Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Vietnam-Concern over bird flu virus mutate to infect humans #BIRDFLU #H5N1

 
  Alteration of H5N1 virus in poultry in the absence of vaccine against the disease is an increased risk of virus mutate to spread from person to person.
  Afternoon 7-2, National Steering Committee for human avian influenza prevention have been meeting to deal with A/H5N1 flu situation occur again.  Dr. Tran Thanh Duong, deputy director of the Department of Preventive Health (MOH), said the notice of the World Health Organization: From early 2012 until now, the world recorded six cases of influenza A / H5N1, including 5 deaths in Cambodia, China, Egypt, Indonesia and Vietnam.
  In Vietnam, two cases and deaths from influenza A/H5N1 virus is a 18-year-old youth employed in Kien Giang duck and women 26 years in Soc Trang 36 weeks pregnant, previously exposed in infected birds.
  According to Yang, in the course of active treatment, women assigned caesarean section. Daughters of women weighing 2.3 kg, was born before the mother died a day and also was diagnosed with pneumonia caused by amniotic infection / suspected influenza A/H5N1, mechanical ventilation. After care and aggressive treatment at General Hospital Bac Lieu province, the child health is recovering well.
  Evaluation of two deaths from influenza A/H5N1, Dr. Nguyen Trong Khoa, deputy director of medical management (MOH), after nearly two years fears for Vietnam, no cases of influenza A / H5N1 can be neglected people.  Both deaths were said on the diagnosis and specific treatment when influenza was in advanced stages, rapid changes should lead to death.
  Dr Nguyen Van Kinh, Director of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases countries, to detect cancers that after 3-4 days suspected A/H5N1 flu patients making difficult treatment with good results.  Therefore, the medical establishment to continuously update the diagnosis and treatment of influenza.

  Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, Director of the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, said: Origin of flu cases is derived from poultry.  However, it is worth noting that the virus in poultry has been the transformation. NT-Rural Development Ministry has found the virus 2.3.2 branch into 2 groups.
 With older groups, injected flu vaccine for poultry only meet 75%, while the new group, the vaccine is not effective, so the risk of spread in poultry and humans is very large.  In addition, tests conducted on aquatic birds are breeding herds, sold in many places but no active disease but still carry the H5N1 virus.  "The conversion of H5N1 virus in poultry in the absence of vaccine against the disease is an increased risk of virus mutate to spread from person to person" - Mr. Show concern.
  The World Health Organization continue to warn the ability to combine the H1N1 and H5N1 influenza pandemic in humans is very high, thus requiring close supervision on both poultry and humans.  Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long also encouraged people absolutely do not slaughter sick birds, do not eat duck, undercooked poultry meat.

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