Vietnam: Many patients 3 times still testing positive for A/H1N1

Vietnamnet - 36 minutes ago

The treatment of influenza A/H1N1 in Vietnam has recorded the patient's treatment time longer unusual, then many times the test is positive for influenza virus A/H1N1.
Dak Lak province in a patient is admitted and have positive results for influenza A/H1N1 from 24 / 7. Treated properly exposed it after 5 days, the test on 29 / 7, the result is not negative. 2 days later, patients continue to be tested and continue positive.

"This is the first patient to test the 4 th, after almost 10 days with new negative influenza virus A/H1N1," Mr. Tran Quy Tuong, Deputy Director General Management treatment (Ministry of Health ) said.

In Tien Giang, 5 patients with influenza A/H1N1 also fell into a similar situation.

Mr. Trinh Quan Huan, Deputy Minister of Health explained: "Previously, when other types of flu appear (H5N1, H3N2, influenza B), we have used to treat tamiflu. Frequency use tamiflu more likely resistance tamiflu growing. "

Huan He also suggested the primary treatment should reserve Zanamivir filled rooms where a patient's resistance to flu drug Tamiflu. There is still the drug Tamiflu characteristics of the most popular in the treatment of influenza A/H1N1.

According to Nguyen Tran Hien, Director of Institute of hygiene and epidemiology on the central world has 3 vaccine virus A/H1N1 flu tamiflu resistance. "At the vaccine virus A/H1N1 flu in Vietnam is still stable, no changes dị time. The length of treatment such as mentioned above still negative after continued use of tamiflu, " he said Hien.

2 Chinese workers working in Vietnam and infected with influenza A/H1N1
Hoang Dinh Hoan, Director of the Department of Health Lang Son province, said: "today, we discovered there are 2 workers in China to work in projects international venture, construction of good fun , the golf course (under Hoang Dong commune, City Lang Son) are high fever, cough and nearly 38 degrees. "

Department of Health does Lang Son province has sent samples of 2 patients subject workers down about this and epidemiology central to testing.
2 projects where workers are working there are people working. Mr. Hoan said medical center for Lang Son province has khử trùng spray the entire project area and isolation of people who have close contact with 2 people this, to prevent disease spread and development of new disease.

On 7 / 8, Vietnam has recorded 35 more cases positive for influenza A/H1N1. In the south: 18 ca, north: of 8, Central 4 ca, Environment: 5 ca.
Thus, up to 17h on 7 / 8, Vietnam has recorded 1,078 cases of positive, 1 deaths.

Number of patients was 628 members. 449 remaining cases are being isolation, treatment at hospitals, treatment facilities, monitoring community health status is stable, without serious complication.