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Vietnam - H5N1 resistance and treatment helped two patients recover

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Virus-resistant A/H5N1 flu vaccine


Thứ Hai, 02/04/2012, 03:30 PM (GMT+7)
City health sector capacity building support to provinces treatment; to personnel, equipment and increase treatment capacity lower. According to medical experts the bird flu virus has virulent, resistant to vaccines and epidemic prevention.

Before the evolution of complexity of avian influenza A/H5N1, more recently, city health organizations have developed influenza A/H5N1 prevention exercises with the participation of hundreds of health facilities, district hospitals South.

Active surveillance

According to the Ministry of Health, from the beginning of the year, influenza A/H5N1 evolution is complex and currently has 2 deaths. In this situation, the Prime Minister has emphasized the power to do right is detected early, radical treatment, monitoring, well-organized anti-epidemic work. Implementation of the direction of the Prime Minister, the health sector has developed city strengthen surveillance systems, proactive monitoring, preparing resources to respond to A/H5N1 flu outbreak.

In two cases of influenza A/H5N1 has been continuously Tropical Medicine City Hospital saved, leader of the Ministry of Health said it was an important turning point for the treatment of this disease in our country. TS-BS Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, director of HCM City Tropical Disease Hospital, said both patients were treated in hospital critical condition, the lungs were severely damaged, higher mortality risk. Patients were treated according to regimens with another long song is the mechanical ventilation with light pressure. After one week quarantine treatment, the patient is breathing and discharged soon after.
According to European doctors, hospitals were associated with clinical Research Unit, University of Oxford (UK) and Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur Institute to conduct gene sequence in patients. The results showed that two patients infected with clade 1 influenza A group is a group of diseases endemic in the southern region.

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said the mortality rate for patients with this disease more than 60% -90%, the treatment is a problem with the medical world. With two A/H5N1 flu cases were saved, the Health Ministry wants Tropical Disease Hospital to share experiences, treatment for medical units in the country.

Three hypothetical situation

Despite initial success in the treatment of influenza A/H5N1 but in fact, when a pandemic occurs, the ability to react will be vital. In training Influenza A/H5N1 by Children's Hospital 2 (HCMC) held recently, representatives of provincial base anxious in the work of A/H5N1 influenza receives treatment. Through the process of acquiring health prevention by city building, organization development, the local medical establishment has drawn a lot of significant experience. The procedures and handling operations based on the Ministry of Health guidelines. Exercise scenario is laid out with three basic scenario in receiving and treating cases of influenza A/H5N1. That was the case suspected at reception clinics, hospital emergency cases in a state of severe lower case moved up by ambulance. The situation is through field exercises in the emergency department and department of infectious isolated areas.
Dr. Phan Van Bau, deputy director of HCM City Health Department, said the epidemic disease is now very unpredictable; with avian influenza A/H5N1, in addition to training, the health sector is also implementing increased TP treatment capacity to the provinces by the appointment of personnel, equipment put on the lower level. "To enable the system to know when a disaster but it could not respond" - Precious doctor said.

http://www32.24h.com.vn/suc-khoe-doi-song/virus-cum-a-h5n1-khang-vacxin-c62a445008.html
 
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