Monday, May 31, 2010

Vietnam: Bac Kan Officially Announces End of Avian Flu

[This is an update on Bac Kan. They are officially announcing the end of Avian Flu. I looked over my notes, and the were "successfully cured after one treatment" as the eight people were admitted on 4/11, and discharged on 4/13. Interesting that they mentioned the 700 doses of Tamiflu]

31/05/2010
After over a month since the first detection of patients have tested positive for influenza A (H5N1) and discovered two outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N1) in poultry in Yen Dinh commune As it is, and (Cho Moi ), dated 05.14.2010 PPC has officially announced the end of avian influenza in the locality on the date 05.12.2010. Looking back at work for prevention of influenza A (H5N1) in New Market that time to the effort, concentration of all levels and sectors in the work of prevention services.

Timeliness examination and treatment for patients

Immediately after the patient Chu Van H. Na Tao village (as) has tested positive for influenza A (H5N1), local governments, departments and branches gathered for prevention services. Specifically, the district has directed the district health center district inspection organization, to the list of people who have had contact with patients and poultry, aquatic birds sick. Simultaneous deployment of medical examination and treatment in time for the cases show signs of fever, cough, shortness of breath at the medical center district or commune health stations under the Ministry of Health protocol.
With over 700 dosesof Taminflu, equipment, human resources fully, Cho Moi was quick to inspect, receive and treat patients following a positive result for influenza A ( H5N1) as well as other cases the presence of influenza A (H5N1). Because proactive and timely in the work of examination, treatment, health status of the patient to stabilize, do not appear more cases have expressed doubts.

From day 02 / 4 to 11/4/2010, Cho Moi district has 02 cases have tested positive for influenza A (H5N1) and 11 cases have expressed doubts as: fever, cough, shortness of breath and diarrhea. Then, when avian influenza outbreak in rural Total Stock (Yen Ting) outbreak, health center districts continue to receive more patients with a doubtful expression. Because the treatment is conducted promptly and efficiently so alone on 12 / 4 had 08 patients from the hospital, Nguyen Thi Thanh T. patients (2 patients had tested positive for Influenza A (H5N1) - have also cured after one treatment period, patients remaining stable health and gradually discharge a few days later.
Along with the examination and treatment for patients, with the support of all levels and branches of preventive medicine team in Cho Moi district held spray disinfection in the outbreak: Na Tao (As fixed), total stock, Vietnam (Yen Ting) and propagate to push people, to reduce the risk of pandemic spread. Simultaneously Medical Center also directed the district health stations of communes, villages, nursing supervision, monitoring closely the situation in local disease detection, transfer of patients to routes on time. All these factors have contributed to quickly stamp out avian influenza A (H5N1) in the locality.

Quick handling outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N1) in poultry

In parallel with the centralized examination and treatment for patients with a positive test result, patients have expressed doubts with influenza A (H5N1), Cho Moi district also quickly set up four checkpoints at the commune Try for Yen Dinh Nhu and inspecting, preventing the transport of poultry and poultry products hydro timely handling of violations according to regulations and spray disinfection of vehicles from the area service. Next, the district has conducted destroy all poultry, aquatic birds, held spray disinfection in the outbreak and vaccination for poultry and aquatic birds in the area were threatened epidemic buffer .

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