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Tamiflu has not used widely in the community

Commonground

Senior Moderator
29-10-2009

* Transfer season, influenza infection rate higher

Delivered at the meeting of the National Steering Committee for prevention of influenza pandemic in humans, 28-10 pm, in Hanoi, Deputy Minister of Health Trinh Quan Huan affirmed that although progress has spread influenza A/H1N1 in strong community but can not apply the plan for distributing antiviral drug Tamiflu to widespread self-treatment of people at home with no monitoring of health workers.

World Health Organization (WHO) also has no recommendations about the use of Tamiflu to the community because the risk of drug resistance can occur is very high. Therefore, the Deputy asked the subcommittee meeting of the council expertise and coordination with other health professionals the world to research, discuss and plan for effective treatment in the near future.

TS. Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh, deputy Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology Institute Central confirmed that: the phase transfer season, the risk associated with influenza A/H1N1 flu season typically can cause a higher rate of influenza infection and patients will also increase. Concentration of people in the health facilities for medical examination and easy to cross-infection risk. Subcommittee should consider therapy to establish rapid response teams to examine and treat influenza A/H1N1 patients at home, reducing the burden to hospitals.

We translated influenza A/H1N1 has been detected in 60 provinces and cities in the country. Within 15 days, with 25/60 provinces and cities not record cases positive for influenza A/H1N1 new. Both countries have not recognized the province three cases of influenza A/H1N1: Bac Kan, Cao Bang, Dien Bien.

Of the 35 cases of death in 16 provinces and cities by influenza A/H1N1, the South has the highest number of deaths, accounting for 51.43% with 18 cases, followed by a 7 ca Highlands, Central 6 ca and North 4 ca.

Proportion of pregnant women die from influenza A/H1N1 constitute 22.9% (8/35 ca); the history of chronic illness accounts for 57.1% (20/35 ca) the total number of deaths from influenza A/H1N1 infection. Noteworthy, the patient's death from influenza A/H1N1 accounting for 65.7% (23/35 ca).

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