ANTD - Day 1-2, Department of Preventive Medicine - The Health Ministry said, just one more case of A/H5N1 flu deaths. Were female, 26, Tan Thanh Commune, Thanh Tri district, Soc Trang province.
On 23-1, the patient developed symptoms of fever, cough, the doctor put in Thanh Tri district hospital. 25-1 To date, no relief to the patient sent home for examination and treatment at the Polyclinic Hospital in Bac Lieu Province with pneumonia diagnosed suspected viral evolution.
Disease progression and continued until 28-1, the patient died. Patient samples were obtained post Flu Center - HCMC Pasteur Institute tested, results on 30-1 confirmed positive for influenza A/H5N1 virus.
Epidemiological Survey results showed that patients with slaughtering and eating infected chicken had died phenomenon sick poultry in the area the patient lives. As such, this is the first two A/H5N1 flu cases this year and both died. Previously, cases of influenza A/H5N1 was first recorded in 2012 in Kien Giang and died on 16-1, after 20 months found no cases of the disease in the country.
First sign of this concern, the Department of Preventive Medicine has directed the Department of Health Soc epidemiological investigation and increasing deployment of surveillance measures, anti-epidemic in the province; City Pasteur Institute Requirements .
City sent a team to maneuver against epidemic outbreaks support local health surveys and implement control measures. At the same time, the Department of Preventive Medicine suggested DAH - MARD to strengthen active surveillance, detection and thorough handling of outbreaks in poultry, and coordinate the implementation of measures to prevent and combat the spread of bird flu to humans. Private health care system backup routes to increase surveillance of influenza A/H5N1 situation in the area to detect and treat early if the outbreak.
Dr. Nguyen Van Binh, Director of Preventive Medicine recommends, to actively prevent A/H5N1 flu spread from birds to humans, people should perform well the following measures:- Upon detection of poultry sickness, death, do not be slaughtered and used that to immediately notify local authorities.
- No shipping, trading poultry and poultry products of unknown origin, ensure cooked food, drink boiling, wash hands with soap before eating.
- When you have a fever, cough, shortness of breath related to avian influenza should immediately go to the nearest medical facility for examination and treatment.
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