Vietnam - Human Suspected/Actual Cases H5N1, February 7, 2009 - December 16, 2009

[Commonground]

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Quang Ninh: detection of a contagious flu A (H5N1)

Chủ Nhật, 08/02/2009, 15:03 (GMT+7)


TTO - That patients Mui Tai Ly, 23 years old, resident in Port Na, An Quang commune (Ha Dam). On 28-1, judicious of Time does have the fever, the family to Medical Center Dam Ha district, then moved to 2-2 on Hospital area Tien Yen.

The patient was diagnosed with pneumonia due to virus status chest pain, difficulty breathing and the Provincial Hospital on 3-2. In this patient is the health, doctors Provincial Hospital infection diagnosis of influenza virus A (H5N1) and samples of products disease patients submitted Institute sanitation epidemiology central tested.

Despite all the doubt, but patients have been isolation hospitals and apply it exposed treatment for patients infected with influenza A under the Ministry of Health. Three patients go home the same care is isolation. Current health patients complicated place, and carry the pleura, the risk of high mortality. Doctor promptly Institute of tropical diseases and infectious country has been coordinated with the Provincial Hospital in treating positive patients.

According to initial investigation, patients who do not slaughter poultry but eat chicken. Many households around the patient's family are raising chickens and chickens have died. Those who left the family not patients have symptoms.

[Treyfish]

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<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=ds height=0 vAlign=top width=435>Sunday, February 8, 2009 17:58:03 Vietnam (GMT+07) </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top><!--This begin of the news --><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=left><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" colSpan=2><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD height=30 width="50%"> E-mail to a friend </TD><TD width="50%">Print version</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD height=35 vAlign=top align=left>Quang Ninh woman suspected of contracting bird flu
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" colSpan=2 align=left><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=20 align=left><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=2 align=left> </TD><TD width=5 align=left></TD></TR><TR><TD class=cap colSpan=2 align=left>People try to take back chicken of dubious origin meant for culling from a truck in Hanoi?s Thuong Tin District on Thursday</TD><TD width=5 align=left></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>A 23-year-old woman is suspected of contracting the H5N1 strain of bird flu after suffering severe respiratory problems in northern Quang Ninh Province Saturday, health officials said. </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>
Ly Tai Mui of Quang Ninh?s Dam Ha District was admitted to the Quang Ninh General Hospital on Tuesday with high fever, low blood pressure, and severe respiratory problems, doctors said.
But doctors reported they were unable to conclude if Mui had been infected with the H5N1 virus. One test showed she carried it, but another was negative.
Health experts were dispatched Saturday to Quang Ninh to carry out further examinations. Work to disinfect Dam Ha District also began Saturday.
Quang Ninh, where the world renowned Ha Long Bay is located, is about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Hanoi.
Before Mui, an eight-year-old girl in the northern province of Thanh Hoa who fell sick after eating duck and chicken raised on her family's farm was diagnosed with the bird flu. She has since recovered, but her 13- year-old sister died in the hospital earlier without being tested for the virus before her burial, health officials said.
The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau reported Saturday the bird flu has spread among four local communes, prompting the culling of 3,250 birds to contain the epidemic.
The Ca Mau government also asked agencies concerned to take further measures against the spread of the disease in the province.
The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang began disinfection work Saturday after 700 birds were recently reported to have died of the flu.
The avian flu has thus far infected poultry in four provinces in the country ? Ca Mau, Bac Lieu and Soc Trang in the Mekong Delta region and Nghe An in the north.
The H5N1 remains largely confined to birds, but experts fear it could mutate into a form that is easily transmitted by humans and spark a pandemic that could kill millions worldwide.
Since 2003, Vietnam has recorded 52 human deaths from bird flu, the second highest toll after Indonesia, where the virus has killed 115 people.
Chicken thieves
The deputy chairman of the People?s Committee of Hanoi Saturday called for strict action against residents who stole around 1,000 chickens meant for destruction three days ago in Hanoi?s Thuong Tin District.
On Thursday, the Hanoi Veterinary Bureau was collecting some 1,500 chickens of unknown origin for culling when many locals flocked to the scene to take the birds back, said bureau chief Nguyen Xuan Vui.
They dug up holes to retrieve buried chickens or jumped into the trucks to get the fowl back, Vui said.
Vui also said he had warned the people it would be very risky to eat the birds, but the warning had fallen on deaf ears.
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http://www.thanhniennews.com/healthy...8&newsid=45894

