26/02/2010
From 2003 to now, the country recorded 113 people infected with influenza A/H5N1, including 58 deaths.
Afternoon 26/2, Department of Preventive Health and Environment, Ministry of Health for information on deaths in our country in the first year of AH5N1 flu (also called avian influenza).
Case of death has described a female patient, age 38, in An Thai Trung commune, Cai Be district, Tien Giang Province. Illness onset on 13 / 2, patients who have own treatment at home and to commune health treatment but did not help. A week later, the patient more tired, chest pain, difficulty breathing, was taken to the treatment at the Hospital Sa Dec, Dong Thap province.
Here, patients are diagnosed: Pneumonia due to severe virus, shock, severe infection, patients were resuscitation, treatment of active disease but evolutions severe, the patient died on February 23. Same day, the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City answered the test results of products disease patients positive for influenza A/H5N1 virus. The competent authority epidemiological investigation to detect patients with a history of slaughtering and processing aquatic birds sick.
Thus, in 2003, the country recorded 113 people infected with influenza A/H5N1, including 58 deaths. Previous 1 month in Khanh Hoa has a 3 years old a child infected with influenza A/H5N1. Patients have recovered health.
Ministry of Health strongly recommends people to discover the birds sick or dead absolutely not slaughter and use that to immediately notify local authorities handled promptly; no shipping, trading and processing Poultry unknown origin, especially in areas with outbreaks. Also, make sure cooked food, drink boiling; wash hands with soap before eating and after using the toilet; when symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath related to avian influenza to date health facilities closest to the examination and treatment in time. /.
Van Hai
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