Monday, July 20, 2009

Vietnam: HPAI H1N1 in schools can spread

Today at 04:13 GMT-6

This morning, the number of infected influenza in high school private Ngo The Times, District 9, HCM City, up to number 34. The entire 900 students, teachers and families are required to strict monitoring. Health Minister Nguyen Quoc Trieu assessment: "The situation is concerned."
> Outbreak first appeared in the school

Present at the school, Minister Trieu confirmed, this is the second largest flu in Vietnam has spread to the line in the capital region not to have. Ổ was first discovered in Dong Nai to 6 months. "This is significant concern," Mr. Million said.

He Million for, germs cause disease in them Ngô Thời from The pupils have a party of two on the U.S. overseas Vietnamese Dong Nai organization. Islamic month week 7, two of this country the same H1N1 patients. More than 10 people attend parties then have flu, including students of the school Ngo The Times (detect the flu 14/7). She has spread to your friends and teachers in school.

According to epidemiological survey of the Center for Public Health District 9, students after about Dong Nai has returned to school on 9 / 7. At that time the school has about 900 students, about 200 children in Ho Chi Minh City, in the remaining provinces, mainly Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Binh Duong. Especially since 9 / 7 to date, she has many of his players.

Minister Trieu said that the children have about his game is significant concern can spread by the local body. Mr. Trieu requirements schools must continue to contact all families of 900 students to report the situation and ask them to implement measures monitoring. Individual students have in the school must be supervised and note the time can contact each other, especially when India students can not cover the export page.

Besides the number of H1N1 positive health is quite stable in hospital, some other students also start signs of fever.

This morning dozens of parents with children stay longer in school before the heat want to know the health status of the child is in isolation. One parent in Ca Mau province said she is very concerned to hear the news becomes new flu, and because of her competitiveness in students positive. "Now I just hope he was not exposed to the students affected" she said.

One other parent from Dak Nong show concern not least because the last morning, he had the field to take her child home children in Binh Thanh District play. "Do not go to public places but you can also contact with me and some more. Do not know you were not infected with influenza, "a parent said.

50 days after detection of the first, there are currently about 390 cases HPAI H1N1. 300 patients were cured in hospital. The remaining are monitoring the situation in good health. However, before the disease has spread lines to the community in large quantity, the Minister of Health requested HCMC Pasteur Institute should immediately research to find the characteristics of the H1N1 virus on the patient for change no change in forc

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