WHO - Avian influenza ? situation in Viet Nam ( Vietnam ) - update 10

[Giuseppe]

WHO - Avian influenza ? situation in Viet Nam - update 10

[Source: World Health Organization, <cite cite="http://www.who.int/csr/don/2010_03_29a/en/index.html">WHO | Avian influenza ? situation in Viet Nam - update 10</cite>. Edited.]

Avian influenza ? situation in Viet Nam - update 10

29 March 2010


The Ministry of Health has reported a new confirmed case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus.

This case was confirmed at Pasteur Institute, Ho Chi Minh City.

The case was a 3 year old girl residing in Thuan An district, Binh Duong province. She developed symptoms on 5 March 2010 and presented to Thuan An District Hospital and a private health facility for investigation and treatment. On 10 March, she was presented to the Pediatrics Hospital No. 2 where she was suspected to have influenza A (H5N1). Despite treatment, the case died on 17 March.

Confirmatory test results for influenza A (H5N1) were also obtained on that day.

Of the 117 cases confirmed to date in Viet Nam, 59 have been fatal.
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[sharon sanders]

Re: WHO - Avian influenza ? situation in Viet Nam - update 10

Re: WHO - Avian influenza ? situation in Viet Nam - update 10

There was an internet rumor that this page is no longer on the WHO site but I see that this link still works.

 

[Giuseppe]

Re: WHO - Avian influenza ? situation in Viet Nam ( Vietnam ) - update 10

The Situation Updates List appears today as showed below:

In the avian influenza main page are also available the latest Egypt updates (March 30 and April 9 respectively, http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/).

The reason for this listing is not clear for me.