Thursday, June 10, 2010

Vietnam: Food Poisoning with Seafood

[3 articles; 2nd and 3rd article seem to be same location]

Nearly 90 tourists food poisoning
10-6 morning, nearly 90 tourists have been food poisoning in the emergency Hospital in Binh Thuan and Tam Phuc Phan Thiet hospitals, including about 70 cases of poisoning symptoms vomiting, diarrhea. It is known that the passengers go poisoning them a tour by a tourist company in Vietnam organized. On the evening of 9-6, the delegation to visit villages in the campus dining and entertainment area Suoi Cat (Tien Loi Str. Phan Thiet), then to Ocean dining restaurant. After dinner on the resort again, 10-6 to dawn, many tourists were severe abdominal pain, nausea and diarrhea continued. Existing authorities to urgently clarify the cause of poisoning.
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97 workers poisoned by eating tuna
Thursday, 06.10.2010, 02:48 (GMT +7)
(SGGP) .- Last 9-6, City Health Department said had occurred a collective food poisoning in Showa Co. (Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone, District 7) to 97 workers to the emergency.
Epidemiological investigation showed that over 270 workers eat lunch with fried tuna, lemongrass chicken stock, boiled okra, melon soup spinach. After I was done 97 workers dizziness, headache, fatigue, vomiting should be taken to hospital four counties, hospital districts 7, Saigon Hospital, Clinic Tan Xuan export processing zones. Up to 19 hours together on many hospital workers ... According to Ms. Em, who provide meals (and insurers Phu Thuan, District 7), tuna bought at the market Binh Dien (District 8). City Health Department was present to inspect the Binh Dien market selling tuna.
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Add one case of death from eating puffer
Wednesday, 09/06/2010, 11:50 (GMT +7)
(SGGPO) .- The incident happened on a fishing boat carrying 87 469 BTH number of Dr. Vo Van King about 14 hours yesterday, 8-6, the victim was Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hung (born 1968) resident in Quarter 4, Hung Long Ward, Phan Thiet.

According to those who were riding on the boat, at 8 am (day 8-6), when the boat landed at Cape Electrical (Tan Thanh Ham Thuan Nam district) to sell fish on the boat, these workers have organized with alcohol Rice puffer fish, a puffer fish in the sea many of Binh Thuan. Join a 6 person party, including his secretaries. After the party finished about six hours after he suddenly Hung up seizures and died while running the boat from shore to the beach Well Electronic Nose approximately 9 miles to the east .

By 5 pm yesterday the body was brought hero home for burial. Earlier, the crew was alerted to Mr Wang group boat party on the roof because we do not eat fish very dangerous.
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Cholera, meningitis and hepatitis B latex tends to increase

According to Urban Economics - 14 hours ago
KTDT - In May 3388 recorded cases of cholera in 40 provinces and cities, including nine deaths, 5869 cases of malaria, including two deaths.

According to the Ministry of Health, as of this disease and pneumonia caused by influenza A/H1N1 virus influenza A/H5N1 reducing signs and almost no new cases across the country, while cholera, meningitis latex and hepatitis B tends to increase.

From mid-May to now, the country has recorded 19 new cases of cholera, encephalitis viruses occur in 15 localities with a total of 120 cases, including seven deaths, six local people with inflammatory meningococcal meningitis due to a total of 20 people infected.

Specifically, in May 3388 recorded cases of cholera in 40 provinces and cities, including nine deaths, 5869 cases of malaria, including two deaths.

To disease prevention is effective in the summer, the Health Ministry has instructed local monitoring, detecting and treating isolated cases of influenza A/H1N1, A/H5N1 influenza.

Besides, should enhance the supervision and implementation of emergency measures to stamp issued by cholera cholera; guidance and supervision of H1N1 flu, influenza A/H5N1 in the locality.

Ministry of Health recommended agencies to coordinate mass media propaganda against influenza A/H1N1, A/H5N1 influenza, acute diarrhea and prevention summer, contributing to reducing the number of people infected and lowest death deaths caused by disease. /.

