Monday, January 23, 2012

Vietnam: Summary of Confirmed Human Case in Hau Giang

This is a summary of previous articles regarding the recent confirmed human case of bird flu H5N1 in LVN (18 years).

On December 28, 2011, we posted this article, which included a map here It reports that the poultry died as far back as December 17th.
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12.28.2011 Department of Animal Health in Hau Giang Province, said bird flu has appeared in 922 chickens of the family of Yang Ming University 4 hamlet, Vinh Vien Commune, Long My District (Hau Giang).
Chicken diseases symptoms from 17:12 occurs and mortality. Examination of the Region VII office of Animal Health to identify all the samples were positive for influenza A-H5N1 virus.


On January 2, 2012, we reported an update located here. They decided to declare an epidemic in Vinh Vien.
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After 10 days of bird flu appears with the total number of 450 children in village chickens 4, Vinh Vien Commune, Long My District, by many measures, veterinary Hau Giang has implemented an emergency in prevention, such as disinfection and hygiene at the point where the chickens of the disease and destruction; held spraying disinfectants in the village area 4 and the adjacent villages; not vaccinated for influenza siege should arise There has been no sign of spread out wide. However, to generate attention for the people on the prevention of disease, DARD Hau Giang has directed the Department of Veterinary provincial implementation of emergency measures as a case of outbreak, and proceed up the continuously according to the provincial People's Committee decided to declare the epidemic in Vinh Vien.


January 5th, we brought you a map and article, to be found here.
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[3rd Postmark from the bottom. Previous reports of the outbreaks in Hau Giang are located here.]

Vietnam culls over 2,500 chickens in bird flu fight
January 5, 2012
Tests were carried out after several of the animals were found dead at a poultry farm in the district of Binh Phu, southern Vietnam, said Thai Quoc Hieu, deputy director of animal health in Tien Giang province.


In this article, we report that the residents are quarantined for 3 km around the infected poultry. Located here

Vietnamese authorities confirmed that a farm in the Mekong Delta have chickens infected with bird flu in the southern Tien Giang province, a flat-rich region the number of poultry farms, dead chickens found earlier, the laboratory tests, the results obtained on Monday confirmed H5N1 infected dead chickens avian influenza virus, the farm has more than 2,500 chickens culled. And within three kilometers of the farm quarantine residents, not yet found someone infected.


On January 18th, we report a confirmed human case. And a fatality. The victim had been hospitalized since January 10th. Only 5 days after the quarantine article that we posted. Located here.
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2012-01-18 - 14:01:00A/H5N1 flu appears in the West, who died
(AP) - hospitalized in a state of high fever accompanied by cough and fatigue coal, LVN male patients (18 years) quickly fell into respiratory failure leading to death. Results of samples tested at the Institute Pastuer City showed that patients were positive for influenza A/H5N1.
After several days of taking no signs of remission patients to hospital for treatment of Kien Giang. On 10 / 1, Kien Giang hospital sent specimens of patients with suspected influenza N. the Institute for testing but no results, the patient died.

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