Re: Vietnam - Human Suspected/Actual Cases H5N1, February 7, 2009 +
Re: Vietnam - Human Suspected/Actual Cases H5N1, February 7, 2009 +
AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (56): VIET NAM (DONG THAP) NOT, (SOC TRANG) SUSPECTED
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Date: Sat 21 Mar 2009
Source: Voice of Viet Nam (radio) [edited]
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Suspected bird flu patient dies in Soc Trang
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Veterinarians have quarantined and disinfected hamlet 23 in Chau Hung
commune, Thanh Tri district, Soc Trang province, after a female
villager suspected of contracting the deadly H5N1 virus died in
hospital on Fri 20 Mar 2009. According to Vo Ngoc Linh, head of the
Chau Hung commune medical centre, the 26-year-old woman ate sick
ducks nearly a month ago. She was admitted to the general hospital of
nearby Bac Lieu province on 16 Mar 2009 with symptoms such as
headache, exhaustions and coughing. The unfortunate patient died
early in the morning of 20 Mar 2009. The result of blood tests will
be announced in the coming days.
Meanwhile, another suspected case in the southern province of Dong
Thap has tested negative for the deadly virus, according to doctors
from the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City.
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail Rapporteur Mary Marshall
[The fatal case of suspected avian H5N1 influenza virus infection in
Soc Trang province in the 1st part of the above report will become
the 5th case in Viet Nam if the results of the blood tests are
returned positive.
The fatal case in Dong Thap province, no longer attributed to avian
influenza virus infection, is probably the suspected 5th case
described briefly in part [3] of Avian influenza, human (55): Egypt
(AT), Viet Nam (DT)
20090320.1118.
The southern provinces of Dong Thap and Soc Trang can be located in
the map of the provinces of Viet Nam at:
<
http://www.angelfire.com/co/hongnam/vnmap.html>. - Mod.CP]
[see also:
Avian influenza, human (55): Egypt (AT), Viet Nam (DT)
20090320.1118
Avian influenza, human (54): Viet Nam, susp.
20090319.1109
Avian influenza, human (45): Viet Nam, WHO
20090302.0856
Avian influenza, human (42): Viet Nam
20090227.0815
Avian influenza, human (40): Viet Nam, WHO
20090224.0767
Avian influenza, human (38): Viet Nam
20090222.0741
Avian influenza, human (37): Viet Nam, WHO
20090218.0671
Avian influenza, human (36): Viet Nam
20090217.0665
Avian influenza, human (34): Viet Nam, WHO
20090211.0623
Avian influenza, human (32): Viet Nam
20090209.0593
Avian influenza, human (30): Viet Nam
20090207.0557
Avian influenza, human (05): Viet Nam, susp.
20090109.0085
Avian influenza, human (04): Viet Nam, WHO
20090107.0068
Avian influenza, human (02): Viet Nam
20090106.0049]
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