Vietnam: Dengue Statistics

09/06/2010,

The Department of Preventive Health (MOH), the past month have 3388 people with dengue fever, in which nine people died.
Tính từ đầu năm 2010, cả nước có 12.868 người mắc sốt xuất huyết, trong đó có 12 người tử vong. Since the beginning in 2010, there are 12,868 people with dengue fever, including 12 deaths. Số người mắc và chết vì sốt xuất huyết vừa nêu đều giảm so với cùng kỳ năm 2009. People suffer and die of dengue fever has decreased if compared with the same period in 2009.

Tuy nhiên, Cục Y tế dự phòng nhận định đỉnh dịch sốt xuất huyết tại các tỉnh phía Nam sẽ lùi đến tháng 10, thay vì từ tháng 6 đến tháng 8 hằng năm như trước đây. However, the Department of Preventive Medicine identified peak dengue fever in the southern provinces will come back in October, instead of from June to August every year as before. Nguyên nhân một phần do những biến đổi về khí hậu làm mùa mưa đến muộn hơn. In part due to climate change as the rainy season comes later.

Vietnam: Quang Nam - The risk of avian flu spread

10.06.2010
Avian influenza A-H5N1 broke out in five households in rural poultry Thi Thai (Duy Thanh Commune, Duy Xuyen, Quang Nam) as the number of poultry deaths and forced the destruction of up to nearly 9000 children

Last few days of avian influenza A-H5N1 broke out in five households in rural poultry farming Thi Thai (Duy Thanh Commune, Duy Xuyen, Quang Nam) as the number of poultry died and mandatory destruction to almost 9000 children.

Scores are determined translated from farmers by Tran Hien. Before that, saw more than 1,500 children flock (40-55 days old) died of their series with no known cause, his present report to veterinary stations Duy Thanh commune, then this unit has coordinated with Quang Nam Department of Animal Health conducted from three samples (tissues) to send the four Regional Animal Health Centre (in Da Nang) test. 3 results both swabs were positive for influenza virus type A-H5N1.

Shortly after the discovery and publication A-matched pandemic of H5N1, local authorities cooperated with the authorities to conduct mandatory destruction of 2093 poultry farmers for five signs of poultry mass death. It is worth saying, when authorities discovered the flu, the number of dead poultry had been very large, over 6500 children. The amount of dead birds are thrown across the river people, scattered around the ability to spread the epidemic led to widespread enormous.

Mr. Huynh Tan Xuan - vets Duy Thanh commune (Duy Xuyen), told the nearly 9,000 chickens and ducks were "But only 40% of the vaccine prevention of avian influenza. This commune are 80% and 50% of chickens vaccinated flock is not influenza A-H5N1 vaccine. Proportion vaccinated poultry epidemic prevention vacin so low in the coming days the situation chickens, ducks died in a series that continues unavoidable!

According to Le Xuan Trung - Duy Thanh Vice President, immediately after detecting flu, local disinfection was carried out, spread lime, hanging banners throughout the whole society, and receive 72 liters of chemicals Benkocid - type Specialized chemical used to disinfect and treat influenza A-H5N1 from Duy Xuyen veterinary stations to conduct disinfection. Initial damage estimates of up to over 200 million.

Lang Son: arrest, destruction of more than 14,400 chickens, ducks like

On 10-06-2010 18:46
NDDT - 3 am on 10-6, withheld at the village or township Cao Loc district Cao Loc (Lang Son), fleet management market No. 2, coordinate with team 127 (anti-smuggling team of the province) , detecting, seizing more than 14,400 chickens, ducks breeds of unknown origin, not quarantined.

The whole chicken was just about 20 motorcycles carrying from regrouping in the border villages to bring them legally into the inland. After being discovered, seized the owner he was leaving, functional forces have carried out the procedures for destruction.

