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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In Vietnam The youth died of H5N1
November 30, 2009, 17:27 GMT +7

Patients age 23, in ward Sam Min, the city of Dien Bien, had eaten more duck soup for about a week before has the disease. Especially as the H5N1 ca 5 this year are fatal.

Notified by the Department of Preventive Health and Environment (Ministry of Health), patients starting on November 18 patients with sudden high fever, cough, shortness of breath. However, six days after the last patient visit at the medical ward station, then transferred to the Clinic The area of Phu on November 25.

A day later, he continued to be transferred to Hospital Dien Bien province and was diagnosed with severe pneumonia monitor viral, antibiotic treatment, transmission service, antipyretic. Patients to proceed more severe and the patient died on November 28.

As of 29/11, Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology central results of patients tested positive for H5N1 virus.

This is the first fatality recorded by H5N1 in Dien Bien province since this local message with avian influenza in Do Luong commune and Yen Thanh, Dien Bien on October 21.

So, after nearly seven months since the H5N1 ca 4th death in Thanh Hoa in late April, Vietnam recorded a new cases of H5N1. Especially, all five ca H5N1 this year are fatal. Apart from the two localities, Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh, Dong Thap province has recorded the ca H5N1 infected.

Department of Preventive Health and Environment strongly recommends people successful implementation of preventive measures such as detecting birds sick or dead absolutely not slaughter and use that to immediately notify local authorities timely processing, ensuring food cooked, boiled drinking, washing hands with soap before eating and after using the toilet ...
http://vnexpress.net/GL/Doi-song/2009/11/3BA162F1/

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Dying from H5N1 by eating more duck soup
Updated at 23:07, Monday, November 30 2009 (GMT +7)
, - The afternoon of November 30, Department of Preventive Health and Environment has announced a case of death from influenza A/H5N1 in Dien Bien.

According to a report from the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology Central, the patient is male, 23 year old, residing in Ward Sam Min, TP. , Dien Bien Phu, Dien Bien province.

Patients starting on November 18, 2009 patients with symptoms of sudden high fever, cough, shortness of breath. On November 24, 2009, to examine patients in medical wards and stations are up Clinic The area of Phu on November 25, 2009.

On November 26, 2009, the patient continues to be transferred to Hospital Dien Bien province. Here, the patient was diagnosed: Track severe pneumonia caused by viruses and antibiotic treatment, communication services, antipyretic. Patients continued processing heavier, the patient died on November 28, 2009.

Personal doctor determine prehistoric epidemiology: patients eat more duck soup for about a week before the onset of disease.

On November 29, 2009, Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology central test results for influenza A/H5N1 virus.



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Avian influenza is back raises concerns about the influenza A/H5N1 virus can recombinant influenza A/H1N1 virus to create a new virus spreading fast speed and high pathogenic (Photo Smart painter: VNN)


This is the first fatality recorded by the influenza A/H5N1 in Dien Bien province since this local message with avian influenza in Do Luong commune and Yen Thanh, Dien Bien on 21/10 / 2009.

Thus, from early 2009 until now, the country has recorded five ca AH5N1 flu infection, all five cases were fatal (as of today, mortality of influenza A/H5N1 in Vietnam is 100&#37 . Deaths compared with the nearest ca latest feedback occurs in March 2009.Earlier, in October 2009 to May, many places in North West province has recorded the return of influenza A/H5N1.

According to experts, the most worrying is the current influenza A/H1N1 has spread in all 63 cities and provinces. If influenza A/H1N1 virus associated with influenza A/H5N1 virus thfi ability to create a new virus strain is highly pathogenic, rather than huge.

Before this situation, the Department of Preventive Health and Environment continues to strongly recommend people to discover the birds sick or dead absolutely not slaughter and use that to immediately notify the local government process timely.

In addition, people without transportation, purchasing poultry unknown origin, especially in areas where the bird flu outbreak, ensuring cooked food, drink boiling; wash hands with soap before eating and after when toilet.

Each of the symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath related to avian influenza should immediately nearest medical facility for examination and treatment in time. http://vietnamnet.vn/xahoi/200911/Tu...nh-vit-881673/

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Vietnam. Bird flu kills 23-year-old man - SGGP English Edition

Tuesday ,Dec 01,2009, Posted at: 14:31(GMT+7)

Bird flu kills 23-year-old man


A 23-year-old man from the northern province of Dien Bien died from bird flu on November 28, two days after being admitted to hospital, a health official said.Unchecked poultry sold on a street in HCMC?s Binh Chanh District.

