Thursday, March 29, 2012

Vietnam: Tamiflu Given Too Late To Confirmed Cases: Keep Guard Up

On 03/21/2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed an additional 5 deaths in Azerbaijan last week was caused by the H5N1 bird flu virus, bringing the total number of victims killed by this virus worldwide to 103 people. Eight countries have died of bird flu include: Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Turkey, Iraq and Azerbaijan.Particularly, Vietnam 2 cases died of the H5N1 virus in Soc Trang and Kien Giang.


Said the two deaths from bird flu, Dr Nguyen Van Kinh, director of the Tropical Disease Hospital PRIVATE, Hanoi, said: Both patients were treated with Tamiflu after 3 days of onset is too later, at the time of response was poor. Specifically, the first patient infected with A/H5N1 identified after death and signs of disease for 6 days. And the second doctor at the hospital 2 times and only be prescribed Tamiful, A/H5N1 flu cure at day 5 of illness.


According to MARD, the end of the month 2/2012 statistics the country has 10 provinces and cities have bird flu. Number of infected poultry, death and destruction in 10 provinces and cities had exceeded 18,000, of which 80% duck. Through statistics indicate that duck is poultry flu was the most trash.

This information has been Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long confirmed "A/H5N1 Flu risk has returned."

BR-VT province, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development that, after some time under control of avian influenza, citizens and local governments have some subjective thoughts, disregard service. Therefore, the risk of spreading bird flu widespread, forecasts more patients infected with A/H5N1 flu virus is very large.

A tour of areas in the province, noted writers, now in some markets, people still have not been brought poultry vaccine to market trading. Still breeding duck status and the most frightening is that customers remain indifferent erosion duck at the popular pub.


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