[HenryN]

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Ninh: A H5N1 virus infection

TP - Patients Ly Tai Mui (SN 1986) Dao ethnic residence in Port Na, Quang An, Dam Ha (Quang Ninh) was concluded with positive H5N1 virus following two test methods using PCR (the the gene).

Patient hospital districts on 3 / 2 states in high fever, blood pressure dropped and respiratory failure and then be transferred to General Hospital in Quang Ninh Province.

However, after four days of treatment positive patients are no signs of recovery.

Specialists Hospital Tropical Institute sanitation epidemiology T.U present in Quang Ninh to diagnose, given exposed control and conduct environmental review of life of patients where the source of the disease.

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[HenryN]

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Quang Ninh: A patient of influenza A/H5N1 infection
Updated at 21h28 ", dated 07/02/2009 --

(VnMedia) - The Quang Ninh has discovered a female patient infected by viruses of influenza A/H5N1. Patients called Mui Tai Ly, 23 years old, resident in Port Na, An Quang commune, district ?am Ha.

Mui patients hospitalized in the state high fever, blood pressure dropped respiratory failure and severe. There are patients be monitored and treated in General Hospital in Quang Ninh Province.

When tested to find influenza A/H5N1 virus with fast test times 1 for negative results, but the test method times 2 PCR positive results. Does not conclude patients are infected with influenza A virus H5N1 or not.

Experts under the Institute for infectious diseases and Tropical National Institute of Hygiene and epidemiology Central has been in Quang Ninh for review, diagnosis, treatment for patients and to the residence of the patient to perform inspection, investigation, and except disease.




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http://www.vnmedia.vn/newsdetail.asp?CatId=73&NewsId=155503

[Diane Morin]

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The 23 year old patient, is a man or a woman? Thank you to light us. We are in the fog on the French-speaking side on this point.

[sharon sanders]

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She is a woman. Thanks Muscade!

[Commonground]

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Vietnam: fold region, dập HPAI

08-02-2009
NDDT - Immediately after information about patient Ly Mui and infection of influenza A (H5N1) is treated at General Hospital in Quang Ninh Province, on 7-3, the delegation about the epidemiology of Central Department of Health backup and Medical Center for the province has been in Quang An, Dam Ha district guidance of fold regions, processed, and dập.

Port Na Thon, An Quang commune (Dam Ha district) where patients Ly Mui Tai living, has 13 households, of which 11 households around a patient's nose. Most families are raising chickens in the form drop empty; Before and during ill patients, families around the sick chickens have died, from 27-1 to 7-2 days, the patient Time about 20 children have been sick chickens died; Previously, patients and have directly as chicken meat and 10 family members were dead chickens eat.

Mission with the local government has spray target center in all 11 households around the family and patients and conduct patient samples collected 9 of the subject patients, people with direct contact with patients and 5 samples of chicken diseases subject to testing; (Prev at General Hospital in Quang Ninh Province, the delegation also conducted 7 get sick form the subject of the patients and medical staff directly for disease treatment staff.

Its provincial Health, Animal Health Agency Region II (Hai Phong) has conducted surveys on livestock, poultry traders in the area in Quang An; samples taken 1 sick poultry products to test, if results are positive for the H5N1 strain will destroyed all poultry in.

At Medical Center and the provincial level of 170 clothing preventive and 70kg for Cloramin B Dam Ha district; level of 100 clothing preventive and 35kg for Cloramin B Provincial Hospital.

[Rwilmer]

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What does the above article say? Is it a whole bunch of people suspected to have the virus? Or is it about poultry?

[Laidback Al]

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What does the above article say? Is it a whole bunch of people suspected to have the virus? Or is it about poultry?