His death brings the nationwide death toll to fiver since the beginning of the year, announced the chief of the Preventive Medicine and Environment Department, Nguyen Huy Nga on November 30.

The man experienced symptoms of high fever, cough and breathing problems on November 18.

The victim?s condition did not improve and was taken to the province?s General Hospital with serious lung damage eight days later. Doctors? effort to save him was futile and he died two days later.

Health workers discovered the man had eaten duck?s blood pudding a week before he was ill.

Test results have confirmed he was infected with the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus.

As the outbreaks of bird flu might occur in recent days, the Preventive Medicine and Environment Department warned people not to kill and eat sick water-fowl but denounce to the local governments who will bury and disinfect the area.

Residents are advised not to transport and sell poultry without clear origin, ensure personal hygiene and immediately go to nearby medical clinics when suffering high fever, cough and breathing problems to have timely treatment.

By Q. Lap - Translated by Uyen Phuong
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<cite cite="http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Health/2009/12/76546/">SGGP English Edition- Bird flu kills 23-year-old man</cite>

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WHO warns of deadly bird flu, swine flu combo


WHO warns that with new H5N1 bird flu cases reported in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, the risk of bird flu and the H1N1 pandemic swine flu virus mixing was heightened

• AP
• Published: 08:46 December 1, 2009

• A man is injected with an H1N1 flu vaccine in Suining, in southwest China's Sichuan province. China has detected eight people infected with mutated forms of the swine flu virus, a health official said.
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<!-- image -->Hanoi: Vietnam's Ministry of Health says a man has died from bird flu, as the World Health Organization warns about the dangers of bird flu and swine flu combining.

The ministry said on its Web site Tuesday that the 23-year-old man died last week, and test results confirmed he was infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus. He had eaten duck blood pudding before falling sick.

Last week, the WHO warned that with new H5N1 bird flu cases reported in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, the risk of bird flu and the H1N1 pandemic swine flu virus mixing was heightened.

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December 1, 2009


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A man with bird flu has died in northern Vietnam, after nearly six months of having no case recorded in the country, the health ministry said Monday.
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>The victim, a 23-year-old man in Dien Bien Province Dien Bien Phu Town, had duck blood pudding a week before he fell sick on November 18 with symptoms of high fever, cough and respiratory difficulties, according to the ministry Department of Preventive Health and Environment.

He was admitted to the provincial Dien Bien General Hospital on November 26 and died of pneumonia two days later.

A test conducted by the Hanoi-based National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology on Sunday showed that he was inflicted with the H5N1 virus.

Dien Bien Province had reported bird flu outbreaks at Noong Luong and Thanh Yen communes on October 21, but no human being had been infected thus far.

According to the Ministry of Health, five people with bird flu have died so far this year, bringing the countrie's death toll to 57.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Animal Health Department in June said Vietnam has successfully curbed the spread of the bird flu as well as two other livestock diseases: foot-and-mouth and blue ear pig.

Reported by Lien Chau

http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/12/dien-bien-phu-bird-flu-death-is-fifth-of-the-year.html

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Vietnam reports 5th bird flu death this year
(philstar.com) Updated December 01, 2009 01:09 PM HANOI (AP) ? Bird flu has killed a Vietnamese man, the Health Ministry reported Tuesday, following warnings from the World Health Organization about a potential combination of the bird flu and swine flu viruses.

The 23-year-old man died last week, two days after being admitted to a hospital in the northern province of Dien Bien, some 310 miles (500 kilometers) north of Hanoi, the ministry said in a statement on its Web site.
Test results confirmed he was infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus. He fell sick after eating duck blood pudding.

Last week, the WHO warned that with fresh H5N1 bird flu cases reported in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, the risk of bird flu and the H1N1 pandemic swine flu virus mixing was heightened. Egypt also has recently reported human cases.

Scientists fear that bird flu ? which remains hard for people to catch but kills about 60 percent of those infected ? could combine with the current swine flu virus that spreads easily among people but kills a low percentage.