According to the Provincial Veterinary Department, from the beginning of the year, anti-smuggling forces seized the province, destroying more than 33 tons of poultry and animal products, including the number of products, animal organs as : pig heart, hard heart increased 289% over the same period of ... along with some birds and animals on the visceral anti-smuggling forces of the province has arrested more than 200 thousand chickens, ducks just are not quarantined .
Known as the demand for increased poultry production, some rural households to buy bird seed chicken to raise, is the phenomenon of stunted, and die, so the risk of an outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza is very high.

Vietnam: Cholera bacteria are stronger signs of pathogenic

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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Vietnam: Dengue Update

10/06/2010
Excerpt:

In An Giang, from the beginning of this year there were nearly 1000 cases SXH, nearly two times higher than in 2009, and nearly 1.5 times the average of five years (2003-2008). Dengue fever have increased each month over the same period.

Also in Dong Thap, now has nearly 800 cases, nearly 360 cases over the same period in 2009. At the same time in Tien Giang, also detected over 800 cases SXH. Prof Dr SXH is not only thrive on the familiar address, but also show up in the immediate area center.

In An Giang, not only appear in the deep rural areas under the Cho Moi, Chau Phu, Chau Thanh, Tan Phu, Thoai Son ... SXH still raging, but even in Long Xuyen. Also in Dong Thap, after attacks on Chau Thanh district, Cao Lanh City, Reeds, SXH present at Sa Dec town. But not beyond the expected epidemic curve (large epidemic has not happened yet), but SXH has reached alarming levels of toxic red when taking a dozen lives near the eve seasonal epidemics: An Giang (3 deaths ), Dong Thap (02), Tien Giang (01) ...

All such signs SXH growing hot under the ball and literally mean all over Mekong Delta. This is extremely dangerous because the forecast of the health sector in 2010 is the year SXH reached "peak".

Dr. Vo Huy Danh, Deputy Director of Center of Preventive Medicine, An Giang, said: Through monitoring of the health sector since 1976, especially from 1983 to now, approximately every 3-4 years, SXH will cause an epidemic times. Most recently in 2007 have been translated SXH, therefore, predicted in 2010 that occurred in epidemic cycles.

Vietnam: Cholera has spread to the 4th district of Ben Tre

Previously reported on June 3rd, here

Up to Date 3 / 6, Ben Tre province has 24 cases of cholera and more than 200 cases of acute diarrhea, concentrated in the South Mo Cay District, Mo Cay North, Giong Trom.
10/06/2010
Two days, Ben has discovered 10 more cases, bringing the total number of cholera patients over 40 people.

Afternoon 8 / 6, Mr Nguyen Quoc Bao - Vice Chairman of Ben Tre province - said cholera has appeared in Thanh Phu district. This is the 4th district of Nam Mo Cay District, Mo Cay North, Giong Trom people infected with cholera.

Two days, Ben has discovered 10 more cases, bringing the total number of cholera patients over 40 people. Ben Tre Department of Health is trying to implement zoning measures to control the spread of cholera in the province.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The Spill, The Scandal and the President

The inside story of how Obama failed to crack down on the corruption of the Bush years – and let the world's most dangerous oil company get away with murder

By Tim Dickinson

Jun 08, 2010 4:30 PM EDT

This article originally appeared in RS 1107 from June 24, 2010.

On May 27th, more than a month into the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, Barack Obama strode to the podium in the East Room of the White House. For weeks, the administration had been insisting that BP alone was to blame for the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf – and the ongoing failure to stop the massive leak. "They have the technical expertise to plug the hole," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs had said only six days earlier. "It is their responsibility." The president, Gibbs added, lacked the authority to play anything more than a supervisory role – a curious line of argument from an administration that has reserved the right to assassinate American citizens abroad and has nationalized much of the auto industry. "If BP is not accomplishing the task, can you just federalize it?" a reporter asked. "No," Gibbs replied.

