Vietnam: Measles is back after many years

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Measles spreads to over 300 adults in Hanoi

Over 300 adults were admitted into the Central Tropical Disease Hospital in Hanoi as of April 18.

Fortunately, there have been no adult deaths, said Dr. Nguyen Van Kinh, hospital director.

Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi al experienced over 70 adult patients infected with measles. Adults are prone to have complications such as encephalitis from the disease.

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http://www.talkvietnam.com/2014/04/measles-spreads-to-over-300-adults-in-hanoi/

[Emily]

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http://www.plosone.org/article/info%...e-0071671-g004

Fox A, HungTM, Wertheim H, Hoa LNM, Vincent A, et al. (2013) Acute Measles Encephalitis in Partially Vaccinated Adults. PLoS ONE 8(8): e71671. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071671

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Measles vaccination was introduced in Vietnam in 1982 [24] and coverage with one-dose at one year of age has exceeded 50% since 1986 and 90% since 1993 [25]. However, a measles outbreak started in Northern Vietnam in October 2008. In contrast to the pre-vaccine era, incidence was high in 20?24 year olds [24]?[25] and a number of cases of adult AME were admitted to the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases (NHTD). Paradoxically, the epidemiology partially reflects the success of vaccination in reducing transmission and childhood illness because there is less natural infection to boost vaccine-induced immunity such that protection starts to wane in young adults [24]?[25]. This has been widely recognized and a two-dose vaccine schedule is now recommended and was adopted in Vietnam in 2006

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Vietnam sees vaccination rush as measles deaths hit 123
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 17:30
People jostle for a measles shot at the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City in the morning of April 21. PHOTO COURTESY OF TUOI TRE

Adults and children have been flocking the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City to seek measles vaccination as the fatalities on infected children have reached at least 123 nationwide.
The latest death figure includes three cases reported Monday from the north central province of Nghe An, where 158 children have been hospitalized for measles treatment since February and 85 percent of them were not vaccinated.
Nghe An health authorities have asked for seven more respirators and ten monitors to serve the rising number of patients.
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http://www.thanhniennews.com/health/vietnam-sees-vaccination-rush-as-measles-deaths-hit-123-25581.html

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Measles killing mass in Vietnam by hitting lungs, not brain
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 14:00

Measles deaths in Vietnam rose to 127 on Tuesday, as doctors announced unusual developments in the virus' effects on children respiratory systems.
The virus appears to be attacking patients' ability to breath, rather than the brain as it did in previous years, leading to fatality rates higher than usual, doctors said during a conference held by the Health Ministry.

Doctors at the event said that many patients died of pneumonia or other related complications within their first few days of infection, according to Thoi bao Kinh te Saigon Online...

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Updated
March, 22 2014 21:11:26

Bach Mai hospital saves life of baby with measles
Dang Truc Mai and her mother. -- Photo anninhthudo. vn
by Thanh Hai

HA NOI (VNS) ? The Bach Mai General Hospital's paediatrics faculty has saved the life of a three-month-old girl, the hospital's second-youngest measles patient, who was discharged from the hospital on March 20.

The baby, Dang Truc Chi from Thanh Tri District in Ha Noi, was brought to the hospital one month ago with symptoms of measles, such as high fever, a rash, a serious cough and sniffling.

The faculty director, Nguyen Tien Dung, said that measles had attacked her lungs and destroyed her immune system.

"That's why the baby was given emergency aid with a respiration machine, an antibiotic injection and an antibody containing drugs and Vitamin A," explained Dung...

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Measles plagues Vietnam?s southern hub, no deaths reported
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Updated : 04/25/2014 16:55 GMT + 7


Ho Chi Minh City is suffering from a measles outbreak when about 1,470 people have caught the disease so far this year, local health authorities announced Thursday...

...From the beginning of the year, measles has affected 1,471 people, most of them children, while only about 400 measles cases were recorded in the entire year 2013, Dr. Nguyen Huu ****, deputy director of the department, said at the event.

Measles has now spread to all 24 districts of the city, Dr. **** said, adding that there have been no reports on deaths associated with measles and its complications in the year to date...

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Source: http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7...php?id=1034377

Hanoi Reports Another Measles Death

HANOI, April 29 (Bernama) - Hanoi reported another death from measles at the National Hospital of Paediatrics, bringing to 128 the total number of deaths and complications this year, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.

Statistics from the Health Ministry's Preventive Medicine Department showed another 35 cases of measles were registered Monday, raising total cases to 3,751 in 61 cities and provinces nationwide...

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Measles deaths hit 133 in Hanoi as HCMC braces for Chickenpox, HFMD
Monday, April 28, 2014 15:00

The Health Ministry confirmed two more measles deaths in Hanoi last Friday raising this year's fatalities to 133.

The two infants succumbed to the virus at the Bach Mai and Central Pediatrics Hospital during a citywide tour of health facilities by Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, which included the Hanoi Tropical Diseases Hospital, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported.

Ho Thi Bich, a nurse employed at the pediatric hospital which reported 110 measles deaths this year said Tien has gotten to witness the painful situation...

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Two measles-related deaths reported on May 1 PANO - Friday, May 02, 2014, 20:45 (GMT+7)
Two deaths related to measles were reported at the Bach Mai central hospital in Hanoi, bringing the total fatalities both directly due to the disease and related complications to 132, the Health Ministry reported on May 1.

The day also saw an additional 51 measles cases nationwide, raising the total measles incidence this year to 3,883.
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http://www.qdnd.vn/english/news/two-measles-related-deaths-reported-on-may-1/299727.html

No new measles deaths on May 2 despite new outbreak PANO - Saturday, May 03, 2014, 22:1 (GMT+7)

The Preventive Medicine Department under the Ministry of Health announced on May 2 that no new measles deaths had been recorded, despite a raft of new cases on the day.

Hospitals nationwide dealt with 47 new measles patients, raising the total number to 3,930 across 61 out of 63 provinces and cities nationwide so far this year, according to the ministry.

Most of the patients are being treated at Bach Mai Hospital, the National Hospital of Paediatrics and the Central Tropical Hospital in the north.
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http://www.qdnd.vn/english/news/no-new-measles-deaths-on-may-2-despite-new-outbreak/299866.html

One more measles death confirmed
(VOV) -Another measles-linked death was reported at the National Hospital of Paediatrics on May 3, bringing the fatalities from measles and its complications to 25 out of 133 severe cases so far this year.
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So far, the country has recorded 3,982 incidences of the disease.
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http://english.vov.vn/Society/Health/One-more-measles-death-confirmed/276029.vov

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Social News Headlines 10/5
Another baby dies from measles

Measles claimed the life of another infant on Wednesday at Ha Noi's Bach Mai hospital, according to the health ministry's Preventive Medicine Department.

The death brings this year's tally of nationwide measles fatalities to 136. The department recorded another 49 cases of the disease on the same day...

[Ronan Kelly]

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Risk of hand, foot and mouth disease, dengue fever high
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The number of measles cases has declined over the last few weeks, with only a few patients being admitted every week at the Central Hospital of Pediatrics, according to the Treatment and Examination Management Department.

More than 4,660 cases have so far been reported across the country, with 145 people dying of the disease and related illnesses. ?VNS

http://vietnamnews.vn/society/255527/risk-of-hand-foot-and-mouth-disease-dengue-fever-high.html