Patient that died was not treated in time. Onset: 7/25

Deaths due to the first influenza A/H1N1 in Vietnam
TPHCM 9 doctors, nurses of the Thong Nhat hospital with positive influenza A/H1N1. 4-8 To date, Vietnam has recorded 995 cases of influenza A/H1N1 infection
4-8 days, the Ministry of Health issued new guidelines diagnosis, treatment and infection influenza A/H1N1 replaced Decision 1440/QD-BYT 29 - 4-2009 guide diagnosis, treatment and infectious influenza A/H1N1 in pigs.

Deaths are not treated in time

4-8 days, Dr. Nguyen Huy Nga, Director Department of Department of Health and Environment (Ministry of Health), said the report of Health Department of Khanh Hoa, a female patient Tran Thi Kim L., 29 years old (in the Thánh Gia, Vinh Nguyen Ward, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa), infected on 25-7, with mild symptoms of fever, cough and sore throat.

30-7 days, patients entered Military Health Institute 87, tested positive influenza A/H1N1 virus. then, 2-8 days, patients transferred to the Hospital Khanh Hoa and death 3-8 days by severe respiratory failure. Causes initially identified: After detecting the symptoms of influenza, the patient did not go to hospital to be treated timely.

According to Trinh Quan Huan, Deputy Minister of Health, to assert that to make sure patients have died due to influenza A/H1N1 health departments will conduct some tests, and to study the disease profile This view has infected chronic or not. The agencies are conducting investigations to study epidemiology determine exactly causes death of this patient.

Huan also by his ability to patient deaths due to influenza A/H5N1 virus infection was removed by the test results have confirmed patients negative for the virus this flu.

24 more cases of influenza infection

In 4-8 days, Vietnam has recorded 24 more cases of influenza A/H1N1 infection in the South: 10 CA, Northern: 11 ca, Central: 3 ca. Thus, up to this time, Vietnam has recorded 995 cases of influenza A/H1N1 infection.

4-8 pm, Director of the Department of Health Quang Tri Tran Van Thanh confirmed patients first influenza A/H1N1 infection is Tran Thi Phuong Tan, 39 years old, indicated Quarter 4, Ward 5, Dong Ha (Quang Tri). Earlier, on 24-7, Ms. Q. TPHCM go on 26-7, in the Quang Tri.

On 28-7, Ms. Q. see the hot and uncomfortable fever hospital treatment. After sending samples tested, the 4-8, Medical Center for Quang Tri province received her results Q. have been influenza A/H1N1 infection.

According to new guidelines by the Ministry of Health, at present, the diagnosis and treatment is difficult by the place clinical diversity, there are many serious cases, evolve quickly, easily lead to death due to influenza virus A/H1N1.

When patients acute events will have some manifestation as fever and symptoms of respiratory tract: inflammation on respiratory, sore throat, or khan or spotting, headache, and pain, fatigue, non, diarrhea. Many cases are manifestations of severe pneumonia, even respiratory failure and failure has increased.

Cases have been identified as infected with clinical manifestations of influenza and tests positive for influenza A/H1N1 virus ... In this text, the Ministry of Health treatment guidelines for the slow response or resistance to drug Tamiflu, because the last time, Vietnam has a number of slow response patients with drugs of this specification.

According to Ministry of Health, the patient is in hospital after the 3-day fever, clinical status is stable, testing A/H1N1 influenza virus on the fourth negative. In the case of the test on the fourth is still positive, the test again on Friday.

Cases of patients infected with influenza A/H1N1 death shroud must be as prescribed preventive, must khử micro-organism with the micro-organism and khử. Move the corpse to burial or cremation with private vehicles, ensuring regulations and infection. Carcass must be buried away or cremation within 24 hours.

Flu but have no clinical symptoms

4-8 pm, Dr. Nguyen Duc Cong, Director of Hospital Thong Nhat (HCMC), confirmation has 9 doctors, nurses Hospital Thong Nhat positive for influenza A/H1N1. In particular, 4 doctors get flu from the outside community, and 5 nurses, nursing influenza A/H1N1 infected by close contact with patients being treated isolation flu here. The flu cases has no clinical symptoms.

In addition, in the isolation of the Thong Nhat Hospital are 4 patients infected with influenza A/H1N1 treatment. "Health of the patients infected with influenza A/H1N1 here are stable, the suspect has spread process, so no worries" - the Doctor said.

The same day, hospital treatment for influenza A/H1N1 in private secondary schools Nguyen Extension (Ward 13, Tan Binh, HCMC) was clearance.