Vietnam - Human Suspected/Actual Cases H5N1, February 7, 2009 - December 16, 2009

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Reuters AlertNet - Vietnam has new human bird flu case-paper

Vietnam has new human bird flu case-paper

07 Feb 2009 08:52:40 GMT
Source: Reuters
HANOI, Feb 7 (Reuters) -

A 23-year-old man has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 virus in northern Vietnam, a state-run newspaper reported on Saturday.


The online Lao Dong newspaper (www.laodong.com.vn) quoted health officials as saying the man from Dam Ha district in the northern province of Quang Ninh, about 150 km (93 miles) from Hanoi had fallen ill and tests showed he carried the bird flu virus.

The report quoted doctors as saying the man had high fever and severe respiratory problem.

Prior to this case, Vietnam has this year confirmed one case of human infection in the northern province of Thanh Hoa, involving an 8-year-old girl who fell sick after eating duck and chicken raised on her family's farm.

She has recovered.

On Saturday, the agriculture ministry said bird flu had infected poultry in three provinces in the country, Ca Mau and Soc Trang in the south and Nghe An in the central region.

The H5N1 flu remains largely a virus among birds, but experts fear it could mutate into a form that is easily transmitted by humans and spark a pandemic that could kill millions worldwide.

(Reporting by Nguyen Nhat Lam and Sugita Katyal)
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[HenryN]

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Map updated

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[HenryN]

Vietnam has new human bird flu case-paper

Vietnam has new human bird flu case-paper

Vietnam has new human bird flu case-paper
07 Feb 2009 08:52:40 GMT
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The online Lao Dong newspaper (www.laodong.com.vn) quoted health officials as saying the man from Dam Ha district in the northern province of Quang Ninh, about 150 km (93 miles) from Hanoi had fallen ill and tests showed he carried the bird flu virus.
The report quoted doctors as saying the man had high fever and severe respiratory problem.
Prior to this case, Vietnam has this year confirmed one case of human infection in the northern province of Thanh Hoa, involving an 8-year-old girl who fell sick after eating duck and chicken raised on her family's farm. She has recovered.
On Saturday, the agriculture ministry said bird flu had infected poultry in three provinces in the country, Ca Mau and Soc Trang in the south and Nghe An in the central region.
The H5N1 flu remains largely a virus among birds, but experts fear it could mutate into a form that is easily transmitted by humans and spark a pandemic that could kill millions worldwide.
(Reporting by Nguyen Nhat Lam and Sugita Katyal)

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[HenryN]

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Quang Ninh:
Detecting the first patient infected with H5N1 virus

Lao Dong Electronic Update: 12:00 PM, 07/02/2009


(LDDT) - That patients Mui Tai Ly, 23 years of age, ethnic Dao, villages Port Na, An Quang commune, Dam Ha district, Quang Ninh.
Patients have been through two emergency hospitals to district general hospital in Quang Ninh PM on 3.2.2009 in the state high fever, blood pressure dropped respiratory failure and severe. To have on the fourth hospital, but capable of recovery of patients likely evolve.

Patients were tested first using test quickly, but the results are negative. The second test with PCR method (method of integrating gen), the result is positive.

According to initial conclusions, patients Ly Tai Mui infected H5N1 virus. Specialists Hospital under the medical clinical tropical diseases and the epidemiological hygiene Central has been in Quang Ninh to review this case and localities where the disease source.

http://www.laodong.com.vn/Home/Phat...au-tien-nhiem-virus-H5N1/20092/125304.laodong

 

[HenryN]

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Updated map

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[HenryN]

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Commentary

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/02070901/H5N1_Quang_Ninh_7.html

 

[HenryN]

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A patient infected with influenza A/H5N1 and


According to information from the Department of Health, in a patient infected with influenza A/H5N1. This is Ly Tai Mui (women, ethnic Dao), 23 years old, the port village of Na, An Quang commune, Dam Ha district, the patient is transferred in emergency Hospital in Quang Ninh Province to 3-2 pm in in high fever, blood pressure dropped respiratory failure and severe. There are patients actively treated in isolation rooms.


