INFLUENZA A (H1N1) - WORLDWIDE (31): MBDS REGION
In this update:
[1] Cambodia: 6 confirmed cases
[2] Laos: 3 confirmed cases
[3] Thailand: 1209 confirmed cases, 2 confirmed deaths
[4] Viet Nam: 84 confirmed cases
******[1] Cambodia: 6 confirmed cases
Date: Sat 27 Jun 2009
Source: The Straits Times (Singapore), Agence France-Presse (AFP)
report [edited]
<http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/SE%2BAsia/Story/STIStory_396137.html>
1st domestic case in Cambodia
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Cambodia's health minister on Saturday [27 Jun 2009] announced the
country's 1st domestic case of swine flu, days after its 1st
infections were reported among visiting American students.
One Cambodian national and one Filipino traveller had tested positive
for the A (H1N1) virus, Mam Bun Heng told AFP, bringing the country's
toll to 6.
"(They) are now being taken good care of at hospital and are getting
better," he told AFP on Saturday [27 Jun 2009]. "We are working hard
to... prevent more domestic infections within our country," he added.
Four US students on a school trip in Cambodia were confirmed this
week as the country's 1st cases of the virus.
Globally, the World Health Organization says nearly 60 000 cases of
the disease have now been recorded, with 263 deaths.
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Communicated by:
PRO/MBDS
<promed-mbds@promedmail.org>
[For a map of Cambodia, see
<http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/cambodia_pol_97.jpg>.
For the interactive HealthMap/ProMED-mail map with links to other
recent PRO/MBDS and ProMED-mail postings in Cambodia and neighboring
countries, see <http://healthmap.org/r/00ul>. - Mod.YMA]
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[2] Laos: 3 confirmed cases
Date: Thu 25 Jun 2009
Source: Reuters [edited]
<http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSBKK465722>
Laos confirms 1st 3 cases of new flu
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Laos and the World Health Organization confirmed on Thursday [25 Jun
2009] the communist country's 1st 3 cases of the H1N1 flu virus, all
of them foreigners.
A 9-year-old American boy and an Australian man were recovering after
being infected with the virus also known as swine flu, government
spokesman Khenthong Nuanthasing said.
Another foreigner, whose nationality was not known, had also
contracted the virus and was being treated in hospital in the capital
Vientiane, he said.
"The Australian is living in Laos but has fully recovered," he said
by telephone. "The other 2 cases were detected by a scanner when they
entered the country at the airport."
The WHO office in Laos confirmed the cases and said all 3 were recovering.
Neighbouring Cambodia confirmed 3 more cases on Thursday [25 Jun
2009], all of which were American students. Cambodia reported its 1st
case on Wednesday [24 Jun 2009], a 16-year-old American from the same group.
"All 4 persons are in a stable condition and recovering well without
any complications," Cambodia and the WHO said in a joint statement.
More than 1000 people have been infected in Thailand, although no
deaths have been reported.
As the H1N1 virus has spread around the globe, the WHO has declared
an influenza pandemic and advised governments to prepare for a
long-term battle against the virus.
There have been more than 56 000 confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus
and at least 249 people have died.
[Byline: Martin Petty; editor: Alan Raybould]
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Communicated by:
PRO/MBDS
<promed-mbds@promedmail.org>
[For a map of Laos with provinces, see
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/laos.pdf>. For the
interactive HealthMap/ProMED map of Laos with links to other recent
ProMED-mail and PRO/MBDS reports on events in Laos and surrounding
areas, see <http://healthmap.org/r/00cX>. - Mod.YMA]
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[3] Thailand: 1209 confirmed cases, 2 confirmed deaths
Date: Sat 27 Jun 2009
Source: Xinhua News Agency [edited]
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/27/content_11610583.htm>
Thailand puts flu death toll at 2
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The influenza A (H1N1) virus has killed 2 people in Thailand,
Thailand's Public Health Ministry confirmed on Saturday [27 Jun 2009].
The 1st victim, a 40-year-old woman from Bangkok, died from pneumonia
and haemoptysis, Witthaya Kaewparadai, public health minister, told a
press conference at 11 a.m. local time to brief details on the flu death.
