Vietnam: Measles is back after many years

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Source: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/93220/measles-is-back-after-many-years.html

Last update 13:25 | 07/01/2014
Measles is back after many years

VietNamNet Bridge - After more than three years without a single case of measles, the HCM City Children's Hospital 1 now receives 5-6 child patients per day with complications.

In the afternoon of January 5, the hospital had 15 child inpatients. Most of them had respiratory complications, pneumonia or ear discharge. They came from HCM City and some southern provinces.

Similarly, in those days, the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases also received many patients suffering from measles. Every day the hospital has nearly a dozen cases...

 

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Source: http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Health/2014/1/107739/

Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014, Posted at: 14:29(GMT+7)
Increase In Measles Cases

The Children Hospital No. 1 reported 24 infants admitted for measles on January 20. This is the highest reported case in five years.

Before December 2012, the hospital has received no cases for the disease in five years, said Head of Infection and Brain section Dr. Truong Huu Khanh. Over 100 children have been hospitalized for treatment since then...

 

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Source: http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2355971&Itemid=1

Measles Reapers in Vietnam

Hanoi, Feb. 7 (Prensa Latina) After two years without registering any case of measles in Vietnam, the disease reappeared in several provinces with at least three infant deaths, reported today the Health Ministry.

As indicated by the head of the department of prevention, Tran Dac Phu, between the territories Yen Bai, Lao Cai, Son Lay and Ho Chi Minh City 303 cases of children infected were diagnosed through January...

 

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Source: http://www.thanhniennews.com/index/...ll-2-as-breaking-out-in-northern-vietnam.aspx

Measles kills 2 in northern Vietnam
Last updated: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 16:45

The health ministry on Tuesday announced that measles had caused two deaths in Hanoi and nearby Yen Bai Province over the past week.

A 7-month-old baby from Hanoi?s Dong Anh District died during the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival while the fatal case from Yen Bai was a 3-year-old boy from the H?mong ethnic group who died on January 30, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported.

The ministry said measles outbreaks infected 99 children in Yen Bai, 87 in nearby Son La and 117 in Lao Cai Province, and around ten children in Ho Chi Minh City who were not vaccinated...

 

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Source: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/95300/measles-threat-looms-large.html

Last update 15:42 | 10/02/2014
Measles threat looms large

VietNamNet Bridge ? The Health Ministry has ordered all provinces to intensify measles prevention and quarantine measures as the epidemic is likely to spread due to the humid and cold weather and the increase in travel at the beginning of the year.

According to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology and the Pasteur Institute in HCM City, over 620 cases were reported showing signs of measles from the beginning of 2014 to February 5.

Of the number, 30 cases were recorded in Ha Noi, 138 in HCM City, 120 in Lao Cai Province and 80 in Son La Province. Yen Bai Province recorded 253 measles patients and one death.

Most of the patients have not been fully vaccinated against measles...

 

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Source: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/95545/measles-cases-on-the-rise--3-dead.html

Last update 15:53 | 13/02/2014
Measles cases on the rise, 3 dead

VietNamNet Bridge ? More than 240 people have tested positive to measles in 24 provinces since the beginning of the year, including three child fatalities, according to statistics from the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Most of the patients were from northern Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Ha Giang and Yen Bai provinces.

One of three children to die from the disease was from Ha Noi with the remaining two from Yen Bai Province.

More than 1,000 people were diagnosed with the disease last year.

Director of MoH's Preventive Medicine Department Tran Dac Phu said the situation in the nation's big cities, such as Ha Noi and HCM City, was not the reason for worry as patients were not concentrated in particular areas and vaccination rates were high. However, he said the disease was still dangerous...

 

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Seven kids die on measles outbreak in Vietnam
English.news.cn 2014-02-13 14:31:27 More
HANOI, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has reported seven deaths among kids caused by measles outbreak in the country since the beginning of 2014, local media reported Thursday.

Over 620 cases were reported showing signs of measles from the beginning of 2014 to Feb. 5, presenting the largest number of infected cases in the past three years, local Vietnam News daily cited sources from the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology and the Pasteur Institute's southern Ho Chi Minh City branch as saying.

Nguyen Van Lam, vice dean of infection department under Vietnam ' s National Hospital of Pediatrics, was quoted by Dan Tri ( Knowledge for People) online newspaper as saying Thursday that over 160 kids have been hospitalized so far due to measles. Twenty among the patients have experienced serious complications of pneumonia and respiratory failure.
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2014-02/13/c_133112466.htm

 

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Source: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/96000/social-news-headlines-21-2.html

Last update 06:00 | 21/02/2014
Social News Headlines 21/2

...Vaccinated not at risk of new measles virus

A new genotype D8 of measles virus has been identified in the on-going epidemic in the southern provinces by HCM City Pasteur Institute, however those who have been properly vaccinated will not be seriously affected, said health expert.