Known experts, under the Institute of infectious diseases and Tropical National Institute of Hygiene and epidemiology Central has been in Quang Ninh to review this case and to direct resources where the disease inspection, monitoring situation.

Department of Health recommended Quang Ninh provinces actively prevent influenza A/H5N1 outbreaks.

http://www.baoquangninh.com.vn/?lang=V&func=newsdetail&newsid=33706&CatID=22&MN=2

 

[Rwilmer]

Re: Vietnam has new human bird flu case-paper - Human Cases Jan 30 +

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I think they are a little late with the headline since he already tested positive. At least it gives a hospitalization date and a possible infection source.

Vietnam man suspected of infection with bird flu

Hanoi - A man suspected of being infected with the H5N1 avian flu virus is in critical condition at a hospital in northern Vietnam, health officials said Saturday. Ly Tai Mui, 23, has been hospitalized since February 3 at Quang Ninh general hospital, 150 kilometres west of Hanoi. Mui, a member of the Dao ethnic minority, had eaten the meat of a sick chicken in his village in rural Quang Ninh province some days before falling ill.
"We suspect this patient is infected with the avian flu virus," said Nguyen Huy Nga, head of Vietnam's Preventive Health and Environment Agency. Nga said a definitive diagnosis would have to wait for the results of tests early next week.

Nguyen Van Trong of the Quang Ninh health department said Mui was in critical condition and was breathing with the help of an oxygen machine. Dr Phan Van Tan, the doctor in charge of Mui's case, said he was in an isolated room to prevent contagion.

Vietnam's Ministry of Health has sent experts from the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology and the National Institute for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, both in Hanoi, to Quang Ninh to investigate the case.

The group will return to Hanoi to report to leaders at the Health Ministry and obtain their approval before officially announcing next week whether Mui has avian flu.

Vietnam's first human case of bird flu this year was reported in January when a 13-year-old girl from Thanh Hoa province, 150 kilometers south of Hanoi, tested positive for the virus.

The girl's older sister died on January 2 in Thanh Hoa after displaying symptoms consistent with bird flu, but doctors failed to test for the virus, and her body was not exhumed for testing because of religious reasons.
Avian influenza has infected 106 people in Vietnam and killed 52 since it first appeared in the country in late 2003.

The disease is usually spread by contact between sick birds and humans, but scientists fear that the virus could mutate into a form that is easily transmissible among humans and spark a global pandemic that could kill millions.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/254659,vietnam-man-suspected-of-infection-with-bird-flu.html

 

[HenryN]

Re: Vietnam has new human bird flu case-paper - Human Cases Jan 30 +

Re: Vietnam has new human bird flu case-paper - Human Cases Jan 30 +

I think they are a little late with the headline since he already tested positive. At least it gives a hospitalization date and a possible infection source.

Vietnam man suspected of infection with bird flu



Vietnam's first human case of bird flu this year was reported in January when a 13-year-old girl from Thanh Hoa province, 150 kilometers south of Hanoi, tested positive for the virus.

The girl's older sister died on January 2 in Thanh Hoa after displaying symptoms consistent with bird flu, but doctors failed to test for the virus, and her body was not exhumed for testing because of religious reasons.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/254659,vietnam-man-suspected-of-infection-with-bird-flu.html

Actually, the 8 year old tested positive and recovered. Her 13 year old sister died and was not tested.

 

[Laidback Al]

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Location of Đầm H? district where the latest human case was detected.


http://www.halong.com/halongcom/maps/e_pages/hanhchinh/hc_quangninh.htm

 

[Sally Furniss]

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Vietnam reports new human bird flu case

Hanoi: Officials say Vietnam has reported a new human case of bird flu as a conflict in Hanoi illustrated the challenges that health authorities confront as they try to prevent the spread of the virus.

According to officials at a hospital in the northern province of Quang Ninh, a 23-year-old woman from northern Vietnam has tested positive for the H5N1 virus, the second human case reported in the country this year. She has been hooked to a respirator since being admitted five days ago, said hospital deputy director Nguyen Quoc Hung.

