Thursday, June 3, 2010

Vietnam: No new cases of A/H1N1 and H5N1 detected over past month



No new outbreaks of A/H1N1 and H5N1 epidemics have been discovered over the past month, announced the Ministry of Health on June 2.

This demonstrates that Vietnam has gradually got epidemics under control, said ministry officials.

So far, 11,211 people have been infected by the A/H1N1 virus, including 58 fatalities. The Health Ministry has also warned that many dangerous diseases, including acute diarrhea and malaria, are likely to spread.

Since the beginning of this year, 31 people in eight provinces and cities have contracted the vibrio cholarae bacteria, while 9,714 others have been infected by malaria, including 4 deaths.

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