Vietnam: Noting many deaths due to infectious diseases

03/06/2010 06:43
* 10 cases of death from food poisoning in May
(HNM) - Height 2-6, Ministry of Health said: In May, many diseases show a growing number of both morbidity and mortality. Regarding cholera, medicine recorded 19 new cases, no deaths; encephalitis virus (A83-A89) was recorded in 15 localities with a total of cases / deaths are 120 / 7. 1174 people in 51 provinces and cities have hepatitis virus (B15-B19).

Especially, there were 3388 cases of dengue fever in 40 provinces and cities, including 9 deaths, 5,869 malaria cases with 2 deaths (cumulative number of cases and deaths since early far as 9714 / 4, the number infected increased 39.1% over the same period last year). Particularly due to pneumonia and influenza A/H5N1 virus influenza A/H1N1 recorded more new cases.

The Health Ministry has submitted the draft Prime Minister's decree on ensuring biosafety in laboratories. Currently, the Ministry is planning to receive and deploy A/H1N1 influenza vaccination by the World Health Organization (WHO) sponsored high-risk subjects.

* Information on 1-6 from the Ministry of Health statistics in the country in May recently occurred 20 cases of food poisoning in the provinces of Ha Giang (5), Ben Tre province (2 cases), Gia Lai, Bac Giang, Yen Bai, An Giang, Ho Chi Minh City, Thua Thien Hue, Ca Mau, Bac Kan province, Binh Duong, Lang Son, Son La, Binh Thuan, Tien Giang, as 704 people infected, 517 people are hospitalized. Remarkable, there were 10 cases of fatal poisoning. Cause poisoning, is provided by three microorganisms, 6 cases fungal toxin, a marine services by sam, 2 cases by pufferfish toxin a case by Histamine in tuna and seven cases were undetermined causes by testing. Thus, from the beginning of the year, 30 cases occurred nationwide food poisoning with 1516 people infected, 1,259 people hospitalized and 23 deaths.

Also in May, the Ministry of Health has developed 21 standards of food hygiene and safety procedures and are perfect for Vietnam in three standard plans for building regulations in 2009.