Thursday, February 9, 2012

Vietnam: Many diseases "threaten" broke out in 2012

09/02/2012
Health sector in 2011, he stretched his deal with the disease, but many dangerous diseases are still circulating in the community, at risk of outbreaks of major epidemics in 2012. This is a problem of public health threat in the south.

That is the warning of Dr. Le Hoang San, Deputy Director of the Institute during Pastuer City review the disease situation in 2011 and discuss solutions to prevent disease in 2012 was held at the Institute on 8/2.

The number of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (TCM), TCM is the proportion of patients test positive for EV71 is still high, with living conditions, low environmental sanitation, disease prevention consciousness of the people not high while no vaccine disease prevention as well as specific treatment is a prerequisite for this disease will remain high in 2012.

The situation of bird flu is still circulating, with small animal practices, people's consciousness is limited, the mechanism of transmission of avian influenza to humans is not known during translation appeared in the national Join bordering Vietnam. In early 2012 there have been 2 cases of A/H5N1 flu deaths in the South so the possibility of A/H5N1 flu in humans is very high. Besides the A/H5N1 flu has the entry of influenza virus strains Sotr_A (H3N2) in the south so the likely flu strains Sotr_A (H3N2) will affect risk to the community.

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