The disease has broken out in 19 southern provinces and cities.

According to WHO, there are currently 8 grades designated A,B, C,D,E, F, G and H. Within these grades, there are 23 recognised genotypes including A, B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, D1, D2, ?, D8, D9, H1, and H2

Of them, genotype H1 is endemic in Viet Nam and caused outbreaks in 2009.

Dr Truong Huu Khanh, head of the HCM City Paediatrics Hospital No.1's neurology and infectious diseases ward told Viet Nam News there is no worry about the dangers of the genotype D8 because it does not present any further danger than the previous genotype of the disease.

It also does not foster epidemic transmission, Khanh said.

Moreover, the genotype D8 does not reduce the effectiveness of the vaccine, he added.

The existing measles vaccine belongs to genotype A, he said and added that it prevents against all genotypes of the virus.

The genotype D8 was isolated from sporadic measles cases in some countries including China, Japan and Malaysia...

 

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Source: http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Health/2014/3/108159/

Wednesday, Mar 05, 2014, Posted at: 12:58(GMT+7)
Lack of vaccinations cause measles outbreak

A number of children in Hanoi and other northern provinces are experiencing a second measles breakout this year.

Most of the children infected have yet to receive vaccinations, said Professor Tien Dung, head of Pediatrics Ward of Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi.

The ward is treating 30 children with serious cases. Three of the children have developed severe pneumonia...

 

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Source: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/99546/25-children-die-of-measles.html

Last update 14:10 | 10/04/2014
25 children die of measles

VietNamNet Bridge ? Twenty-five children, most from the northern region of Vietnam, have died of measles since the end of last year, according to the Health Ministry.

Medical experts say that the genotypes of the measles virus in Vietnam are no different than those of other countries in the world, and that its virulence has not suddenly increased. Therefore, the diagnostic treatment guidelines can remain unchanged.

They also say that the measles epidemic is now on a downward trend. The measles vaccination schedule has not changed and health professionals insist that the vaccine is safe and effective.

Dr. Tran Dac Phu, Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine, says that from the end of last year, there were more than 3,300 cases of measles. Of those, 25 children died...

 

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Source: http://www.thanhniennews.com/health...ld-be-spreading-measles-in-vietnam-25133.html

Crowded hospitals could be spreading measles in Vietnam
Sunday, April 06, 2014 10:28

Cases of children allegedly contracting measles at hospitals have parents worrying that the overcrowded facilities are worsening the the recent spat of measles outbreaks.

The Central Pediatrics Hospital in Hanoi has received compensation demands from parents whose 13-month-old baby just died of measles after going to the hospital for pneumonia treatment.

Dr Tran Van Hoc from the hospital said cross-infections in hospital environments are possible and doctors usually warn patients of the risk. But would be hard to conclude that the baby caught measles the hospital instead of anywhere else, Hoc said...

 

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Source: http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/19046...-child-mortality-from-measles-to-at-least-108

Vietnam ministry quadruples child mortality from measles to at least 108, epidemic declaration pending
Tuoitrenews
Updated : 04/16/2014 12:25 GMT + 7

At least 108 children have actually died of measles complications since the disease recurred in Vietnam late last year, not 25 as reported by the Ministry of Health last week, a senior health official said on Tuesday...

 

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Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140417-703839.html


April 17, 2014, 6:54 a.m. ET
Measles Sweep Through Vietnam
By Vu Trong Khanh

HANOI--Vietnam is in the grip of its worst ever measles outbreak, with the infection tied to at least 108 deaths since December in a toll that is expected to climb.

Previously, the worst year was 2009 to 2010, when two people died of measles in the Southeast Asian country. Authorities blame parents for not getting their children vaccinated and the three-to-five year cyclical nature of the virus, making this a particularly dangerous moment. The country is stepping up its efforts to immunize children under three years old.

The outbreak has centered in northern Vietnam, including the capital Hanoi, where many of the city's largest hospitals are swamped with measles patients.

"This has been the worst-ever measles outbreak in terms of the number of fatalities," Nguyen Tran Hien, director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Hanoi, told The Wall Street Journal...

 

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Over 7,000 children catch measles in Vietnam; at least 111 die: report
TUOITRENEWS
UPDATED : 04/17/2014 18:34 GMT + 7

Over 7,000 children have contracted measles and at least 111 have died of the disease since it recurred in Vietnam late last year, much higher than reported by the Ministry of Health last week, a central hospital director announced Wednesday.