Now, however, the president was suddenly standing up to take command of the cleanup effort. "In case you were wondering who's responsible," Obama told the nation, "I take responsibility." Sounding chastened, he acknowledged that his administration had failed to adequately reform the Minerals Management Service, the scandal-ridden federal agency that for years had essentially allowed the oil industry to self-regulate. "There wasn't sufficient urgency," the president said. "Absolutely I take responsibility for that." He also admitted that he had been too credulous of the oil giants: "I was wrong in my belief that the oil companies had their act together when it came to worst-case scenarios." He unveiled a presidential commission to investigate the disaster, discussed the resignation of the head of MMS, and extended a moratorium on new deepwater drilling. "The buck," he reiterated the next day on the sullied Louisiana coastline, "stops with me."

What didn't stop was the gusher. Hours before the president's press conference, an ominous plume of oil six miles wide and 22 miles long was discovered snaking its way toward Mobile Bay from BP's wellhead next to the wreckage of its Deepwater Horizon rig. Admiral Thad Allen, the U.S. commander overseeing the cleanup, framed the spill explicitly as an invasion: "The enemy is coming ashore," he said. Louisiana beaches were assaulted by blobs of oil that began to seep beneath the sand; acres of marshland at the "Bird's Foot," where the Mississippi meets the Gulf, were befouled by shit-brown crude – a death sentence for wetlands that serve as the cradle for much of the region's vital marine life. By the time Obama spoke, it was increasingly evident that this was not merely an ecological disaster. It was the most devastating assault on American soil since 9/11.

Like the attacks by Al Qaeda, the disaster in the Gulf was preceded by ample warnings – yet the administration had ignored them. Instead of cracking down on MMS, as he had vowed to do even before taking office, Obama left in place many of the top officials who oversaw the agency's culture of corruption. He permitted it to rubber-stamp dangerous drilling operations by BP – a firm with the worst safety record of any oil company – with virtually no environmental safeguards, using industry-friendly regulations drafted during the Bush years. He calibrated his response to the Gulf spill based on flawed and misleading estimates from BP – and then deployed his top aides to lowball the flow rate at a laughable 5,000 barrels a day, long after the best science made clear this catastrophe would eclipse the Exxon Valdez.

Hours after BP’s rig sank on April 22nd, a white board in NOAA's "war room" in Seattle displays the administration's initial, worst-case estimate of the spill — 64,000 to 110,000 barrels a day.
Photo courtesy of al.com

Even after the president's press conference, Rolling Stone has learned, the administration knew the spill could be far worse than its "best estimate" acknowledged. That same day, the president's Flow Rate Technical Group – a team of scientists charged with establishing the gusher's output – announced a new estimate of 12,000 to 25,000 barrels, based on calculations from video of the plume. In fact, according to interviews with team members and scientists familiar with its work, that figure represents the plume group's minimum estimate. The upper range was not included in their report because scientists analyzing the flow were unable to reach a consensus on how bad it could be. "The upper bound from the plume group, if it had come out, is very high," says Timothy Crone, a marine geophysicist at Columbia University who has consulted with the government's team. "That's why they had resistance internally. We're talking 100,000 barrels a day."

The administration's response to the looming threat? According to an e-mail to a congressional aide from a staff member at MMS, the agency has had "zero contact" with Atlantis about its safety risks since the Deepwater rig went down...

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Naqu double Lakes region killed avian influenza virus detected in wild birds
Source: Ministry of Agriculture at 6:22 p.m.
on the June 9, 2010
news from the Information Office of the Ministry of Agriculture was informed that on June 3, from the National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory Double Lakes Naqu region H5N1 subtype was detected in wild birds died of avian influenza virus.

Deaths of wild birds after receiving the report, the Ministry of Agriculture sent promptly rushed to the local working groups and expert groups to guide the Tibetan veterinary department and closely with the forestry sector to effectively implement control measures.
First, the death of wild birds in a timely manner harmless processing, strengthening environmental disinfection, good personnel protection, prevent people and livestock drinking water contamination of dead birds, and livestock ban has nothing to do close to the place of death of wild birds; second step of wild birds surveillance, increase the intensity of monitoring reports, the implementation of day reporting;
Third, farmers and herdsmen to the publicity surrounding areas of bird flu prevention and control knowledge, to prevent staff infection. The local alpine region, around the sparsely populated, no poultry. Currently the local farming livestock infection was not found.