The bird flu virus has killed 57 people in Vietnam, including five this year, since it began raging across Asia in late 2003. At least 262 people have died from it worldwide, according to WHO.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=528479&publicationSubCategoryId=200

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Điện Bi?n Phủ lies in Muong Thanh valley, a 20-km-long and 6-km-wide basin sometimes described as "heart-shaped". It is on the western edge of Dien Bien province, of which it is the capital, and is only a short distance from the border with Laos. Until the creation of the province in 2004, it was part of Lai Chau province.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dien_Bien_Phu

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Viet Nam: Youth dies of H5N1
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A patient, 23 years of age, resident of Sam Min city of Dien Bien, had
eaten quantities of duck soup for about a week before he fell ill. His
death is the 5th fatality this year [2009] as a consequence of avian
influenza H5N1 virus infection.

According to the Department of Preventive Health and Environment
(Ministry of Health), on 18 Nov 2009 the patient developed sudden high
fever, cough, and shortness of breath. 6 days later his medical
condition worsened and he was transferred on 25 Nov 2009 to the Clinic
in the area of Phu. A day later he was transferred to the provincial
hospital in Dien Bien, was diagnosed with severe pneumonia and he
received antibiotic and antipyretic treatment. The patient's condition
continued to deteriorate and he died on 28 Nov 2009.

On 29 Nov 2009 the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology reported that
the patient had tested positive for H5N1 virus infection.

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[Official confirmation of this suspected human case of avian influenza
(H5N1) virus infection in Viet Nam is awaited. If confirmed this will
be the 5th case in Viet Nam during 2009, and the 57th overall. There
has been no proof in the past in any country that avian influenza
(H5N1) virus infection can be contracted by consumption of cooked
poultry or poultry products. It must be presumed that the victim in
this incident had been exposed to live or recently deceased infected
ducks. - Mod.CP]

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Vietnam's Health Ministry said the country a 23-year-old man died of bird flu
At 15:27 on December 1, 2009 Source: China News comments 【Font: ↑ ↓ Small Big】

BEIJING, December 1 Xinhua November 30 Vietnamese Ministry of Health said in a statement released late, Vietnam, a 23-year-old man died of bird flu.

According to Agence France-Presse reported that the Vietnamese Ministry of Health issued a statement saying that the man last Saturday (28 days) in the northwestern Dien Bien (Dien Bien) province of death. This is the year, Vietnam's first five cases of bird flu cases.

The statement said that in the capital, Hanoi, laboratory testing confirmed that the body of the H5N1 virus, the man the state was positive.

After 6 months there is no bird flu report, the beginning of last month, Vietnam said bird flu in poultry again revived.

Vietnam's Animal Health said that from October 21 to 23, the mountainous Dien Bien province, nine farmers reported poultry infected with avian flu situation.

Vietnam's Animal Health claims in order to avoid epidemic outbreaks have been culled 2,200 birds

http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gj/gj-yt/news/2009/12-01/1993874.shtml

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Some young men dying from influenza A/H5N1 infection
(AFP) - On November 18, 2009, 23 young men (edit 23 year old man) in Ward Sam Min , Ho Chi Minh, Dien Bien, Dien Bien province sudden symptoms fever, cough, difficulty breathing and death after 10 days of treatment. Worth said, a week before illness onset, patients have to eat more duck soup.


Treatment for patients infected with influenza A/H5N1 in the Institute of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Country

As reported by the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology Central, six days after starting patients, new patients to medical examination at the station and then transferred to Ward Clinic The area of Phu on November 25, 2009. On November 26, 2009, patients continue to be transferred to Hospital Dien Bien province. Here, the patient was diagnosed: Track severe pneumonia caused by viruses and antibiotic treatment, communication services, antipyretic. Patients continued processing heavier and died on November 28, 2009.

Results of sample products disease at the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology Central showed that patients positive for influenza A virus (H5N1).

This is the first fatality recorded by the influenza A (H5N1) in Dien Bien province since this local message with avian influenza in Do Luong commune and Yen Thanh, Dien Bien on 21/10 2009. This is also infected with influenza A ca (H5N1) 5 on the country from early 2009 to present and five cases were fatal.

