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Updated at 9:36 p.m., Wednesday, November 18 2009 (GMT +7)
According to information Mr. Tran Thanh Duong, Deputy Director General Department of Preventive Health and Environment will provide a week, cold weather has caused some patients with other common flu season increased slightly. Meanwhile, the situation is expected influenza A/H1N1 strain when the winter but still no signs of any mutation.
However, Nguyen Van Kinh, Director of the Institute of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Country, said: "The situation influenza A/H1N1 has sudden the process of monitoring and treatment started with the new. Previously, patients with influenza A/H1N1 later admitted to on the 3rd, 4th new manifestation respiratory insufficiency. But recently, things can last up to two days but the patient had severe respiratory failure, lung injury in the second. May be due to the evolutions in the winter so the disease will be faster.
63/63 provinces and cities nationwide have influenza A/H1N1 patients, 42 dead
According to information from the Department of Preventive Health and Environment, by the end on November 18, all 63 provinces and cities throughout the country have patients positive for influenza A/H1N1. Of these 19 provinces have recorded influenza A/H1N1 patient death. Total patient deaths as of this moment is 42 people.
Fatality 42nd newly Preventive Health Department announced this afternoon (18/11) residing in Binh Phuoc province. Whereby patients are post-production period on the 13th. Pre-admission and treatment of patients was examined and treated without help from doctors. Then took advanced disease as well as most other patients with influenza mortality: severe respiratory failure, does not meet treatment with Tamiflu and antibiotics.
Statistics of the Department of Health and Environment reserve that is there are eight provinces with more than 300 patients infected with influenza (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Phuoc, Binh Duong, Tay Ninh, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Dong Nai). Region Men many patients recorded the most deaths (20), which led the City with 7 patients. Hanoi also had three patients with influenza mortality.
Youth from 20-29 years of age die most
The Ministry of Health statistics show that of 42 deaths have 23 people with a history of chronic diseases, accounting for 54.76%. Stand immediately after this group is pregnant women. We have 10 pregnant women dying from influenza A/H1N1, accounting for 23.81%. 21.43% of patients die remaining other groups.
Statistics by age shows that the rate of children under 10 dying from influenza A/H1N1 up 11.9%. Youth in conflict utan 10-19 accounted 16.67%.
Point notably young age group 20-29 with a 11/42 most fatal, accounting for 26.19%.
In addition, patients from the 40-59 age group also had higher mortality rate: 16.67%. This rate decreased slightly in the middle-aged and aged necessarily reduce the 59.
Not determine the time of influenza A/H1N1 vaccine in Vietnam
Mr. Truong Quoc Cuong, Director of Department of Pharmacy Management (Ministry of Health) for: "WHO has agreed to support Vietnam Men 1.2 million doses of influenza A/H1N1 vaccine. Vietnam Men also have procedures to purchase 500,000 additional doses. Pharmaceutical Management Agency was ready to receive vaccines as soon as the Department is currently waiting WHO procedures to confirm that the information on the production of vaccines, the name of the vaccine.
As expected, fourth quarter (in December) Vietnam Men will be vaccines. But currently can not determine definitely the time of influenza A/H1N1 vaccine in Vietnam Men .
However, to the active vaccine, Department of Preventive Health and Environment has hopp coordination with the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology central building is complete blueprint implemented vaccination campaigns flu vaccine A/H1N1 for all pregnant women over 3 months in the country.
Ministry of Health has also recommended the local steering committee established by the network expanded vaccination.
The price of each dose of vaccine varies from 6.5 to 10USD, because there are two types of nasal vaccine / dose, with only one type of nose / dose. The audience will be vaccinated for free. Currently, the Ministry of Health does not include the plan to vaccination services for the type object is not a priority but demand, "said Cuong information.
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According to information Mr. Tran Thanh Duong, Deputy Director General Department of Preventive Health and Environment will provide a week, cold weather has caused some patients with other common flu season increased slightly. Meanwhile, the situation is expected influenza A/H1N1 strain when the winter but still no signs of any mutation.
However, Nguyen Van Kinh, Director of the Institute of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Country, said: "The situation influenza A/H1N1 has sudden the process of monitoring and treatment started with the new. Previously, patients with influenza A/H1N1 later admitted to on the 3rd, 4th new manifestation respiratory insufficiency. But recently, things can last up to two days but the patient had severe respiratory failure, lung injury in the second. May be due to the evolutions in the winter so the disease will be faster.
63/63 provinces and cities nationwide have influenza A/H1N1 patients, 42 dead
According to information from the Department of Preventive Health and Environment, by the end on November 18, all 63 provinces and cities throughout the country have patients positive for influenza A/H1N1. Of these 19 provinces have recorded influenza A/H1N1 patient death. Total patient deaths as of this moment is 42 people.
Fatality 42nd newly Preventive Health Department announced this afternoon (18/11) residing in Binh Phuoc province. Whereby patients are post-production period on the 13th. Pre-admission and treatment of patients was examined and treated without help from doctors. Then took advanced disease as well as most other patients with influenza mortality: severe respiratory failure, does not meet treatment with Tamiflu and antibiotics.
Statistics of the Department of Health and Environment reserve that is there are eight provinces with more than 300 patients infected with influenza (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Phuoc, Binh Duong, Tay Ninh, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Dong Nai). Region Men many patients recorded the most deaths (20), which led the City with 7 patients. Hanoi also had three patients with influenza mortality.
Youth from 20-29 years of age die most
The Ministry of Health statistics show that of 42 deaths have 23 people with a history of chronic diseases, accounting for 54.76%. Stand immediately after this group is pregnant women. We have 10 pregnant women dying from influenza A/H1N1, accounting for 23.81%. 21.43% of patients die remaining other groups.
Statistics by age shows that the rate of children under 10 dying from influenza A/H1N1 up 11.9%. Youth in conflict utan 10-19 accounted 16.67%.
Point notably young age group 20-29 with a 11/42 most fatal, accounting for 26.19%.
In addition, patients from the 40-59 age group also had higher mortality rate: 16.67%. This rate decreased slightly in the middle-aged and aged necessarily reduce the 59.
Not determine the time of influenza A/H1N1 vaccine in Vietnam
Mr. Truong Quoc Cuong, Director of Department of Pharmacy Management (Ministry of Health) for: "WHO has agreed to support Vietnam Men 1.2 million doses of influenza A/H1N1 vaccine. Vietnam Men also have procedures to purchase 500,000 additional doses. Pharmaceutical Management Agency was ready to receive vaccines as soon as the Department is currently waiting WHO procedures to confirm that the information on the production of vaccines, the name of the vaccine.
As expected, fourth quarter (in December) Vietnam Men will be vaccines. But currently can not determine definitely the time of influenza A/H1N1 vaccine in Vietnam Men .
However, to the active vaccine, Department of Preventive Health and Environment has hopp coordination with the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology central building is complete blueprint implemented vaccination campaigns flu vaccine A/H1N1 for all pregnant women over 3 months in the country.
Ministry of Health has also recommended the local steering committee established by the network expanded vaccination.
The price of each dose of vaccine varies from 6.5 to 10USD, because there are two types of nasal vaccine / dose, with only one type of nose / dose. The audience will be vaccinated for free. Currently, the Ministry of Health does not include the plan to vaccination services for the type object is not a priority but demand, "said Cuong information.
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