The woman, who was sent to a private hospital on [8 Jun 2009] after
falling ill, developed fever and dyspnea and died on [20 Jun 2009],
Dr Kumnuan Ungchusak, director of the Office of Epidemiology under
the Department of Disease Control, said along with Mr Witthaya.
An earlier report said that the woman died around 0300 a.m. local
time Saturday [20 Jun 2009].
Another victim, a 42-year-old male engineer from the central province
of Chonburi, also died from complications on [26 Jun 2009], Mr Witthaya said.
As of Saturday noon [27 Jun 2009], the ministry confirmed 1209
influenza A (H1N1) cases. Of them, over 1100 have recovered, and 22
of them, with 2 in critical condition, are being treated in hospitals.
[Editor: Xiong Tong]
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Communicated by:
PRO/MBDS
<promed-mbds@promedmail.org>
[For a map of Thailand showing the geographic regions, see
<http://thailandforvisitors.com/general/regions.html>. For the
interactive HealthMap/ProMED-mail map with links to other ProMED-mail
and PRO/MBDS postings in Thailand and neighboring countries, see
<http://healthmap.org/r/00cC>. - Mod.YMA]
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[4] Viet Nam: 84 confirmed cases
Date: Sat 27 Jun 2009
Source: Thanh Nien News [edited]
<http://www.thanhniennews.com/healthy/?catid=8&newsid=50187>
National tally rises to 84 as 8 more H1N1 cases found
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The Ministry of Health Friday [26 Jun 2009] confirmed 8 more cases of
influenza A, one in Hanoi and the others in Ho Chi Minh City [HCMC].
Two of the cases were HCMC locals who had come into physical contact
with some patients of the flu. The other 6 were returning home from
infected areas overseas.
As of Friday evening [26 Jun 2009], Viet Nam had detected 84 cases of
H1N1 infections, including 73 in the south, 7 in the north and 4 in
the central region. The 1st case was detected in HCMC on [31 May 2009].
Of the 84 patients, 32 have recovered and been discharged from
hospitals, and no case has proved fatal so far.
The disease, also known as swine flu, has so far been reported only
in people coming from abroad or locals who have had physical contact
with the former.
Health officials have requested passengers arriving at Noi Bai and
Tan Son Nhat International Airports on flights with the patients
detected so far should isolate themselves and contact local health
officials as soon as they develop flu symptoms.
Those in HCMC can call the city Health Department at (08) 3 930 9981.
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Communicated by:
PRO/MBDS Rapporteur Vern Weitzel
[For maps of Viet Nam with provinces, see
<http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/vietnam_admin01.jpg>
and <http://www.angelfire.com/co/hongnam/vnmap.html>. The interactive
HealthMap/ProMED-mail map with direct links to other outbreaks in
Viet Nam and surrounding countries reported on ProMED-mail and
PRO/MBDS can be accessed at <http://healthmap.org/r/008c>.
To date, 5 countries in the MBDS region have reported cases of
influenza A (H1N1) infection. They are Cambodia, Guangxi Zhuang
Autonomous Region and Yunnan province in China, Laos, Thailand, and Viet Nam.
The 1st case of infection in Laos was identified on 18 Jun 2009 as a
27-year-old Australian resident of Laos (see prior PRO/MBDS posting
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (27): Asia 20090618.2250). The 2nd
case, a 9-year-old American boy, was confirmed on 21 Jun 2009 (see
prior PRO/MBDS posting Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (29): Asia 20090624.2302).
Update 54 of laboratory-confirmed cases of the new influenza A (H1N1)
as officially reported to WHO by states parties to the international
health regulations (2005), dated 26 Jun 2009, is available at
<http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_06_26/en/index.html>.
The map of the spread of influenza A (H1N1) from WHO, which includes
the number of laboratory confirmed cases and deaths as of GMT 06:00,
26 Jun 2009 is available at
<http://www.who.int/csr/don/Map_20090626_0600.png>. - Mod.YMA]
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