Vietnam: Ministry of Health warns of bird flu infecting humans #H5N1 #Birdflu

Thursday, 26/01/2012 | 19:51 (GMT + 7)

Department of Preventive Health (MOH) warned that if no proactive monitoring and timely control of avian influenza, the risk of infection to humans is very high.

Deputy Director, Department of Preventive Medicine Tran Thanh Duong has the written request of the Health of the central provinces and cities under enhanced disease prevention spring.

Watch out for the festive season infection.

Fearing an outbreak more

In written guidance, the Health Ministry asked the provincial Health Department to advise the province focus on implementing preventive activities in the winter-spring at hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), cerebral meningitis tissue for, Rota virus diarrhea, dengue, influenza A/H5N1; influenza A/H1N1. These are patients at risk for large outbreaks, especially in cold climatic conditions as today.

According to a report of local monitoring, in 2011, the country has recorded 112,370 cases of HFMD, 169 deaths; 70,999 dengue cases, 61 deaths; 305 cases meningitis caused by meningococcal, 4 deaths; 4,745 people with measles; 760 people infected with typhoid. Some diseases transmitted by respiratory tract, such as diarrhea, influenza, diarrhea due to Rota virus outbreak risk if not actively monitor and control time.

Concern that, in 2011, bird flu continues to record in the provinces of our country.Early in 2012, cases of avian influenza (A/H5N1) in the first year of Kien Giang has died, the potential risk of disease outbreaks due to a number of birds may have been dispersed, moving parts rate of healthy people carry the germs of high ...

Department of Preventive Medicine prompted the provincial Department of Health to strengthen epidemiological surveillance in the old epidemic areas, particularly outbreaks, TCM, cholera, measles, rubella and meningitis due to meningococcal Early diagnosis, timely treatment of isolated cases of infection, limiting the morbidity and mortality. The anti-epidemic teams ready to deploy mobility tasks; prepared enough drugs, patient-aid ...

For local borders to strengthen border medical quarantine, closely examine guest entry comes from the service, old epidemic areas, insulation coordination not to treat epidemic, entering the U.S.. Strict inspection and supervision of poultry, imported food and transportation across the border ....

Holiday: Beware of infection

Lunar New Year holiday season each spring is usually the place to gather a large number of people involved. These are conditions that spread many diseases and food poisoning in the community. People should pay attention often protected by a mask prevention; observation area selling food and drink, the package label record time using the product; drink boiling ... cooked.