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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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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