At the brigade headquarters, Zhou Yang left before the meeting ended.
On the one hand, it's because he still has important things to deal with and can't stay long.
On the other hand, he couldn't help with what happened next.
After all, what Wang Ping and others will discuss next is how to get rid of rats, which is not Zhou Yang's strong point.
Therefore, after arranging the tasks, he said hello to everyone and left the brigade headquarters.
But just as Zhou Yang walked out of the office door, he heard someone calling his name from behind.
Looking back, I found it was Qin Xueyi and Gu Ning.
At that moment, Zhou Yang stopped and waited for them!
When the two came to Zhou Yang, Gu Ning immediately asked: "Comrade Zhou Yang, can exterminating rats really solve the problem of hemorrhagic fever?"
"Yes, but it depends on how effective the rodent control is. At the same time, the carcasses of mice must be disposed of so that they cannot be exposed in large numbers in the wild!" Zhou Yang said.
Gu Ning frowned and then asked, "Is there a better way?"
"Yes, isolate the virus, and then develop relevant prevention and treatment vaccines!" Zhou Yang said.
Hearing this, Gu Ning fell silent.
As an animal husbandry expert, she is engaged in scientific research, so she has some understanding of this and the difficulty involved.
If this matter is really so easy to solve, why are so many countries around the world suffering from hemorrhagic fever?
For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
Zhou Yang didn't explain too much. Whether it was rodent control or vaccine research, it was feasible, but the man in front of him didn't seem to believe it.
Zhou Yang knows very well that such scientific researchers have very hard-headed minds. It is most likely useless for you to explain to them. Most of the time, they only believe what they see with their own eyes.
In this case, he didn't want to waste too much breath, so he should speak with the facts when the time comes!
At this time, Qin Xueyi on the side took over the conversation and said: "Zhou Zhiqing, I have a suggestion, I don't know whether to say it or not!"
"Teacher Qin, your suggestion must be for the good of our village. If this is right or wrong, just say it and I'll listen!" Zhou Yang said with a smile.
"Well, I suggest that some of the pigs, cattle, sheep, mules and horses in the village be sold. On the one hand, it's time for these livestock to be put out for slaughter, and on the other hand, selling them can improve the sanitary conditions in the village!" Qin Xueyi said.
"Teacher Qin, your suggestion is very good, and it touches my heart!"
Then Zhou Yang continued: "To be honest, I originally planned to go to the pig farm and livestock shed tomorrow morning to check the situation. If the fat on these animals is coming up, they can be put out for slaughter!"
Qin Xueyi nodded and said: "Actually, I wanted to remind you about the health situation in the village some time ago. Unfortunately, you are too busy. Every time I want to talk to you, I can't find anyone!"
"Look at the sheep manure and eggs all over the streets in the village. Half of the village smells like pig manure. In addition, the personal hygiene habits of the commune members are not very good. Over time, problems will definitely arise. "
"But I never thought that the first disease to break out in the village would be hemorrhagic fever. Alas!"
Seeing Qin Xueyi's remorseful look, Zhou Yang also sighed and said, "I was careless about this too!"
"I hope this matter will be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be really serious!"
"Do not worry..."
A few people walked and chatted, and soon came to a fork in the village.
Afterwards, Qin Xueyi and Gu Ning turned east and returned to the laboratory.
Zhou Yang, on the other hand, led the two guards all the way north and continued towards the project department.
.......
When Zhou Yang returned to the project department, he found that the researchers here had not rested, and were all busy checking rice, flour, grains, oils, and various supplies.
In addition, Mr. Guo, Mr. Zheng, Yang Hongguang and others were also alerted and were gathering in Qiao Weiguo's dormitory, discussing what they were doing!
Seeing Zhou Yang coming in from the gate, the sharp-eyed Qiao Weiguo stood up immediately.
Afterwards, the group of people all walked out of Qiao Weiguo's dormitory and greeted Zhou Yang.
As soon as they met, the grumpy Guo Yamin couldn't help but ask: "How is the situation? How could this happen?"
Zhou Yang shook his head and said: "Not good!"
"That's not very good, you kid should make it clear!"
"Let's go inside and talk!"
Later, Zhou Yang opened the door of his studio and invited Guo Yamin, Zheng Aiguo and others in.
After entering the house, Zhou Yang first explained the number of patients found in the village and their basic situation.
After listening to what Zhou Yang said, Guo Yamin immediately frowned and said: "Infectious diseases are never so easy to solve. I suggest you report to your superiors quickly and ask for support!"
Zhou Yang immediately said: "I have reported the situation to the commune and the county. I am afraid that the prefectural committee and the province have also received the news now, but if they want support, I will be disappointed!"
"What do you mean?"
Zhou Yang immediately told what happened in Qingcheng a few days ago. Everyone couldn't help but take a breath after hearing this.
Everyone understands what Zhou Yang means. If hemorrhagic fever is really discovered in the provincial capital, then they will not be able to take care of themselves, and there will be no spare power to support them.
"Comrade Zhou Yang, what should we do now?" Zheng Aiguo asked immediately.
"Now we can only rely on ourselves!"
At the moment, Zhou Yang reiterated the three measures he had formulated at the brigade department and asked the project department to implement them.
After listening to Zhou Yang's words, Guo Yamin asked with some doubt: "Can killing rats really solve this problem?"
"It's definitely no problem!" Zhou Yang said firmly.
No one knows better than Zhou Yang that rodent control doesn't work.
You know this has been proven in practice!
In the time and space that Zhou Yang has experienced, after the reform and opening up in the 1980s, the density of rats and wild rats continued to rise across the country, and the incidence of epidemic hemorrhagic fever increased sharply across the country, causing the epidemic areas to spread from rural areas to cities.
In 1986 alone, there were 115,000 annual confirmed cases of epidemic hemorrhagic fever nationwide, reaching its peak. Epidemic hemorrhagic fever became the most harmful viral disease in China besides viral hepatitis.
It was also this year that the state held a national work conference on rodent control and epidemic hemorrhagic fever prevention and control, and deployed nationwide rodent control activities in urban and rural areas across the country.
In order to eradicate rats, a total of 172 million yuan in rat eradication funds was raised, of which 42.1293 million yuan was allocated by finance at all levels, and 130 million yuan was raised by enterprises, institutions and the public themselves.
Subsequently, a mass rodent eradication wave began across the country.
The effect is also quite obvious. After rodent eradication, the number of cases in the second half of 1986 dropped by 12.36% compared with the same period in 1985.
In 1987, the number of cases nationwide dropped by 46.6% compared with the same period in 1986.
The case fatality rate has also dropped significantly, from about 10% in the 1950s to the 1970s, to about 3%.
Of course, Zhou Yang also knows that a complete solution to hemorrhagic fever depends on the advancement of treatment technology. Rat eradication only treats the symptoms, not the root cause.
However, this cannot be achieved overnight. Rat eradication can achieve results in the shortest possible time and curb the spread of hemorrhagic fever.
Therefore, Zhou Yang's idea is to eliminate rats first, treat the symptoms first and then the root cause, and finally treat both the symptoms and the root cause.
After arranging the project department's prevention and treatment of hemorrhagic fever, Zhou Yang asked everyone to go back and rest.
And he closed the door, took out paper and pen, and wrote a treatment plan for patients with hemorrhagic fever and related measures to deal with this infectious disease.
He had to put what was in his head into words as soon as possible and then submit it to the top, lest they don't know how to deal with it and cause unimaginable serious consequences.
But what Zhou Yang didn't know was that because of his troubles, the Ning City Prefectural Committee and the entire Saibei Province were in chaos!
PS: Chapter 2 is delivered!
