(VOV) - If not in time to prevent the spread of H5N1 avian influenza in birds very easily lead to human influenza A/H5N1
According to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, risk spread and outbreak of influenza A/H5N1 virus in humans is very high due to appear in poultry in some localities, such as Nam Dinh, Nghe An. ..
From the actual outbreak of avian influenza have occurred in recent years, Associate Professor - Doctor Nguyen Tran Hien, Director of the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology recommends, if not in time to prevent the spread of flu the H5N1 avian influenza A/H5N1 very easily lead to the people, especially the Lunar New Year holiday period, when demand for trafficking, transporting, slaughtering poultry increase.
According to DAH, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, strains of virus circulating in Vietnam is H5N1, clade 1 in which the circulation in the southern provinces, clade 2, 3, 4 in the northern provinces and has the clade 7 in poultry smuggled into Vietnam in Lang Son. In addition, active surveillance of veterinary services also discovered some other common strains of influenza virus.
Basically, the bird flu virus is always changing. However, in Vietnam, the virus has some small changes and the current vaccine is effective protection, this has been proven in laboratory and field ....
Regarding measures to prevent flu spread to humans, said Van Dang Ky, Chief of Epidemiology, Department of Animal Health said: "Before the Chinese New Year, to strengthen disease surveillance. In major cities and transportation hubs need to repeat the checkpoints to prevent movement of poultry disease. At the same time disease surveillance in poultry market traders; propaganda to raise people's awareness to curb people using infected poultry products, reduce the risk of infection for humans. In fact the cases of influenza A/H5N1 cure rate is very low. " [I translated this single sentence to make sure that is what it said, and it is. "Thực tế cho thấy những trường hợp nhiễm cúm A/H5N1 tỷ lệ chữa khỏi rất ít”. Cure rate is very low]
According to DAH, from March to date, Vietnam has not recorded new cases of influenza A H5N1 .. /.
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