Vietnam - Dien Bien province, 2 confirmed human deaths from H5N1 + other suspicious deaths due to acute respiratory illness - exposure to H5N1 positive poultry

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December 16, 2009, 8:13:00 PM
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Up to 15/12, there are 11,047 ca influenza A/H1N1 infections nationwide, including 49 cases of death in 21 provinces and cities. The past week, the country recorded 45 cases of influenza A/H1N1 and three deaths - TS. Nguyen Huy Nga, Director of Department of Preventive Health and Environment (Ministry of Health) said at the meeting delivered the national steering committee preventing influenza pandemic in humans pm December 16 in Hanoi.

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About influenza A/H5N1, from the date November 30, 2009 when the first fatality in the team 14 Sam Mun Town, Dien Bien, until now the province does not appear any more cases.
18 subjects had previous contact with people being killed by influenza A/H5N1 Medical Center staff redundant and isolated functional units, monitoring, tracking closely.

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Re: Vietnam - Dien Bien province, 2 confirmed human deaths from H5N1 + other suspicious deaths due to acute respiratory illness - exposure to H5N1 positive poultry

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Tiết canh (Tiet canh) is raw blood soup

Tiết canh, or 'raw blood soup,' is a common sight throughout Vietnam. Rich in protein, its flavor is slightly metallic and is designed to be consumed with beer. The popularity of tiết canh, however, began to wane with the spread of the bird flu epidemic throughout Asia.. In the north of the country, this pudding is eaten for breakfast, particularly by country people, as an alternative to the soup known as pho. Tiết canh is made from raw blood, usually duck, and sprinkled with crushed peanuts. The government of Vietnam has been considering banning the sale of tiết canh due to the danger of the transmission of the H5N1 avian influenza virus from birds to humans.



How to make Tiết canh

1. Obtain fresh, healthy livestock. Pigs (in order to make tiết canh heo) and ducks (for tiết canh vit) are the most common choices.
2. Slit the animal's throat and drain the blood into a cup or bowl.
3. Place cups into a freezer and let them sit for twenty-four hours
4. Remove the bowls and let the blood thaw.
5. For garnish, add chopped peanuts to the top of your semi-congealed meal
6. Drink with alcohol.

http://www.xuvn.com/foodofvietnam/bizarre%20food/bizarre_food_of_vietnam.htm

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Re: Vietnam - Dien Bien province, 2 confirmed human deaths from H5N1 + other suspicious deaths due to acute respiratory illness - exposure to H5N1 positive poultry

December 16, 2009, 8:13:00 PM
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About influenza A/H5N1, from the date November 30, 2009 when the first fatality in the team 14 Sam Mun Town, Dien Bien, until now the province does not appear any more cases.
18 subjects had previous contact with people being killed by influenza A/H5N1 Medical Center staff redundant and isolated functional units, monitoring, tracking closely.

http://translate.googleusercontent.c...VAkRc_Xgf81iaA

So that's odd. The previous article seemed to indicate that the cousin was a confirmed fatal case as well (and had contact with the poultry too), but I this article indicates there are no further confirmed cases.

I would think we would have heard more by now if there was a second confirmed case more than two days ago. Odd. Perhaps the article two days ago misreported the situation.

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I would think we would have heard more by now if these was a second confirmed case more than two days ago.

I posted this article because it spoke of 18 other subjects.
I do not find it odd.
I am still waiting for confirmation from two in Egypt.

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I posted this article because it spoke of 18 other subjects.
I do not find it odd.
I am still waiting for confirmation from two in Egypt.

I believe (and hope) those 18 had contact with the suspected human patients (and not the infected poultry) and are being held in isolation as a precaution. I do not think they they are ill.

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I'm not sure the second case is confirmed - this article release today says only one is confirmed, and four other suspect cases tested negative (and this one hasn't been translated).

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/200912/SOCIAL-IN-BRIEF-21/12-885481/

According to the provincial preventive health centre, since the first H5N1 patient died in Dam Mun, Dien Bien district on November 30, 2009, no more deaths from the same disease have been reported in the province. Previously, four suspected cases tested negative for the A/H5N1 virus. Currently, 18 people contacting the deadly virus are being isolated and monitored strictly and they remain in stable conditions.

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Currently, 18 people contacting the deadly virus....

contacting. why not "contracting".

• a person who has associated with a patient with a contagious disease (and so may carry the infection)

Great.

ETA: I would think that if they are still hospitalized, and in isolation, and being monitored...that they are confirmed. If they were negative, they would not be there in that situation on December 21st.

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I take "contacting the virus" (without an "r" in it) to mean having contact with either a person or bird that was suspected to have the virus. I think they would be suspected cases if they thought they had "contracted" (with the "r") the virus. And if they really did contract H5N1, a bunch of them would be dead by now. The fact that the number has been exactly 18 for some time I think means that those are all the contacts of the dead confirmed case. They may be held in isolation for up to three weeks from their last contact with the dead man.

As the man died on November 30, I would expect them to be released from isolation shortly.

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Report No. 1193/BC-BYT, on December 21, 2009 the Ministry of Health reports the medical work in December 2009 (from November 21, 2009 to December 20, 2009)
MINISTRY OF HEALTH

No: 1193/BC-BYT
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness

Hanoi, 21 12nam 2009

REPORT
Medical work in December 2009
(since November 21, 2009 to December 20, 2009)

To: Office of Government


I. WORK HEALTH SITUATION 12 APRIL 2009
A. PROVISION OF MEDICAL WORK
1. Disease situation in:
1.Viem lungs by influenza A H5N1 virus: recorded 01 new cases and deaths. Cumulative number of infected / mortality from December 2003 to date is 112/57 in 37 provinces / cities.
2.Cum A (H1N1): recorded 240 new cases, including eight cases of death. Cumulative number of infected / death early this year is 11047/50.

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http://www.moh.gov.vn/homebyt/vn/portal/InfoDetail.jsp?area=58&cat=1456&ID=8385