Since mid-May, two-Lakes region appear Naqu bird deaths. As of May 25, a total of 170 wild birds found dead, of which Brown headed Gull 141, 27 Bar-headed Goose, Red-billed crow a mountain, Wigeon 1. Since May 25, no longer wild birds found dead.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Ukraine banned ruminant imports from China because of outbreak of plague

Today at 15:02 UNIAN
The Veterinary Service of Ukraine banned imports of ruminant, raw products and products made of them from China.

The press service of the State Committee of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine disclosed this to UNIAN.

It is said that the ban is introduced because of an outbreak of plague at the territory of China.

Vietnam: Cholera Pathogenic Bacteria Increased Virulence

Excerpt:

In Vietnam from early 2010 until now, the country recorded 69 cases positive for cholera in nine provinces: Hanoi, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Ha Nam, An Giang, Ho Chi Minh , Tay Ninh, Ben Tre. The increasing pathogenic bacteria described so far, but Vietnam has not recorded any cases of death, while in some countries in the region such as Laos, Cambodia has had many cases of death (Bacteria that causes cholera in Vietnam similar to the bacteria that causes cholera in Laos and Thailand.

Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology INVESTMENT also identified, most outbreaks of cholera occur scattered, sporadic puff not develop into a large outbreak, which occurred in a short time, not spread in the community. However, our country is still the potential risk of outbreaks of cholera in provinces due to international exchanges, increasing the area, using the food habits of unknown origin, not safety food, by not using treated water to water ...

Vietnam: Cholera Genetic Characteristics Change, More Dangerous

Tuesday, 06/08/2010

7-6 days, Vice Minister of Health Trinh Quan Huan has evaluated the epidemiological characteristics of cholera and the situation in Vietnam through the latest research of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology disease risk. Accordingly, strains of cholera in Vietnam today than in 2007 are the same, but other genetic characteristics and virulence increases and more dangerous.

Pathogens as bacteria V.chlerae group O1, Ogawa and type of serum tube Eltor biological changes, which may cause more severe clinical disease situation, a good number of people carry germs and infections brought a lot of time and longer able to survive longer in the environment.

Deputy Minister Trinh Quan Huan as clearly, we present the same pathogenic strains cause disease in Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. Investigation also indicates, from early 2010 until now, the country has recorded 69 patients positive for cholera, in nine provinces. Most outbreaks are sporadic occurrence, no major epidemic and no secondary infections.

* Relative to service as six children die in Duc Hanh commune, Bao Loc district, Cao Bang province and more than 100 people have diarrhea, Deputy Minister of Health said cases of morbidity and mortality in this dysentery syndrome is caused by direct infection, not acute diarrhea caused by cholera bacteria.

Quang Binh: 30 Patients Dengue Fever in 2 Days

Outbreak outbreak, suspected hemorrhagic fever

Last Updated: 7:38 AM, 08/06/2010

(Labor) - News from the Center for Preventive Medicine, said Quang Binh: 6.6 To date, approximately 30 patients in Hai Trach commune (Bo Trach district) fever, suspected dengue fever. The cases of epidemic began on 05/31, then spread in the village.

So far, after a week outbreak, preventive medicine, Quang Binh is not yet confirmed dengue fever or fever often.

Vietnam: 69 cases of acute diarrhea caused by cholera, 14,432 cases of dengue fever

06/08/2010
Notified by the Department of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health, beginning in 2010 until now (06/04/2010), the country recorded 69 cases of acute diarrhea caused by cholera, no death case death. 69 patients in nine provinces / cities: Hai Phong (01 cases), Tay Ninh (01 cases), Bac Ninh (02 cases), Hanoi (04 cases), Henan (04 cases) Hai Duong (05 cases), TP. Ho Chi Minh City (09 cases), An Giang province (17 cases) and Ben (26 cases).

