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Source: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2008/09/802410/
Accurate information helps reduce losses from bird flu
23:01' 06/09/2008 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge - The provision of accurate information regarding avian influenza will help the government make correct decisions in preventing and controlling the disease, said a workshop in Hanoi.
Addressing the opening ceremony of a two-day workshop for journalists on Sept. 4, the Rector of the Hanoi School of Public Health (HSPH), Le Vu Anh, said that economic losses caused by bird flu outbreaks in Vietnam constituted one percent of the country?s gross domestic product (GDP).
The US Deputy Chief of Mission , Virgina E. Palmer, praised Vietnam for its achievements in bird flu prevention and control, which has set an example for other countries to follow.
/B]As one of the first of the 61 countries reporting an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry, Vietnam experienced four major outbreaks between Dec. 2003 and Aug. 2008, with 106 reported human cases, 52 of which were fatal.
According to the Head of the Preventive Medicine Department of the Health Ministry, Nguyen Huy Nga, Vietnam is one of the nations facing a high risk of bird flu re-emergence, as 97 percent of those infected were exposed directly or indirectly to the virus. However, he confirmed that there is no evidence of human-to-human H5N1 transmission in Vietnam .
At the workshop entitled ?Getting the story?, jointly held by the HSPH and the US Embassy in Hanoi , participants discussed challenges to bird flu prevention and control in Vietnam , such as clamping down on the smuggling of poultry and the lack of knowledge amongst vets in dealing with the virus.
There is currently no effective bird flu vaccine for humans, and one of the conclusions arising from the workshop is that more effective measures should be in place to prevent the spread of the disease from wild animals and migrating birds.
(Source: VNA)
Accurate information helps reduce losses from bird flu
23:01' 06/09/2008 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge - The provision of accurate information regarding avian influenza will help the government make correct decisions in preventing and controlling the disease, said a workshop in Hanoi.
Addressing the opening ceremony of a two-day workshop for journalists on Sept. 4, the Rector of the Hanoi School of Public Health (HSPH), Le Vu Anh, said that economic losses caused by bird flu outbreaks in Vietnam constituted one percent of the country?s gross domestic product (GDP).
The US Deputy Chief of Mission , Virgina E. Palmer, praised Vietnam for its achievements in bird flu prevention and control, which has set an example for other countries to follow.
/B]As one of the first of the 61 countries reporting an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry, Vietnam experienced four major outbreaks between Dec. 2003 and Aug. 2008, with 106 reported human cases, 52 of which were fatal.
According to the Head of the Preventive Medicine Department of the Health Ministry, Nguyen Huy Nga, Vietnam is one of the nations facing a high risk of bird flu re-emergence, as 97 percent of those infected were exposed directly or indirectly to the virus. However, he confirmed that there is no evidence of human-to-human H5N1 transmission in Vietnam .
At the workshop entitled ?Getting the story?, jointly held by the HSPH and the US Embassy in Hanoi , participants discussed challenges to bird flu prevention and control in Vietnam , such as clamping down on the smuggling of poultry and the lack of knowledge amongst vets in dealing with the virus.
There is currently no effective bird flu vaccine for humans, and one of the conclusions arising from the workshop is that more effective measures should be in place to prevent the spread of the disease from wild animals and migrating birds.
(Source: VNA)