To prevent risk influenza A (H5N1), Department of Preventive Health and Environment advised people, when discovering birds sick or dead absolutely not slaughter and use that to immediately notify local authorities the timely processing; Air transport, trade in poultry unknown origin, especially in areas where the bird flu outbreak, ensuring cooked food, drink boiling; wash hands with soap before eating and after using the toilet; When symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath related to avian influenza should immediately nearest medical facility for examination and treatment in time.

http://dantri.com.vn/c20/s20-364804/mot-nam-thanh-nien-tu-vong-vi-nhiem-cum-ah5n1.htm

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Provincial Hospital is also tracking two suspected infection of influenza A/H5N1 infection

Vietnam recorded 46 deaths due to influenza A/H1N1
December 2, 2009

20 provinces have died from the influenza A/H1N1

(VOV) - Report of the Department of Preventive Health and Environment at the meeting said last week alone detected two cases of death from influenza A/H1N1.

Steering Committee meeting at the National prevent pandemic influenza in humans occurred this afternoon (2 / 12), the Health Ministry confirmed: there are currently 46 people have died from influenza A/H1N1 in 20 provinces.

Report of the Department of Preventive Health and Environment at the meeting said last week alone detected two cases of death from influenza A/H1N1.

The first case was a 17-year-old female patient, in Thoai Son district, An Giang province. Patients with symptoms of high fever, sore throat from 21/10. After that examination and treatment at private clinic but do not help. On October 25 took advanced severe disease, most patients hospitalized kha An Giang in deep coma status, severe respiratory distress. In this patient resuscitation positive, treated with drug-resistant virus, but died on October 29.

Case 2 was a male patient aged 33, in the city of Long Xuyen, An Giang province. On November 15 disease onset with high fever chills, the next day patients in military medical hospital in An Giang province. On November 19 the patient was transferred to general hospital center in An Giang state high fever, cough, sore throat, tuberculosis was diagnosed blood concept. Patients took serious progress, the patient died on November 20.

Reappeared lethal influenza A/H5N1

Do not eat poultry, aquatic birds sick death

At the meeting, the Department of Health Management and treatment, the Health Ministry said, in addition to a case of death from influenza A/H5N1 on November 28 in the city of Dien Bien, Dien Bien province;

Provincial Hospital is also tracking two suspected infection of influenza A/H5N1 infection. Since early this year, the country has recorded five ca influenza A/H5N1 infection, all five cases were fatal.

Dr. Nguyen Huy Nga, Director of Department of Preventive Health and Environment, Ministry of Health recommends: "The issue is important to warn not to eat sick birds died with no known cause. Do not eat more soup ... When detecting birds sick or dead absolutely not slaughter and use that to immediately notify local authorities handled promptly. Implement food cooked, boiled drinking; wash hands with soap before eating and after using the toilet. When symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath related to avian influenza should immediately nearest medical facility for examination and treatment in time.. /.

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Labor Day 275 of March 12, 2009 Updated: 8:52 AM, March 12, 2009



(Labor) - On February 12, the Health Ministry announced new ca 2 deaths due to influenza A/H1N1 - are the province of An Giang. First case of female patients was 17 years old in Thoai Son district, the disease onset date of October 21 with symptoms of high fever, sore throat.

Here, patients are actively resuscitation, treatment of drug resistant virus and get product samples tested. Evolutions severe disease and patients up to death on October 29.

On October 25, the patient visit and enter BV Polyclinic center in the state of An Giang deep coma, severe respiratory distress. Here, patients are actively resuscitation, treatment of drug resistant virus and get product samples tested. Evolutions severe disease and patients up to death on October 29.

The second patient was a male 33 years old, residing in TP. Long Xuyen. Run the disease on November 15 with high fever, chills; day visit and treatment at the Military Hospital, An Giang province. On November 19, he was transferred to BV Polyclinic An Giang, in a state of high fever, cough, sore throat ... Patients took serious progress, the patient died on November 20. Test results of the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City are positive for H1N1.

With two deaths due to influenza A/H1N1, there is one patient death from influenza A/H5N1 virus in Dien Bien. From Date October 21, in two communes in Yen Thanh Food and Agriculture and drives bird flu, local authorities have culled over 2,000 birds. Patient admission have symptoms of influenza A/H5N1, such as high fever, difficulty breathing, chest, after 3 days of antibiotic treatment in social support should not have been transferred to the provinces BV acute respiratory failure. 3 days later, the patient death. In addition, at Dien Bien also two ca suspected pneumonia by H5N1.

