Vietnam - Cholera and diarrhea levels

[Sally Furniss]

Received 525 patients of diarrhea-level
Labor No. 128 Date 11/06/2009 Last Updated: 8:43 AM, 11/06/2009
(LD) - Since last 4 months of this year, health facilities in Hanoi received treatment for 525 patients of diarrhea-level micro-organism described by commas, of which only 4 of positive micro-organism with commas described.

40% of patients diarrhea is severe the patient was an emergency, timely treatment, no case of death.

According to Department of Health Hanoi, from 22.5 to now no case of any more positive with commas khuẩn described, the outbreak of the commas khuẩn has been processed thoroughly to no new outbreak. However, due to hot and humid weather, the VSATTP not control the risk of outbreaks B?ng still very large.

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[Sally Furniss]

Re: Vietnam - Cholera

Re: Vietnam - Cholera

"Map" and diarrhea levels continue to expand

The 22 / 5, TS. Nguyen Huy Nga, Director Department of Department of Health and Environment (Ministry of Health) said that, until now, the country has 15 provinces, cities appear on diarrhea risk level khuẩn described by commas. It is the provinces and cities: Hanoi, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Nam Dinh, Hai Duong, Hoa Binh, Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh, Ha Nam, Thai Binh, Vinh Phuc, Hung Yen, Nghe An and Yen Bai.

Own from 19 / 5 - 21 / 5, 3 cases of diarrhea with commas positive micro-organism described in Vinh Phuc Province. So, now about epidemiology of Central identify the country recorded 56 cases positive with commas khuẩn described, while other cases are still in the test should not result.

TS. Nguyen Huy Nga that, due to hygiene conditions in some localities not good, work safety and hygiene of food is more limited, more in the last exchange between the region increasing, weather hot and humid summer, much rain causes floods easily facilitate the spread of germs so next time may be recorded in some provinces scattered cases have diarrhea level khuẩn tả commas.

However, "the map" and has spread by the Ministry of Health said the level and diarrhea in some provinces and cities tend to them by the local to the tough measures against the disease, strict check chẽ of supply, processing and sale of dog meat as Hanoi, Hai Phong.

Ministry of Health also sent mission to check on flu A (H1N1) and diarrhea-level commas khuẩn us, check on hygiene and food security in 11 provinces and cities in points.

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