge such as what bird flu is, harm of the epidemic, its
transmission channel, prevention and control measures is shown in
cartoons on the 54 cards of the poker.
The addresses and telephone numbers of the disease prevention
and control organizations across China are also printed on the
playing cards, which was developed by a hospital in Yuncheng City
of Shanxi Province.
A total of 30 outbreaks of bird flu were reported in 11
provinces and autonomous regions in China in 2005.
The playing cards will help popularize the bird flu prevention
and control knowledge among the people through entertainment.
(Xinhua News Agency January 8, 2006)