16/03/2010 20:26
(TNO) this afternoon (March 16), City Health Department has confirmed the suspected ca influenza A/H5N1 infection have been detected at Children's Hospital 2 (HCMC).
Female patients, 3 years old, name N.T.K.M. (in Thuan An, Binh Duong Province) Children's Hospital admitted two on March 10 with symptoms of high fever, occasional cough. Test Children's Hospital for two positive results for influenza A/H5N1.
Doctor Phan Van Nghiem, Chief Medical Profession, City Health Department said in tomorrow (17.3), Pasteur Institute and Hospital of Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City will be the Children's Hospital doctor 2 Assembly standards and test samples of patients NTKM again to assess patients.
In parallel, the Pasteur Institute also sent medical staff to the residence of the patients in the Pacific to determine the source of disease and implement measures to eliminate bacteria, isolated power spread, prevent spread of disease.
There are patients in a state of respiratory distress, mechanical ventilation must be isolated and treated at Children's Hospital Faculty infections 2.
So, along with Hanoi has detected patients infected with influenza A/H5N1 on March 12, then there are currently two major cities of Vietnam is Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi have the flu this infection. Up to now, the country has had four patients with influenza A/H5N1.
In which a patient died. To prevent influenza A/H5N1, Department of Preventive Health and Environment advised people to discover the birds sick or dead absolutely not slaughter and use that to immediately notify local authorities handle time; no shipping purchase poultry unknown origin, especially in areas where the bird flu outbreak, ensuring cooked food, drink boiling; wash hands with soap before eating and after going to defend students; have symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath related to avian influenza should immediately nearest medical facility for examination and treatment in time.
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