Vietnam: 3 yo Ho Chi Minh City Dies

Deaths due to bird flu in the first year in the South

Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 15:40
(Saigon Times Online) - Children's Hospital has confirmed two girls aged three influenza A/H5N1 infected in the first City area died in two hours this morning, 17-3 at the hospital after patients with respiratory failure interesting serious. Thus, this is the case of death Monday by bird flu since early this year.

Information from the City Health Department for patients NTKM (3 years old, live Thuan An, Binh Duong) Children's Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City and two tests positive for influenza A/H5N1 day 10-3.

According to epidemiological investigation, patients M. hospitalized with symptoms of high fever, occasional cough. Baby grandson was five consecutive days of fever, suspected infected dengue but test is not dengue, taking pictures showed pneumonia, respiratory insufficiency. Doctors conducted tests PCR (molecular biology) for the results baby M. positive for influenza A/H5N1.

Investigation and family medical history, family descendants that baby home rental in Thuan An, Binh Duong and around the seller has many chickens live. After nearly a week in hospital, patients remained in a state of respiratory distress, mechanical ventilation and treated with Tamiflu died song by respiratory failure.

Today, 17-3, Pasteur Institute Ho Chi Minh City will appoint a medical delegation to resident baby M. to conduct localized, translated immediately put to fight spread rapidly outside the community.

According to Department of Preventive Health and Environment (Ministry of Health), from the beginning of the year has recorded five cases infected bird flu, including two deaths. Currently, both countries six provinces of Nghe An, Khanh Hoa, Tuyen Quang, Bac Ninh, Ben Tre and Quang Ninh have avian influenza has 21 days.

Today 15-3, a new outbreak occurred in 3000 the son of a chicken Forums households in Mai Dong, Yen Hung district. Number of birds died of the 1420. Poultry not vaccinated on bird flu vaccine. Sub-Department of Animal Health and local authorities have destroyed all poultry in and implementation of preventive measures in accordance with progress.