Friday, March 20, 2009

3-year-old baby was infected with H5N1 deaths

Thứ Sáu, 20/03/2009, 09:17

According to information from BV Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City Tr.C.Ph. sick children, 3 years old, in Chau Thanh, Dong Thap has died at 13g on 19/3.Benh of this hospital on 16 / 3 in critical condition, with symptoms of severe respiratory failure. Tests showed that the baby positive for avian influenza virus H5N1. According to a family member, Ph. do not eat chickens, ducks near the baby with the raising of poultry, it can, Ph. infected while playing with chickens ducks.

Pm the same day, emergency ward adults Tropical Diseases BV has received a patient transferred from Dong Thap, with similar symptoms. Doctors suspect this is an infection of H5N1.

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