Authorities, meanwhile, said Sunday more than 100 villagers in a district just outside Hanoi prevented authorities from destroying the chickens that had been smuggled in from China.

The melee erupted on Thursday.

http://www.gulfnews.com/world/Vietnam/10283330.html

 

[Sally Furniss]

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Vietnam reports 2nd bird flu case this year

A melee broke out in northern Vietnam when more than 100 villagers prevented authorities from destroying chickens to stop the spread of bird flu, officials said Sunday as the country announced its second H5N1 case.

About 100 villagers in Thuong Tin district just outside Hanoi overwhelmed police and health authorities Thursday and stopped them from destroying about 1,500 chickens smuggled in from China, said official Vu Van Dung.
As about 30 police and health officials removed the poultry from a truck to burn in a pit, the villagers — desperate for the income the birds could provide — grabbed the chickens and ran off.
"I told the villagers that the chickens had been sprayed with chemicals and were not edible, but they didn't listen," Dung said. "They grabbed chickens from us, and we were overwhelmed."

Meanwhile, in northern Quang Ninh province, tests results confirmed Friday that a 23-year-old woman was infected with the H5N1 virus.
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<!-- /sidebar --> She was on a respirator since being hospitalized five days ago, hospital deputy director Nguyen Quoc Hung said. The woman became ill after slaughtering and eating chickens her family was raising.
Five other family members who had also eaten the chicken showed no symptoms.

In early January, an 8-year-old girl from northern Thanh Hoa province tested positive for bird flu, Vietnam's first reported human case in more than 10 months.
Bird flu has killed 52 people in Vietnam, including five last year, since it began raging through Asian poultry stocks in late 2003.
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http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/02/08/asia/AS-Vietnam-Bird-Flu.php

 

[HenryN]

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Vietnam reports 2nd bird flu case this year



Meanwhile, in northern Quang Ninh province, tests results confirmed Friday that a 23-year-old woman was infected with the H5N1 virus.
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<!-- /sidebar -->She was on a respirator since being hospitalized five days ago, hospital deputy director Nguyen Quoc Hung said. The woman became ill after slaughtering and eating chickens her family was raising.
Five other family members who had also eaten the chicken showed no symptoms.


http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/02/08/asia/AS-Vietnam-Bird-Flu.php

The above description does not include dead or dying poultry due to infection.

 

[HenryN]

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Ngay khi c? th?ng tin về trường hợp bệnh nh?n L? T?i M?i, x? Quảng An (Đầm H?) hiện đang điều trị tại Bệnh viện Đa khoa tỉnh nghi nhiễm c?m A (H5N1), ng?y 7- 3, Đo?n c?ng t?c của Viện Vệ sinh dịch tễ Trung ương, Cục Y tế Dự ph?ng v? Trung t?m Y tế dự ph?ng tỉnh do Tiến sĩ Ho?ng Minh T?n, Ph? Trưởng Khoa dịch tễ của Viện Vệ sinh dịch tễ Trung ương dẫn đầu đ? về chỉ đạo trực tiếp c?ng t?c khoanh v?ng, xử l?, dập dịch tại khu vực nghi xuất hiện dịch c?m gia cầm của x? Quảng An, huyện Đầm H?.​

Once information about the patient Mui Tai Ly, An Quang commune (Ha Dam) is treated in Provincial Hospital infection of influenza A (H5N1), on 7 - 3, Mission of about Birthday Central epidemiology, Department of Health and the Medical Center by the province for Dr. Hoang Minh Tan, Deputy Dean of the epidemiological hygiene epidemiology central leader has to guide and direct fold area, process, and dập in the area and appear HPAI An Quang commune, Dam Ha district.

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Bệnh nh?n L? T?i M?i đang được c?ch ly v? điều trị t?ch cực tại Bệnh viện đa khoa Quảng Ninh​

Patients Ly Tai Mui is isolation and active treatment in General Hospital in Quang Ninh​

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Theo điều tra dịch tễ, th?n N? C?ng, x? Quảng An, nơi bệnh nh?n L? T?i M?i sinh sống, c? 13 hộ.​

According to epidemiological surveys, village Port Na, An Quang commune, where patient Ly Mui Tai living, has 13 households.

