10/06/2010
(TCTG) - cholera bacterium is stronger signs of virulence. It is notable that if the previously described bacteria that live in brackish water mollusk species are now found in the freshwater mollusk.
On 9 / 6, at the Steering Committee meeting of national prevention and pandemic influenza in humans, the Department of Preventive Medicine said the study proved cholera bacteria in Vietnam from 2007 to 2010 have different genetic characteristics compared with our previous disease.
Cholera bacteria is stronger signs of virulence. It is notable that if the previously described bacteria that live in brackish water mollusk species are now found in the freshwater mollusk.
The Health Ministry has forecast Vietnam potential risk of outbreaks of cholera occur if no measures for prevention and fierce.
There are several reasons as yet: The expansion of international exchanges increasing (bacteria described in Vietnam, Laos and Thailand are the same). Moreover, in Vietnam, many people still use food safety; people in the Mekong Delta is even used water canals not treated as water.
So far the country has recorded 69 patients positive for cholera in nine provinces and cities including Hanoi, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Ha Nam, An Giang, Ho Chi Minh City, Tay Ninh Ben Tre and particularly no case of death. Now there is only scattered Ben appearance of cholera patients. /.
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