Monday, March 1, 2010

Vietnam: Confirmed H5N1 17 yo in Tuyen Quang Province

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The second is in the province of Tuyen Quang. This is a patient woman, 17 years old, residing in New Social Movement, Son Duong district, Tuyen Quang. Patients with disease onset on February 19, 2010 with symptoms of high fever 38.90 C, cough, sore throat. Patients are brought to treatment at clinics Tan movement, then forwarded to the General Hospital Son Duong district, Tuyen Quang province on February 24, 2010. Here, patients treated with Tamiflu as the treatment regimen for suspected influenza A/H5N1 ca.

Currently, patients with mild difficulty breathing, not breathing machine, image lung xrays going well and is being managed, treated in general hospitals Son Duong district. On February 27, 2010, Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology central test results positive for influenza A/H5N1 virus.
According to epidemiological survey, about 10 days ago in a patient with sick chickens occur / death unknown causes, patients with sick chickens involved destruction / death of the family.

Thus, from early 2010 until now, the country has recorded 03 cases positive for influenza A/H5N1 in humans, including 01 deaths.

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