Proactive prevention of influenza A (H5N1) epidemic and the summer

On 19-05-2010 03:38
ND - Statistics of the Central Hygiene and Epidemiology Institute show that from the beginning of this year the country recorded seven cases of influenza A (H5N1) in Bac, Binh Duong, Khanh Hoa, Tien Giang, Hanoi and Tuyen Quang, including two cases of death. According to epidemiological survey, the majority of cases are in contact with sick birds, dead. Therefore, in a month, though not record more people with influenza A (H5N1), but the National Steering Committee for prevention and pandemic alert remains on the ability flu A (H5N1) coming back any at any time if the people and the professional bodies are not really aware.

Especially when there are still some local records on bird flu. Therefore, all people need to make good recommendations by the Ministry of Health discovered that when birds sick or dead slaughter is not absolute and that use must immediately notify the local government handled promptly. Air transport, trade in poultry of unknown origin. Ensuring cooked food, drink, boiling, washing hands with soap before eating-room, and after using the toilet. When symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath related to avian influenza should immediately nearest medical facility to be examined and treated promptly. The medical unit from the central to local needs proactive in preventing and combating epidemics. Strengthen surveillance activities in the community, especially in the monitoring of national hospitals for early detection, timely treatment and monitoring outbreaks of genetically modified, drug-resistant virus to put measures in prevention and treatment.
In addition, specialized units as well as all people should be active in prevention of epidemic diseases in summer as dangerous acute diarrhea caused by cholera, dengue, hand-foot-mouth ... This year, the dangerous epidemic of acute diarrhea caused by cholera is rather complex evolution. In the southern provinces, mainly translated elements from foreign intrusion, so patients are concentrated in the border provinces of Cambodia share. Meanwhile, in the northern provinces, not a massive epidemic, "according to law" made many people at the same time as in previous years, but sporadic, stroll out in many places, the cases were not related . Notably, in the northern provinces have not identified the source of infection of cases. Therefore, the Ministry of Health stressed that the hot weather, the risk of outbreaks is huge, especially in crowded areas, the environmental conditions of poor hygiene, food safety not guaranteed food. The health of local services need radical measures to handle the outbreak, better management of people at risk ... Even in provinces not have cases also require immediate plans for prevention, including early detection of cases is very important to prevent disease spread.

Dengue fever and hand - foot - mouth is also complicated in the southern provinces. Each month, recorded hundreds of children with hand - foot - mouth and thousands of cases of dengue fever. Therefore, the local health sector should guide the direction of the unit leading to more drastic in the implementation of epidemic prevention measures, especially when the disease has not yet entered a period of high points. Absolutely not new to the disease spreading "in the" that make good environmental sanitation measures, hygienic room service, which priorities for children and schools to prevent the spread of arms - legs - oral or implement measures to kill mosquitoes, diluted to not throw for dengue fever is spreading conditions.
Along with the efforts of specialized agencies, to raise awareness and cooperation of people in developing measures to deal with the disease. Thus limiting the possibility of new disease outbreaks, protecting public health.