Friday, 09/01/2009, 01:50 (GMT +7)
Even the early 2009, outbreaks of influenza A H5N1 have come back again even before the function has continued to warn about the risk of disease risk in this Bùng the winter-spring and Chinese New Year. Around this issue, we discussed Dr. Nguyen Huy Nga, Department Chief of Department of Health and Environment (Ministry of Health).
- PV: He can give more information about cases and suspected deaths due to influenza A H5N1 in Thanh Hoa?
Dr. Nguyen Huy RUSSIA: Right now confirmed infected with a H5N1 influenza A child is Bui Thi T. (8 years) Fill in China, Ba Thuoc district, Thanh Hoa province. Patients with this disease started from 27-12-2008, but on 2-1-2009 New hospitalized with symptoms of fever, cough, difficulty breathing, have taken X.quang Photo by pneumonia virus and the disease blood test Products Institute in sanitation epidemiology central to positive results for influenza A H5N1.
On the death of the child Bui Thi. (13 years) is a disease of her bowel Bui Thi T. do not do the blood test disease products, we are not confirmed by the H5N1 virus, though the child. there are also manifestations of the disease as children. However, notification of the Department of Health, Thanh Hoa, the child. death is shock due to infections.
Also to say, all 2 cases, the epidemiological investigation showed that, before the disease started 1 week, patients and families eat infected birds. And in families and patients around the poultry have died unknown causes.
- The influenza A H5N1 outbreaks in people have come back, he can indicate the risk of causing any disease dangerous to thrive in the winter-spring?
Flu, particularly the influenza A H5N1 may appear around the year but often have the highest was in the winter - spring. Because, cold weather, moisture conditions are favorable for the type of flu virus develops and spreads to people, especially those in low resistance, such as the elderly or children. It also thrive in places with highly populated, apartment in the narrow and lack of hygiene, especially after the floods. Besides, this is also a time of near Chinese New Year of poultry should be stored and consumption increased rapidly cause germs from poultry diseases and to distribute more.
- Recently veterinary agencies Lang Son have found H5N1 virus in the throat and most of China's chicken import illegal. Meanwhile, the number of illegal imported chickens in Vietnam does not yet control. He can warn people how this situation before?
In 2008, the country had recorded 5 cases of H5N1 influenza A, and all cases and all deaths related to influenza. This shows that H5N1 flu is a risk to health and strong people.
Chinese New Year is coming near and it is time consuming poultry in most people need to be very alert, even in areas not detect HPAI.
- So far, H5N1 vaccine is still in the research experiment. According to him, should have flu vaccination by tuyp to improve the situation or can not?
The vaccination for seasonal flu vaccine is still the health sector recommendations to help the people and the common flu. This is also the aim to prevent the re-combination of regular flu vaccine for influenza A H5N1 tuyp conversion into a new flu vaccine more dangerous, more easily spread in the community as recommended by the Health in the world.
- Thank him!
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