Thursday, March 19, 2009

Hospital HCMC detect a baby you have H5N1

Posted on 19-03-2009
Hospital for Tropical Diseases has discovered that a positive HPAI H5N1. The disease is a 3-year-old boy, in the Chau Thanh, Dong Thap. Doctor Nguyen Van Chau, Director of the Department of Health HCMC for you baby hospital today 16 / 3 in the state of fever, avian influenza. Hospital patient sample products tested and found positive for H5N1 virus.

At the health status of patients at risk of a play with the symptoms of respiratory failure seriously.

HCMC Pasteur Institute also conducted to test sample products disease, but according to Mr. Chau conclusions from Tropical Hospital has enough. Isolation of patients to combat the spread of hospital has been implementing strict. Talking to VnExpress.net, Dr. Nguyen Ngoc An, Director of Health Center for Dong Thap province, said after the Health Department HCMC report test results, the center was associated with the veterinary all the processes and prevention.

"The contact with patients and poultry in the village of Phu Hoa, Phu Long are we sending samples Pasteur Institute for testing. The cleaning, cleaning the environment with chemicals has been conducted" Dr. Press said.

In HCM City, last evening, Dr. Le Truong Giang, Vice Director of Department of Health city gets a check in the district and found 11 still live poultry are loft waiting for your guests .

Survey VnExpress.net in some poultry sold in District 7, 8, 12, Go Vap District, Hoc Mon, the buying and selling live poultry are still happening.

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