Saturday, February 7, 2009

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.
hat-tip Niman

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