Monday, March 19, 2012

Vietnam: Update on Hand, Foot & Mouth, Bird Flu & Dengue Cases

3/19/2012
Hand, foot and mouth, dengue fever is still hot

According to the Ministry of Health, 9 the first week of 2012 (as of 13/3) there were 12,500 cases of hand, foot and mouth in 60/63 provinces, including 11 deaths .

Over the same period in 2011, this figure is a big difference. Specifically the first nine weeks of 2011 the country recorded 1,675 cases and no death case. Thus, the new steps as early as 2012, but in terms of morbidity and mortality hand, foot and mouth disease have increased greatly.

Ministry of Health will offer the least complicated still widespread in 2012, especially from September to November is the peak time of service.

Hand, foot and mouth epidemic is raging strong on the country (Photo: BBC)
Against this backdrop, in March, the Ministry of Health has organized three working groups to test liennganh activities at the local epidemic. With that, the Minister of Health has assigned 12 missions 63 local support for the celebration throughout namthay batch groups, all round the new union election in 2011.

Most recently (16/3), Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has traveled to inspect the prevention of actual service in Vietnam. At a meeting with HCM City People's Committee, Mr. Long has proposed setting up TP epidemic belt and deploy powerful prevention activities with all the resources of the political system to prevent a wider epidemic.

In 2011, hand, foot and mouth epidemic blazing in the South, but by early 2012, the heat of the epidemic had spread to the north. Both in 2011, the Central Children's Hospital received 1100 sick children but only in the first 2 months of 2012, the number of cases was 320 children.

To enhance the sense of responsibility for the prevention of hand foot and mouth epidemic, dated 15/3 last, the Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien had sent text Chairman of the provinces and cities nationwide proposed drastic epidemic is raging fiercely in the locality. Ms. Tien also suggested responsibility for health care leaders and is responsible for treatment in case of death at the facility.

Hand, foot and mouth epidemic addition, dengue fever are raging back and stronger, especially in the southern provinces. According to statistics, there are weeks in the city there are over 140 new dengue cases, bringing the total number of dengue patients from early in this city over 1700 cases.

In Hanoi, due to weather are at a transitional stage between the spring - summer to environment and climate there are many disadvantages that patients with fever virus diseases, respiratory rise.

Cool bird flu

While disease in humans is complicated, the bird flu H5N1da hypothermia. On 13/3, the Steering Committee meeting national prevention HPAI held in Hanoi, Veterinary Department (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) made the comment: "The bird flu has the controlled copy ".

Avian influenza has cooled but the risk of reoccurrence is high (Photo: Internet)
According to the Veterinary Department, from the beginning of the year, bird flu has occurred in 59 communes of 14 provinces, cities, mainly the Red River Delta provinces and the North Central and the total family 66,479 birds have been destroyed as children. The outbreak has been above the epidemic is controlled and tends to decrease.

Currently, the country is also second in Ha Tinh province (over 20 days) and Maritime (over 18 days) with AI less than 21 days and no new outbreak arise.

However, according to the Veterinary Department, in the near future, will likely continue to appear small outbreaks, poultry at retail on the high-risk areas.

To fully control the disease, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is expected to allocate 13 billion contract to purchase the flu vaccine in 2012.

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