These latest figures were revealed by Dr. Nguyen Van Kinh, director of the Central Tropical Diseases Hospital in Hanoi, after attending a closed-door meeting on April 16 with the representatives of the World Health Organization, Bach Mai Hospital, Dong Da Hospital, and the Hanoi Department of Health.

Compared to the respective figures released by the health ministry seven days ago, Dr. Kinh?s numbers are two and four times higher.
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http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/19084/vietnam-has-7000-measles-patients

 

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Source: http://www.thanhniennews.com/health...-8500-measles-cases-114-fatalities-25423.html

Vietnam minister calls for calm in face of 8,500 measles cases, 114 fatalities
Friday, April 18, 2014 12:50

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung called for a national focus on fighting measles on Thursday after the Health Ministry acknowledged 8,500 cases nationwide.

Ministry statements said the figure includes 3,136 cases that have tested positive for the virus; the rest were considered possible cases as they have yet to develop telltale symptoms.

Measles cases have been reported in 61 out of Vietnam's 63 cities and provinces this year and at least 114 children have died so far...

 

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Measles spreads to over 300 adults in Hanoi

Over 300 adults were admitted into the Central Tropical Disease Hospital in Hanoi as of April 18.

Fortunately, there have been no adult deaths, said Dr. Nguyen Van Kinh, hospital director.

Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi al experienced over 70 adult patients infected with measles. Adults are prone to have complications such as encephalitis from the disease.

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http://www.talkvietnam.com/2014/04/measles-spreads-to-over-300-adults-in-hanoi/

 

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http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0071671#pone-0071671-g004

Fox A, HungTM, Wertheim H, Hoa LNM, Vincent A, et al. (2013) Acute Measles Encephalitis in Partially Vaccinated Adults. PLoS ONE 8(8): e71671. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071671

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Measles vaccination was introduced in Vietnam in 1982 [24] and coverage with one-dose at one year of age has exceeded 50% since 1986 and 90% since 1993 [25]. However, a measles outbreak started in Northern Vietnam in October 2008. In contrast to the pre-vaccine era, incidence was high in 20?24 year olds [24]?[25] and a number of cases of adult AME were admitted to the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases (NHTD). Paradoxically, the epidemiology partially reflects the success of vaccination in reducing transmission and childhood illness because there is less natural infection to boost vaccine-induced immunity such that protection starts to wane in young adults [24]?[25]. This has been widely recognized and a two-dose vaccine schedule is now recommended and was adopted in Vietnam in 2006

 

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Vietnam sees vaccination rush as measles deaths hit 123
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 17:30
People jostle for a measles shot at the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City in the morning of April 21. PHOTO COURTESY OF TUOI TRE

Adults and children have been flocking the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City to seek measles vaccination as the fatalities on infected children have reached at least 123 nationwide.
The latest death figure includes three cases reported Monday from the north central province of Nghe An, where 158 children have been hospitalized for measles treatment since February and 85 percent of them were not vaccinated.
Nghe An health authorities have asked for seven more respirators and ten monitors to serve the rising number of patients.
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http://www.thanhniennews.com/health...ion-rush-as-measles-deaths-hit-123-25581.html

 

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Source: http://www.thanhniennews.com/health...vietnam-by-hitting-lungs-not-brain-25623.html

Measles killing mass in Vietnam by hitting lungs, not brain
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 14:00

Measles deaths in Vietnam rose to 127 on Tuesday, as doctors announced unusual developments in the virus' effects on children respiratory systems.
The virus appears to be attacking patients' ability to breath, rather than the brain as it did in previous years, leading to fatality rates higher than usual, doctors said during a conference held by the Health Ministry.

Doctors at the event said that many patients died of pneumonia or other related complications within their first few days of infection, according to Thoi bao Kinh te Saigon Online...

 

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http://vietnamnews.vn/society/252721/bach-mai-hospital-saves-life-of-baby-with-measles.html

Updated
March, 22 2014 21:11:26

Bach Mai hospital saves life of baby with measles
Dang Truc Mai and her mother. -- Photo anninhthudo. vn
by Thanh Hai

HA NOI (VNS) ? The Bach Mai General Hospital's paediatrics faculty has saved the life of a three-month-old girl, the hospital's second-youngest measles patient, who was discharged from the hospital on March 20.

The baby, Dang Truc Chi from Thanh Tri District in Ha Noi, was brought to the hospital one month ago with symptoms of measles, such as high fever, a rash, a serious cough and sniffling.

The faculty director, Nguyen Tien Dung, said that measles had attacked her lungs and destroyed her immune system.

"That's why the baby was given emergency aid with a respiration machine, an antibiotic injection and an antibody containing drugs and Vitamin A," explained Dung...