Not found the source of the disease spreading influenza A/H5N1 infection in Hanoi

8:31 PM, March 15, 2010
Not found the source of the disease spreading influenza A/H5N1 infection in Hanoi
(VOV) - Before the detection of patients infected with influenza A/H5N1, local detects scattered dead sick poultry. Something worth saying that at least 10% of poultry Phu Linh commune is not epidemic prevention vaccine

Afternoon 15 thirds, Sub-Department of Animal Health, Hanoi announced the results of serum samples and throat service almost poultry from infected patients in family households influenza A/H5N1 and neighboring Phu Linh commune, Soc Son District. Accordingly, 60 samples have tested negative for influenza A/H5N1 virus. That means not find the source of infection of patients with influenza A/H5N1 in Hanoi.

Full Phu Linh commune, Soc Son District, Hanoi has nearly 30,000 poultry. Before the detection of patients infected with influenza A/H5N1, local detects scattered dead sick poultry. Something worth saying that at least 10% of poultry Phu Linh commune is not vaccine epidemic prevention; including 17 chickens of the family of patients.

Sub-Department of Animal Health, Hanoi direct vets base deployed pepper spray toxic chemical environment, destruction of propaganda people dead birds with no known cause and promote the A/H5N1 influenza vaccine for the prevention forums poultry.

Can Mr. Van Binh, Deputy Director Chi Chi Ha Noi Department of Animal Health said: "The prevention of AI in general depends heavily on raising awareness of, the community. Current low rate of vaccination is due to the combination of raising the agency has strict animal health. Many households raising subjective, is ignored, belittled, and no vaccination for their flocks so by improving vaccination rates as well as implementing the work of vaccination to be effective requires a strong direct decision of the authorities, especially the communal authorities.

While at the Faculty of Islamic power positive, Bach Mai hospital, patients infected with influenza A/H5N1 residing in Phu Linh commune, Soc Son District, Hanoi still in critical condition: pneumonia, acute respiratory failure is evolution; Patients with multiple organ failure, multiple organ side, must be artificially ventilated. Doctor Nguyen Van Tuan, the direct treatment of patients said that the concern is that patients with signs of pulmonary membrane and gas spills, low white blood cell is less protected, requiring more intervention procedure so easy to infection and secondary bacterial drug resistance.

From this case, doctors recommend Nguyen Van Tuan: "With the disease so we must be careful to spread resources. For this disease should be conducted carefully and isolate, perform hand hygiene, eating and hygiene. People to discover the disease must be reported functional agencies to stamp out progress soon, the symptoms should go to health facilities to visit soon hope to study new treatment, a higher survival rate " .

Ministry of Health recommended several times: when detecting birds sick or dead absolutely not slaughter and use that to immediately notify local authorities handled promptly; no shipping purchase poultry unknown origin, particularly in areas where the bird flu outbreak, ensuring cooked food, drink boiling; wash hands with soap before eating and after using the toilet.

Thus from the beginning of the year has discovered four local flu A/H5N1 patients. For Hanoi, this is the first patient within 5 years. Other three patients with previously detected in the provinces of Tuyen Quang, Khanh Hoa and Tien Giang, still have not found the source of infection for patients with this disease. /.