Mr. Nguyen Huy Nga - Director of Department of Preventive Health and Environment - warning: "Influenza A/H5N1 Am I still in circulation somewhere. Meanwhile, the patients often to treat later. From the beginning, 5 ca A/H1N1 influenza deaths were discovered.

http://www.laodong.com.vn/Home/Dich-cum-AH5N1-tai-xuat-hien/200912/165674.laodong

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HANOI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories

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<TT>-- The Ministry of Health said two people from the Mekong Delta province of An Giang have died from the bird flu virus H5N1.</TT>
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Influenza A/H5N1 back
Updated at: 10:49 AM, March 12, 2009
After four months im quite quiet hours, influenza A/H5N1 has returned evidence that deaths are the first "sticky" this virus by eating poultry farming more ducks before has the disease.

Ministry of Health has officially confirmed deaths due to a flu A/H5N1. This is the first fatality recorded by the influenza A/H5N1 in Dien Bien province, on October 21, 2009 from this local message is avian influenza in two communes in the province. Thus, since th?ng 4 / 2009 to now, after more than half a year, Vietnam recorded Left fatality for A/H5N1 influenza.

Something worth saying in 2009, the country recorded five ca influenza A/H5N1 infection in five provinces of Dien Bien, Thanh Hoa, Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh and Dong Thap, then all five cases were fatal. Epidemiological investigation of the health sector shows that most deaths due to influenza A/H5N1 which is related to eating and processing, poultry slaughtering sick or dead. Particularly the most recent deaths in the province of Dien Bien, patients eat more duck soup before onset patients a week.

Time, the psychological "deafness is not afraid of guns, people still indifferent slaughter sick birds die, eat more soup duck, ducks live, despite the recommendation to" sore neck, throat explosion "of the related functions. Remember, in late May 2009, to ensure hygiene and food safety for consumers, prevention of diseases in humans and animals, MARD has issued a ban sale of more farming of animals nationwide . In fact, every decision, the seller is selling, people still eat food, body functions are also likely ... helpless.

Also in this decision, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat also suggest ministries, leaders of the provinces and cities under central authority to tighten control transport, slaughtering, sale and consumption of animal . Also, animal products must be sold in place regulations, prohibit sale of animals not native and not the veterinary quarantine However, state trading, smuggled animals, poultry and other products of animal organs, poultry quarantine has not occurred "bustle" in the borders, the border. The car load of goods up to tens of tons, carrying smuggled chickens, animal organs ... day and night is "fit hole underground metal," "properly" until the Capital, even hand delivered, to make the customer.

According to a report of the Sub-Department of Animal Health Lang Son, the agency has taken samples included 591 service drive lubricant, Hong poultry and 80 serum samples of poultry from China smuggled chickens confiscated, sent to the Center Central Veterinary Diagnostic to test. Results 73 samples had antibodies to influenza A/H5N1 virus. Mr. Do Van Duoc, Director Chi Chi Lang Son Department of Animal Health said that the story captured, destroyed smuggled chickens, eggs, animal products such as the heart, in pigs, ducks made available meat, eggs ... smuggled the story "daily in the district" of the functional departments province.

While progress is raging influenza A/H1N1, plus cold weather favorable for virus growth and subjective sense, as often people's diseases, avian influenza convergence factors for the full return again. Mr. Nguyen Huy Nga, Director of Department of Preventive Health and Environment confirmed, the patient had influenza A/H5N1 virus proved this exist in the environment as well as on poultry. Health sector professionals, veterinary coordination are to continue research on the flu virus and bird flu virus A/H5N1 in humans through infected latest ca.

Concerned about the combination of two pathogenic strains are carried high mortality H5N1 and H1N1 is most of the health service is not "threatened". And so, the risk here is the first year, people have to pick a New Year "with" two infectious diseases extremely dangerous. Hope that still images are solemn in chickens on wheels engine first New Year the same price, not boycotted, nearly "extinct" as the New Year in any http://www.baodatviet.vn/Home/chinht.../70694.datviet