Trong đ? c? 11 hộ gia đ?nh ở xung quanh nh? bệnh nh?n M?i.​

Including 11 households around a patient's nose.

Hầu hết c?c gia đ?nh đều c? nu?i g? theo h?nh thức thả r?ng.​

Most families are raising chickens in the form drop empty.

Trước v? trong thời điểm bệnh nh?n bị bệnh, c?c gia đ?nh xung quanh c? g? bị ốm chết.​

Before and during ill patients, families around the sick chickens have died.

Từ ng?y 27-1 cho đến ng?y 7- 2, nh? bệnh nh?n m?i c? khoảng 20 con g? bị ốm chết.​

From 27-1 days to 7 to 2, the patient m?i about 20 children have been sick chickens died.

Trước đ?, bệnh nh?n v? chồng c? trực tiếp l?m thịt g? v? cả 10 người trong gia đ?nh chị M?i đều ăn thịt g?.​

Previously, patients and have directly as chicken meat and 10 people in her family are Mui eat chicken.

Ri?ng bệnh nh?n ăn rất nhiều bữa thịt g? do trước đ? bị ốm n?n gia đ?nh bồi bổ.​

Individual patients eat many meals of meat chickens previously been so sick by the family.

Hiện c?c th?nh vi?n kh?c trong gia đ?nh bệnh nh?n v? người d?n xung quanh chưa c? biểu hiện g?.​

There other members of patient families and people around does not have to do.

Đo?n c?ng t?c c?ng ch?nh quyền địa phương đ? tiến h?nh phun ti?u tr?ng khử độc to?n bộ 11 hộ d?n xung quanh v? gia đ?nh bệnh nh?n.​

Mission with the local government has spray target center in all 11 households around the family and patients.

Đo?n tiến h?nh lấy 9 mẫu bệnh phẩm của người nh? bệnh nh?n, người d?n c? tiếp x?c trực tiếp với bệnh nh?n v? 5 mẫu bệnh phẩm của g? để x?t nghiệm.​

Union conducted 9 samples taken sick person's home patients, people with direct contact with patients and 5 samples of chicken diseases subject to testing.

Tại Bệnh viện Đa khoa tỉnh, Đo?n cũng tiến h?nh lấy 7 mẫu bệnh phẩm của người nh? bệnh nh?n, nh?n vi?n y tế trực tiếp điều trị cho bệnh nh?n.​

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C?n bộ đội y tế dự ph?ng huyện Đầm H? tiến h?nh phun khử tr?ng khu vực nghi xuất hiện dịch c?m gia cầm​

Team officials preventive health Dam Ha district conducted khử spray areas of overlap appear HPAI​

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Đo?n chỉ huyện Đầm H? cần tăng cường hơn nữa về nh?n lực, vật lực cho c?ng t?c ph?ng chống dịch, tuy?n truyền n?ng cao ? thức của người d?n trong việc xử l? gia cầm ốm chết. Chi cục Th? y tỉnh, Cơ quan Th? Y v?ng II (Hải Ph?ng) cũng đ? tiến h?nh điều tra t?nh h?nh chăn nu?i, bu?n b?n gia cầm tr?n địa b?n x? Quảng An; lấy 1 mẫu bệnh phẩm gia cầm để x?t nghiệm, nếu c? kết quả dương t?nh với H5N1 sẽ cho ti?u huỷ to?n bộ gia cầm ở x?.​

Union Dam Ha district only needs to increase more on human resources, material resources for the prevention of disease, the propaganda advantage of people in handling sick birds died. Its Provincial Health, the Animal Y II area (Hai Phong) has conducted surveys on livestock, poultry traders in the area in Quang An; samples taken 1 sick poultry products to test, if results are positive for the H5N1 strain will destroyed all poultry in.

