Streptococcus alarm from pig to human transmission

Thursday, 29.04.2010, 11:49 (GMT +7)

Two critical patients infected by Streptococcus from pig

The risk of spread of influenza A/H5N1 from Cambodia to Vietnam are very high

(SGGPO) .- On 29-4, Dr Nguyen Van Kinh, director of Tropical Disease Hospital Central said: In one week, received hospital treatment and four patients infected with Streptococcus (a virus spread from pigs to humans by eating undercooked meat thoroughly.) In two patients that have breathing machine. More worryingly, though not yet translated into the hospital every day but received 1-2 cases of suspected Streptococcus hospitalized with symptoms of high fever, difficulty breathing, diarrhea, skin appears on the array output Blood necrosis, liver failure ...

Persons suffering from swine Streptococcus are three types: latex meningitis, septicemia, or even on two forms. Dear Dr. warning, before the disease situation in cattle complicated, people, especially people in the service to be very vigilant to ensure cooked meals, hot drinks, do not eat pork slaughtering and disease.


Blue ear pig disease were buried immediately in the field will cause water pollution and disease spread


Related A/H5N1 flu, said Nguyen Huy Nga, director of environmental health manager, said the epidemic was spreading strong with very high mortality rate in Cambodia, so the risk of spread to the Southern border of our country through very large.

Up to now, Cambodia has recorded 10 persons positive for H5N1, which has eight deaths. Translate thrive in some border provinces bordering Vietnam.

Before the actual situation, the Department of Preventive Medicine has written direct medical quarantine center at the international border provinces bordering Cambodia tight control disease evolution. Especially must coordinate with the Department of Agriculture and Rural province controlled poultry trade between two countries, not for poultry diseases into our country.

Earlier, Prof., Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, Director of the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, said on the disease situation is rather complex evolution, especially the risk of cholera outbreaks have strong back, along with dengue fever, measles and respiratory diseases such as influenza A/H1N1, A/H5N1 influenza is difficult to foresee the end.

From the beginning of the year, there are 50 cases of cholera. There were five people with influenza A/H5N1, including two deaths, the North also has recorded over 150 cases of dengue fever.