I interpret the post to say that the commune that Mui Tai Ly lived in consisted of 13 household, 11 of which were immediately adjacent to her household. Between Jan 27 and Feb 7, a number of chickens died in the commune and that Mui Tai Ly and possibly 10 other family members consumed some of these chickens. The households were sprayed and samples were collected from 9 other inidividuals who had direct contact with the infected woman.

[Commonground]

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(Prev at General Hospital in Quang Ninh Province, the delegation also conducted 7 get sick form the subject of the patients and medical staff directly for disease treatment staff.

I agree with Laidback Al. I'm also wondering if they haven't tested 7 medical staff? I have no clue.

[Commonground]

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Vietnam: HPAI spread

Tuesday, 10/02/2009
(Nld) - Patients infected with H5N1 virus is still critical - Hanoi: 322 people have been infected measles TPHCM l: Ra qu&#226;n prevent disease measles vaccine for children

Department of Animal Health, said recently from 26-1 to 7-2, HPAI outbreaks have occurred in Quang An (Dam Ha, Quang Ninh) as 155 children die out of the 230 birds of 9 households. Test results positive for avian influenza virus. On 7 and 8-2, HPAI continues to be detected more in the bay year Nga district, Soc Trang, 2 Vinh Trung commune, Thang and The town Mau Nang, Vi Thuy district, Hau Giang. Presently there are 5 provinces with HPAI including Ca Mau, Soc Trang, Nghe An, Hau Giang and Quang Ninh.

- On 9-2, Ministry of Health informed test results form's disease patients Ly Tai Mui women (23 years of age, ethnic Dao, resident in Port Na, Quang An, Dam Ha district, Quang Ninh) about the epidemiology of central analysis shows positive for influenza A/H5N1. This is a patient infected with influenza A/H5N1 first in 2009. On 28-1, Mui she does have the fever, blood pressure dropped, respiratory failure severity. Ms. Mui still being actively treated in General Hospital in Quang Ninh, but get worse.

- Health Center for Hanoi that, up to 9-2 days, the city had 322 people infected measles in 66 communes, wards, of which 54% are students. According to Dr. Nguyen Huy Nga, Director Department of Department of Health and the Environment (Ministry of Health), from early 2009 till now has 11 provincial areas north recorded cases positive patients with measles.
- Doctor Nguyen Dac Tho, Deputy Director of Health Center for TPHCM, that has begun implementing campaign vaccine to prevent measles outbreaks nose 2 for children throughout the city, with more than 100,000 doses of measles vaccine has been transferred to 24 health centers and rural districts. 9 local military was immunized on the same day as District 8, 9, 11, Go Vap, Tan Binh, Binh Thanh, Tan Phu, Binh Tan and Hoc Mon districts. The program will last up to 6-3 days.

[HenryN]

