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

  08/02/2012 10:55

  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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Indonesia expects to produce massive H5N1 vaccine in 2013

2012-01-26 20:03:09

JAKARTA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) - The Indonesian government is expected to be able to begin mass production of avian influenza vaccine next year, media quoting a minister reported here on Thursday.

Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih said that state pharmaceutical firm Bio Farma would begin making the vaccine once its facilities are expanded, Endang said.

"If the funds are disbursed this year, the facility will be completed by the end of 2012," she was quoted by the Jakarta globe as saying.

Gumilar Sumantri, the University of Indonesia (UI) rector, handed over a prototype of the bird flu vaccine that Bio Farma will eventually use for production.

Bio Farma President Iskandar said that with the UI prototype, the company would not have to come up with its own vaccine, which would have taken about 15 years.

Bird flu viruses have hit Indonesia harder than any other country, with 150 deaths reported here between 2003 and 2011, according to the World Health Organization.

The viruses have already claimed two lives this year: a 23-year old man from North Jakarta and his 5-year-old niece this year.

Egypt- 3 in #H5N1 suspected cluster #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

Man detained on suspicion of having bird flu
  Sunday, 01/15/2012 - 15:56
Fayoum General Hospital held a young man on suspicion of having bird flu, where he showed symptoms of the chest and enter the hospital, which referred to the General Hospital to the lack of necessary equipment Chest Hospital, and was his sister had died last week with the same symptoms. I had to. H, 30, suffered a very high temperature and flu-like symptoms and was taken to hospital in the chest, did not get him on the samples and swabs required before it is referred to the General Hospital.

Assesses the patient's home district, next to the ashes of the hospital, and his sister were younger, and at the age of 22 years had died a week ago affected infected with the same symptoms, and remains one of his relatives suffer from the same symptoms at home.  http://www.el-balad.com/52728/ahtgaz-shab-llashtbah-fy.aspx


...Fayoum General Hospital held a young man on suspicion of having bird flu after showing symptoms of the disease, samples were taken for him to be sent to labs central Ministry of Health for analysis.

The reception hospital Fayoum General received yesterday evening the young man "on. H" (30 years) of the District of Dar ash city of Fayoum, which is suffering from high temperature and show symptoms of bird flu, and suspected of doctors in the illness, especially as it told them that his sister died last week after the appearance of the same symptoms, was detained in hospital and took him to the necessary samples and sent to labs central Ministry of Health for analysis, and confirmed as suffering from the disease or not. 
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TOPICS: The possibility of human bird flu transmission

Jakarta, (Analysis).  Suspected cases of bird flu in North Jakarta to make the government back to busy to look for preventive measures. Salah satunya, kemungkinan adanya penularan flu burung antarmanusia. One of them, the possibility of human transmission of bird flu.  "We'll stay tuned because we fear there are indications globally is likely to be among human to human transmission," said Minister of Agriculture Suswono at the State Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday (10 / 1).  Suswono sure until now that worry has not been proven. But as a precaution, it continues to monitor the latest development of this deadly disease.   "What we worry about the case in Hong Kong what transmission to humans or animals to humans," he explained. Politicians Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) explains, Indonesia is not yet free of bird flu.  Sepengetahuanya, North Maluku only free of the disease known as avian influenza. For prevention, the public can report early on when there is a sudden discovery of dead birds. Kecepatan informasi bisa membantu proses penanganan wabah. The speed of information can help the process of handling the outbreak. "If there is a dead chicken to report, not covered up. Especially if there are chickens died and the case concerned ill, the information should be even faster," imbaunya.

Indo: MOH: transmission of bird flu has not mutated

January 10, 2012

The Ministry of Health stated that the bird flu virus has not mutated as public concerns.

"To this day, the bird flu virus has not mutated to cause changes in transmission, meaning that the bird flu virus transmitted from birds to humans, there is no transmission between humans , "said Director General of Disease Control and Environmental Health (P2PL) Tjandra Yoga Aditama Health Ministry in Jakarta on Tuesday.

By doing so, added Tjandra, generally along still there are cases in poultry then the possible cases of bird flu in humans can occur.

"Fixed place (transmission) although transmission will not be very easily happen, "he said.

In each report suspicions of (suspect) bird flu, then the standard procedure is carried out and officers of Department of Animal Health / Animal Health will go down together into the location.

"Health workers will check for sick patients and those around him. If indeed there are people in direct contact with patients who proved positive bird flu, then those who contact it will be monitored closely and possibly treated in hospital, " said Tjandra.

people around who are in contact directly with patients may also be given the drug prevention / prophylaxis.


"If the checks or monitoring of a fever there will be further examined in depth, such as for example a child being treated in the RSP now, which Alhamdullillah lab results until now are negative," said Tjandra.

For each positive case of bird flu, in addition to patients treated in hospital intensive, Kemkes [Health Dept] will perform molecular analysis to see whether there is a mutation in the virus.

Bird flu case found in humans began in 2003 and since then the disease was found in 15 countries around the world and There still continues to report cases of bird flu from various countries around the world until now. From 2003 until December 2011 recorded the total number of bird flu cases as many as 576 people from around the world. the world's highest peak of cases occurred in 2006 as many as 115 cases. "The number of cases continues to decreased, and in 2011 there were 60 cases in the world or if the averaged roughly, then during the year 2011 and then in every month there were 5 cases of bird flu in the world, "said Tjandra. In 2011 cases of bird flu occurred in six countries, namely Egypt 38 cases, Indonesia 11 cases, 8 cases of Cambodia, Vietnam 5 cases, 2 cases of Bangladesh and China a case. "For Indonesia, most cases occurred in 2006 as well, ie 182 cases. This figure continues to decline and in 2011 in Indonesia there are 11 cases , "said Tjandra. (A043/Z003)