January 6, 2009 20:47:06
HANOI, January 6 (Xinhua Huang Hai-Min Han Qiao) Vietnam National Steering Committee for Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza, an official confirmed on the 6th, Vietnam north-central Thanh Hoa Province, Yunnan Township an 8-year-old girl was confirmed on the 3rd infection the H5N1 avian influenza virus, this year she became the first Vietnamese found in patients with avian flu.
According to Vietnamese media reports, the condition of anonymity, officials said the girl in the disease over the previous week had consumed meat from diseased chickens. Vietnamese girls have been taken to a central health and epidemic hospital for treatment, her condition is currently stable.
The official said that last December 28, Thanh Hoa province of Yunnan, a rural farmers find themselves feeding 20 chickens suddenly died, after tests confirmed that the chickens infected with avian influenza virus. January 1 this year, Thanh Hoa Province, also confirmed by veterinary surgeons, the province Yunnan Rural 19 farmers raised 383 chickens infected with avian influenza virus. Since then the relevant departments in the affected areas to carry out a large-scale culling of poultry.
By the end of December last year, Vietnam announced the emergence of the northern part of Taiyuan, the provincial bird flu, the local total of more than 100 birds had been infected with H5N1 bird flu virus died. Earlier, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health has warned that bird flu may be the rise of the near future, all localities should strengthen the monitoring of bird flu.
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