Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Vietnam: Mortality rate of H5N1 avian influenza is 58%

March 17, 2010, 16:26

Giadinh.net-is recommended by the HCM City Department of Health as soon as the information age three girls live in Pacific dying from H5N1 infected, 17 / 3.

BS. Phan Van Nghiem, Head of Profession of Medicine, HCMC Health Department certification, examination of your baby NTKM (residing in Thuan An - Binh Duong) have been processed in accordance with the process of sterilizing the Ministry of Health. Family has returned home for burial in An Giang. Parents of children was also given medication to prevent.

Same day, HCMC Pasteur Institute sent health workers to rent family baby is in Thuan An, Binh Duong. Institute collaborated with the Binh Duong Department of Health to investigate the source initially epidemiology, localized and environmental remediation. Also, epidemiological experts came to An Giang to conduct monitoring, epidemiological investigations, sterilizing here for previous baby has the home in An Giang.

By BS. Test, influenza A/H5N1 is a very dangerous disease, with mortality rates higher than 58% should be aware of people using poultry, aquatic birds must be very careful. Special purchase floating unknown origin; made food cooked, boiled drinking, washing hands frequently to prevent disease spread.

Department of Health has also directed the hospital to strengthen surveillance to detect early and treat promptly rescue cases, siege, putting services in time. Also also coordinate with the Department to strengthen veterinary inspection facilities slaughtering poultry.

BS. Tests for other kinds of poultry, although not dead but the rate of serum positive for influenza A/H5N1 remain high.

"No evidence of disease spread from person to person but to prevent, make a list of track in contact with patients and parents the medicine room. The treatment is completely free of H5N1, the labor is eligible for examination BV Children 1 Children 2 BV, and BV HCMC Pasteur Institute for Tropical. "- BS. Nghiem said.

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