March 4, 2009
IHI Shibaura Machinery Corporation

Strengthen ISM sales network in order to prevent pandemic influenza.

NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Japan's public broadcaster introduced IHI Shibaura Machinery Corporation (ISM) ozone disinfector "eZ-2000" as an effective device for infection control of a new type of influenza pandemic on NHK TV Program aired on Mar 1st, 2009.

An influenza worldwide pandemic occurs when a new type of influenza virus capable of causing severe disease which transmit easily from human to human.

Since human being does not have immune system against newly emerging virus in the human population, worldwide outbreak of pandemic (epidemic on a global scale) can spread easily from person to person through highly developed global traffic travelers very quickly.

While it is impossible to predict when/where a pandemic might occur, environmental infection control in Healthcare Facilities/Public Places/Companies is extremely important in preparing for the Pandemic.

In fact, in the event of an influenza pandemic, more than 640,000 people (in Japan only) are expected to be infected by new influenza virus.

WHO has urged all countries to develop or update their influenza pandemic preparedness plans for responding to the widespread socioeconomic disruptions that would result from having large numbers of people unwell or dying.

ISM has been serving the Infection Control market to prevent transmission of the deadly infections since 1994, and ISM will keep offering reliable products that is based on Shibaura advanced engineering and long experience in the Infection Control market.

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