Vietnam-A/H5N1 flu patient still critical #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

A/H5N1 flu patient still critical(VNA) - With respect to influenza A/H5N1, from the beginning of this year the country has recorded two deaths.
As previously reported, the way 26/2, patients infected with influenza A/H5N1 in Binh Duong is still in critical condition.
Doctor, doctor Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, director of HCM City Tropical Hospital, said after 9 days of illness and medical treatment in hospitals Vu Cao, Di An Town, 4th Army hospital in Binh Ocean, but the health situation of the patient Truong Phu Son, 22, born in Hoang Hoa district, Thanh Hoa province, staying at 8th street, Phu Loi, Thu Dau Mot town, Binh Duong Province has events for the worse. Up to 24/2 patients were transferred to hospital treatment in tropical HCMC and to date 25/2 test results showed that patients infected with influenza AH5N1. Time, patients continue to be treated aggressively in the recovery room of the hospital in an emergency situation a poor prognosis, high fever, respiratory distress.According to doctors, Dr. Nguyen Van Vinh Chau: "The patient is not worse, but still not much improved compared with at admission. Avian influenza is a very high mortality rate. We are trying to treat and complete the engineering and testing, monitoring patient compliance with daily regimens of the Ministry of Health guidelines.
When moving up from lower levels, we have strict isolation of patients, full implementation of biosecurity measures for workers exposed to patients. In case some health workers have close contact with patients, we administered prophylactic. " Upon detecting A/H5N1 flu cases in Binh Duong, height 25/2 leader Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur Institute and Pacific Health Department held a meeting to prevent this disease and to quickly deploy sanitation, poison sterile environment where patients staying at the 12, eight quarters, Phu Loi, Thu Dau Mot town, Binh Duong Province.
Those who had contact with patients recently also been isolated health monitoring. To actively support Pacific prevention of disease, Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City just for the health sector in Binh Duong province taminflu 300 members. Identify the source of the disease on to prevent synchronous solutions, Representative HCMC Pasteur Institute offers three hypotheses about sources of infection: One is in Thanh Hoa Province, for the country during Tet, patients with eating duck several times, while Thanh Hoa is the provincial bird flu;
 second in Binh Duong where patients staying in third place at Cu Chi for patients participating in the slaughter and eat ducks Buy at Cu Chi.  http://www.baomoi.com/Home/SucKhoe/vov.vn/Benh-nhan-nhiem-cum-AH5N1-van-nguy-kich/7953364.epi