China's Ministry of Health has urged all local governments to
intensify efforts in preventing respiratory infectious
diseases.
A report issued by the Ministry of Health says no infection of
SARS or bird flu was found in the country, but this year there were
more cases of epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis than for the same
period last year.
There is a high incidence of respiratory infections in
spring.
(CRI March 16, 2005)