Cũng trong ng?y 7-2, Trung t?m Y tế Dự ph?ng tỉnh đ? cấp 170 bộ quần ?o ph?ng chống dịch v? 70kg Cloramin B cho huyện Đầm H?; cấp 100 bộ quần ?o ph?ng chống dịch v? 35kg Cloramin B cho Bệnh viện Đa khoa tỉnh.​

Also in 7-2, Center for Health has issued 170 of clothing preventive and 70kg for Cloramin B Dam Ha district; level of 100 clothing preventive and 35kg for Cloramin B Provincial Hospital .

Sở Y tế tiếp tục chỉ đạo c?c đơn vị y tế dự ph?ng v? c?c đơn vị điều trị tr?n địa b?n chủ động gi?m s?t dịch c?m A (H5N1) ở người v? kịp thời ph?t hiện, điều trị khi c? bệnh nh?n.​

Department of Health to continue guiding the preventive health and treatment unit in the province actively monitor flu A (H5N1) and in the timely detection, treatment when the patients.

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[Sally Furniss]

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uang Ninh: detection of a contagious flu A (H5N1)

TTO - That patients Mui Tai Ly, 23 years old, resident in Port Na, An Quang commune (Ha Dam). On 28-1, judicious of Time does have the fever, the family to Medical Center Dam Ha district, then moved to 2-2 on Hospital area Tien Yen.

The patient was diagnosed with pneumonia due to virus status chest pain, difficulty breathing and the Provincial Hospital on 3-2. In this patient is the health, doctors Provincial Hospital infection diagnosis of influenza virus A (H5N1) and samples of products disease patients submitted Institute sanitation epidemiology central tested.

Despite all the doubt, but patients have been isolation hospitals and apply it exposed treatment for patients infected with influenza A under the Ministry of Health. Three patients go home the same care is isolation. Current health patients complicated place, and carry the pleura, the risk of high mortality. Doctor promptly Institute of tropical diseases and contaminated countries have been coordinating with the Provincial Hospital in treating positive patients.

Theo initial investigation, patients who do not slaughter poultry but eat chicken. Many households around the patient's family are raising chickens and chickens have died. Those who left the family not patients have symptoms.

http://www.tuoitre.com.vn/Tianyon/Index.aspx?ArticleID=300762&ChannelID=3

 

[Commonground]

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Quang Ninh: detection of a contagious flu A (H5N1)

Chủ Nhật, 08/02/2009, 15:03 (GMT+7)


TTO - That patients Mui Tai Ly, 23 years old, resident in Port Na, An Quang commune (Ha Dam). On 28-1, judicious of Time does have the fever, the family to Medical Center Dam Ha district, then moved to 2-2 on Hospital area Tien Yen.

The patient was diagnosed with pneumonia due to virus status chest pain, difficulty breathing and the Provincial Hospital on 3-2. In this patient is the health, doctors Provincial Hospital infection diagnosis of influenza virus A (H5N1) and samples of products disease patients submitted Institute sanitation epidemiology central tested.

Despite all the doubt, but patients have been isolation hospitals and apply it exposed treatment for patients infected with influenza A under the Ministry of Health. Three patients go home the same care is isolation. Current health patients complicated place, and carry the pleura, the risk of high mortality. Doctor promptly Institute of tropical diseases and infectious country has been coordinated with the Provincial Hospital in treating positive patients.

According to initial investigation, patients who do not slaughter poultry but eat chicken. Many households around the patient's family are raising chickens and chickens have died. Those who left the family not patients have symptoms.

 

[Treyfish]

