Vietnam - Thua Thien-Hue province, suspected H5N1 death - Tested negative

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TT- (Feb/18/2011)



VH-day 17.2, the Hospital of Hue Medical and Pharmaceutical University, said Dinh Thi Hue patients (15 years, in Nam Dong district, Thua Thien-Hue) suspected influenza A/H5N1, each hospital admission in this mortality.

Earlier, about 16 hours 30 minutes 14.2 days, patients given emergency Hue Hospital at Hue University of Medicine with symptoms of flu such as H5N1 flu, shortness of breath, acute respiratory failure, pneumonia ... To 17 hours with 30 days, the patient was transferred to Hue Central Hospital and died the same day as 20 hours.

After the patient died Dinh Thi Hue, 27 doctors, nurses, nurses, technicians of the University Hospital of Hue Medical and Pharmaceutical been exposed to this patient and four patients with Hue were roommates for medication tamiflu and quarantined to prevent influenza A/H5N1.

The local health sector has sent samples to be tested, and conduct disinfection area of residence of patients, for relatives of patients taking precautions.
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Re: HUE: A patient with suspected H5N1 influenza deaths

Teenager suspected death from influenza A/H5N1
15-year-old patient in the mountainous district of Nam Dong, Thua Thien - Hue province, was taken to the family at the Medical University Hospital, Hue, then move the Hue Central Hospital and died there.
Through diagnosis, doctors Hospital of Hue Medical University identified patient (hospital day 14 / 2) with signs of influenza A/H5N1 infection with symptoms such as fever, dyspnea, pneumonia, failure acute respiratory ... Health status is increasingly critical. The same day of admission, Hue University of Medicine decided to move patients to the Hue Central Hospital. However, only two half hours from when the referral, the patient died.

27 doctors, nurses, nurses and technicians of the University Hospital of Hue Medical and four patients share a room, contact with the sick, must be quarantined immediately and tamiflu medication within 10 days to prevent influenza A/H5N1 vaccine. On the same day, the University Hospital of Hue Medical and disinfection carried out the entire hospital.

Health Department of Thua Thien - Hue province has also sent its staff to the South East district conducted disinfection patient residence area, and isolation and to relatives of patients with preventive medication tamiflu.

Nguyen Dung, Director of Health Department of Thua Thien - Hue province, said the patient's samples were sent for testing and will result in 3 days.
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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Vietnam - Thua Thien-Hue province, suspected H5N1 death

Protection of Hygiene and Epidemiology: No patients appeared influenza A (H5N1)

7:12 PM, 18/02/2011

(Chinhphu.vn) - Height 18 / 2, Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology confirmed samples of the patient has died at the Hue Central Hospital was not caused by influenza A (H5N1) as the initial information.

Treatment of patients with influenza A/H5N1 in the Central Hospital for Tropical.

Sample test results in patients 15 years and mountainous district of Nam Dong, Thua Thien - Hue, death in the Hue Central Hospital on 14 / 2, suggesting that patients negative for influenza virus strains.

Hygiene and Epidemiology Institute also confirmed from the beginning of the year, the country may detect cases of influenza A (H5N1) that only detects patients with normal seasonal flu and avian influenza A (H1N1).

Earlier, the University Hospital of Hue Medical records of patients initially on signs of influenza A (H5N1)-like symptoms with fever, dyspnea, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress ... The same day of admission, Hue University of Medicine decided to move patients to the Hue Central Hospital. However, only two and a half hours from when the referral, the patient died.

Related to influenza A/H5N1, just 2 / 2, Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology is testing a suspected influenza A (H5N1) disease occurs in tropical Central Hospital is a female patient, aged 62, resident Shareholders, Lan Vien, Vinh Yen, Vinh Phuc. However, test results at 3 / 2 multi-confirmed patients negative for both influenza A/H5N1 and influenza A/H1N1.

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Re: Vietnam - Thua Thien-Hue province, suspected H5N1 death - Tested negative

Previous concerns about the return of Influenza A (H5N1) in the context of influenza A (H1N1) virus tends to spread, on 20 / 2, Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology has confirmed: Until now, the country may detect cases of influenza A (H5N1), other than cases of patients infected with influenza A (H1N1) and seasonal influenza.


A number of suspected cases of influenza A (H5N1) in Hanoi and Hue have also been identified as not: patients died in the Hue Central Hospital on 14 / 2 has been conducting tests and to link Results are not infected with influenza A (H5N1).
Where patients in Ha Dong (Hanoi) suspected influenza A (H5N1) was also MA.
Nguyen Hong Ha, deputy director of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, or central: the test results showed that only patients with influenza A (H1N1).
Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology continued warnings: winter-spring weather is now the peak of the outbreaks of all kinds, including influenza A (H1N1), in fact, the flu vaccine continues to flow the future, people have to be very vigilant, especially the subjects of children, who are the main geographical areas and are in the patients infected with influenza and avian influenza. However, the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said, the number of people infected with influenza and mortality nothing unexpected Bie

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Re: Vietnam - Thua Thien-Hue province, suspected H5N1 death - Tested negative

Hue mortality in patients not because H5N1

Wednesday, 03.02.2011 | 22:34 (GMT + 7)

Day 2 / 3, Health Department Director of Thua Thien-Hue province, Nguyen Dung said the test results of the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology for the patients died at the Hue Central Hospital of the recent negative for influenza A/H5N1, but positive for H1N1.



Female patients 15 years old, resident of Nam Dong district, was hospitalized at 16 hours and 30 minutes on 14 / 2, with signs of suspected infection such as influenza A/H5N1 flu, shortness of breath, acute respiratory failure, pneumonia ...

To 17 hours and 30 minutes on the same day, the patient was transferred from University Hospital Medical Hue Hue Central Hospital and died the same day to 20 hours.

Shortly thereafter, officers and employees of hospitals and patients say the same room with the patient had been taking timely and Tamilflu isolated track. http://laodong.com.vn/Tin-Tuc/Benh-n...cum-H5N1/34608