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VIETNAM: Second case of human avian influenza as bird infections spread
11 Feb 2009 11:39:45 GMT
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<!-- AN5.0 article title end --><SCRIPT language=JavaScript src="/bin/js/article.js"></SCRIPT></SPAN><INPUT id=CurrentSize type=hidden value=13 name=CurrentSize> <!-- VIETNAM: Second case of human avian influenza as bird infections spread --><!-- IRIN -->HANOI, 11 February 2009 (IRIN) - Vietnam's second human avian influenza case this year has been confirmed by health authorities, who are scrambling to contain the disease that has now spread to poultry in seven central and southern provinces.
Ly Tai Mui, from northern Quang Ninh Province, is seriously ill with pneumonia, having tested positive for human avian flu. The 23-year-old was hospitalised with fever and breathing difficulties in January after eating a sick chicken.
Nguyen Huy Nga, head of the Preventative Health and Environment Agency, told IRIN the woman had shown "no improvement despite continuous positive treatment".
Nga said no other family members had shown signs of the virus even though they had also eaten infected poultry.
Vaccination efforts have become lax because Vietnam had, until recently, considered itself bird flu-free. Farmers have also delayed reporting outbreaks. In one case a crowd tried to prevent authorities from culling birds that were being transported to the capital and lacked proper health certificates.
"Hundreds of people were trying to grab the chickens," said Nguyen Huy Dang, a senior official with Hanoi's Animal Health Department. "They jumped into the pit where we were burning the [live] birds, even after we told them they had been sprayed with chemicals."
Animal health officials and market workers were unable to stop the crowds, which eventually made off with nearly all 1,500 birds. Police arrested nine people for trying to stop the cull.
"We never expected anything like that to happen," said Dang. "It's never happened before so we didn't have the personnel to prevent it."
Complacency
Vietnam has made impressive gains against avian influenza since the virus first appeared in the county in December 2003 [see: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian...a/country/en/].
After several dozen people died, the government decided in 2005 to vaccinate all 220 million domestic fowl, according to the UN Food and Agricultural Organization.
Today, however, vaccination efforts are not as rigorous as when the programme was first introduced. Compliance was initially very high as farmers were terrified their flocks would become sick and be culled. But the success of the programme has also bred complacency.
Tran Cong Xuan, head of the Vietnam Poultry Association, said vaccination programmes this year had been patchy. "In some areas officials have not carried out vaccinations properly, and some localities report fake vaccination results as they want to report achievements."
Animal health officials in the southern province of Hau Giang said the recent outbreak of bird flu there was due to several farmers failing to register their ducks so the birds were never vaccinated.
"When we learned there were ducks dying, we came, but there were only 212 ducks left [out of about 400]," said Nguyen Hien Trung, head of the provincial animal health department. The rest of the ducks had died, said Trung. "The owners of the farm said they just threw the dead ducks into the river."
The first human case of bird flu in Vietnam in 2009 was of an eight-year-old girl in northern Thanh Hoa province. She eventually recovered but her older sister, who showed symptoms of the virus, died on 2 January. The girl was never tested for H5N1.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the avian influenza virus is transmitted to humans by eating uncooked meat or coming into contact with the faeces of an infected bird. Cases of human-to-human transmission are very rare but health authorities fear the virus could mutate into a form that could spread easily between people, developing into a pandemic strain that could move between countries.
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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/c4c0d1299bb2d92844d1a944443b418b.htm

[Laidback Al]

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WHO update and confirmation -

Avian influenza ? situation in Viet Nam - update

11 February 2009 -- The Ministry of Health in Viet Nam has reported a new confirmed case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case has been confirmed at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE).

The case is a 23-year old woman from Dam Ha district, Quang Ninh province. She developed symptoms on 28 January 2009 and was hospitalized on 31 January 2009. She is currently in a serious condition and is known to have had recent contact with sick and dead poultry prior to the onset of her illness. Further investigations are currently underway. Control measures have been implemented and close contacts are being identified and monitored.

Of the 108 cases confirmed to date in Viet Nam, 52 have been fatal.

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_02_11/en/index.html

[Rwilmer]

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Third bird flu case this year in Vietnam
Health News


Feb 16, 2009, 1:36 GMT


Hanoi - A Vietnamese man has tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus, the third confirmed case of bird flu in Vietnam this year, hospital sources said Monday.

The patient is a man in his 30s from the province of Ninh Binh, 100 kilometres south of Hanoi. Doctors at Hanoi's Hospital for Infectious and Tropical Diseases said he had been hospitalized for five days with high fever and respiratory difficulties, and had tested positive for bird flu on Saturday.

The patient's condition was reportedly less severe than earlier cases this year in Vietnam, but worsening.

Vietnam's first confirmed human case of bird flu this year was a 13-year-old girl from Thanh Hoa province, 150 kilometers south of Hanoi. The girl's older sister died on January 2 after displaying symptoms consistent with bird flu, but was not tested for the virus.

A 23-year-old woman in Quang Ninh province, 150 kilometres west of Hanoi, has been hospitalized with bird flu since February 3 after eating the meat of a sick chicken.

Avian influenza has infected 106 people in Vietnam and killed 52 since it first appeared in the country in late 2003.

The disease is usually spread by contact between sick birds and humans, but scientists fear that the virus could mutate into a form that is easily transmissible among humans and spark a global pandemic that could kill millions.

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/ne...ar_in_Vietnam_

[sharon sanders]

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Thanks Rwilmer!