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:tiphat:<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=ds height=0 vAlign=top width=435>Sunday, February 8, 2009 17:58:03 Vietnam (GMT+07) </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top><!--This begin of the news --><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=left><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" colSpan=2><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD height=30 width="50%"> E-mail to a friend </TD><TD width="50%">Print version</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD height=35 vAlign=top align=left>Quang Ninh woman suspected of contracting bird flu
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</TD><TD width=5 align=left></TD></TR><TR><TD class=cap colSpan=2 align=left>People try to take back chicken of dubious origin meant for culling from a truck in Hanoi?s Thuong Tin District on Thursday</TD><TD width=5 align=left></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>A 23-year-old woman is suspected of contracting the H5N1 strain of bird flu after suffering severe respiratory problems in northern Quang Ninh Province Saturday, health officials said. </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>
Ly Tai Mui of Quang Ninh?s Dam Ha District was admitted to the Quang Ninh General Hospital on Tuesday with high fever, low blood pressure, and severe respiratory problems, doctors said.
But doctors reported they were unable to conclude if Mui had been infected with the H5N1 virus. One test showed she carried it, but another was negative.
Health experts were dispatched Saturday to Quang Ninh to carry out further examinations. Work to disinfect Dam Ha District also began Saturday.
Quang Ninh, where the world renowned Ha Long Bay is located, is about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Hanoi.
Before Mui, an eight-year-old girl in the northern province of Thanh Hoa who fell sick after eating duck and chicken raised on her family's farm was diagnosed with the bird flu. She has since recovered, but her 13- year-old sister died in the hospital earlier without being tested for the virus before her burial, health officials said.
The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau reported Saturday the bird flu has spread among four local communes, prompting the culling of 3,250 birds to contain the epidemic.
The Ca Mau government also asked agencies concerned to take further measures against the spread of the disease in the province.
The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang began disinfection work Saturday after 700 birds were recently reported to have died of the flu.
The avian flu has thus far infected poultry in four provinces in the country ? Ca Mau, Bac Lieu and Soc Trang in the Mekong Delta region and Nghe An in the north.
The H5N1 remains largely confined to birds, but experts fear it could mutate into a form that is easily transmitted by humans and spark a pandemic that could kill millions worldwide.
Since 2003, Vietnam has recorded 52 human deaths from bird flu, the second highest toll after Indonesia, where the virus has killed 115 people.
Chicken thieves
The deputy chairman of the People?s Committee of Hanoi Saturday called for strict action against residents who stole around 1,000 chickens meant for destruction three days ago in Hanoi?s Thuong Tin District.
On Thursday, the Hanoi Veterinary Bureau was collecting some 1,500 chickens of unknown origin for culling when many locals flocked to the scene to take the birds back, said bureau chief Nguyen Xuan Vui.
They dug up holes to retrieve buried chickens or jumped into the trucks to get the fowl back, Vui said.
Vui also said he had warned the people it would be very risky to eat the birds, but the warning had fallen on deaf ears.
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[HenryN]

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Ninh: A H5N1 virus infection

TP - Patients Ly Tai Mui (SN 1986) Dao ethnic residence in Port Na, Quang An, Dam Ha (Quang Ninh) was concluded with positive H5N1 virus following two test methods using PCR (the the gene).

Patient hospital districts on 3 / 2 states in high fever, blood pressure dropped and respiratory failure and then be transferred to General Hospital in Quang Ninh Province.

However, after four days of treatment positive patients are no signs of recovery.

Specialists Hospital Tropical Institute sanitation epidemiology T.U present in Quang Ninh to diagnose, given exposed control and conduct environmental review of life of patients where the source of the disease.

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[HenryN]

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Quang Ninh: A patient of influenza A/H5N1 infection
Updated at 21h28 ", dated 07/02/2009 --

(VnMedia) - The Quang Ninh has discovered a female patient infected by viruses of influenza A/H5N1. Patients called Mui Tai Ly, 23 years old, resident in Port Na, An Quang commune, district ?am Ha.

Mui patients hospitalized in the state high fever, blood pressure dropped respiratory failure and severe. There are patients be monitored and treated in General Hospital in Quang Ninh Province.

When tested to find influenza A/H5N1 virus with fast test times 1 for negative results, but the test method times 2 PCR positive results. Does not conclude patients are infected with influenza A virus H5N1 or not.

Experts under the Institute for infectious diseases and Tropical National Institute of Hygiene and epidemiology Central has been in Quang Ninh for review, diagnosis, treatment for patients and to the residence of the patient to perform inspection, investigation, and except disease.




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[Diane Morin]

Re: Vietnam - Human H5N1 Cases Jan 30 +

Re: Vietnam - Human H5N1 Cases Jan 30 +

The 23 year old patient, is a man or a woman? Thank you to light us. We are in the fog on the French-speaking side on this point.