Situation of dengue fever, up to 04.06.2010, the country recorded 14,432 dengue cases, including 15 deaths. Over the same period in 2009, some have decreased 27%, down three death cases (infected: 19 778, deaths: 18).

Patients with hemorrhagic fever mainly mild (level I, II). Terms have concentrated mainly in southern areas: accounting for 71.6% of the problems of the country and accounts for 91.7% of deaths in the country.

Before the disease situation, the Health Ministry has directed the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology / Pasteur, Department of Health in provinces / cities to set up working groups to support, and direct to direct, local support against acute diarrhea caused by cholera, strengthen surveillance to detect cases early, thorough handling of the outbreak, control, not to spread to the community service and conduct propaganda for the people proactive measures to prevent acute diarrhea.

According to informed spokespersons of the Ministry of Health on the field of Preventive Medicine, the situation of acute diarrhea caused by cholera is under control.

The Health Ministry has provided all Project Management Team dengue prevention and central regions; directing the Department of Health, Preventive Medicine Center of the provinces / cities implementing preventive measures hemorrhage; reserve active chemicals and equipment available to assist local service deployment combat.

Vietnam: Quang Nam: Recurrence of avian influenza

08/06/2010

(Labor) - News from the Animal Health Department of Quang Nam province on 7.6: The samples of dead people flock village Thi Thai, Duy Thanh, Duy Xuyen was four Regional Animal Health Centre (in Da Nang) to determine test results positive for influenza A/H5N1 virus.

Veterinary forces have destroyed nearly 10,000 ducks died of the households in the outbreak, 50% of these have not been vaccinated bird flu vaccines. Provincial Animal Health Department is enhancing forces and means zoning, disinfection sterilization, destruction of infected birds in outbreak, blocking key risk areas outbreaks, establish a hotline to receive and treat Disease management.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Dozens of Sudden Death Chickens


Sriwijaya Post - Monday, June 7, 2010 09:33 AM
Prabumulih, SRIPO - Village Residents Sukajadi, Sunday (6 / 5), created an uproar with the discovery of chickens that died suddenly in one of citizen. These chickens died suddenly due to suspected bird flu (avian influenza). Even after a sample tested by the Health Department, the hen bird flu positive.

The event is known chicken owners declined to be named admitted initially found four of his chickens died suddenly about 11:00 o'clock. "Because of fear of bird flu are reported directly to the headman's office," he said.

Received the report, Lurah Sukajadi, Darno SIP contact the Office of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries Forestry Plantation (PPKPP). Officers arrived and entered the examination to ensure that the cause of death of chickens.

Head of Department PPKPP, Ir Soegiyono through Kasi Animal Health and Veterinary Public Health, Nora Drh Gustina admit, these chickens died from the H5N1 virus attack. Bird flu spread by newly hatched chicks.

"We use rapid, bird flu detection equipment," he said.

After ensuring the bird flu, it immediately took action by burning and burying dozens of chicken left over, including chicks just hatched. It is also looking for other chickens that roam the area which may be attacked by bird flu.

"The burning of chickens suspected of bird flu should not be just anyone, there is a special team to combat," he said.

From the results of inspection teams, for the moment the bird flu affected areas in Sub Sukajadi new course. Have not found any other point that may be endemic spread of bird flu.

It also had found a similar case (the chicken died suddenly) in a number of other areas in Prabumulih. Among them, the District Cambai and Prabumulih. Above findings, the institute has asked the PHC to anticipate complaints of flu or fever and shortness of breath experienced by residents. Nora asked the PHC also check the patient's history of close contact with poultry. "Citizens do not need to worry because Sukajadi existing controls and the (regional Sukajadi) was freed from germs that may spread bird flu, that we do to prevent transmission," he added. (CR2)

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Influenza A/H5N1 outbreaks in Quang Nam

07/06/2010 06:21 (GMT +7)
Duy Xuyen District Veterinary Station (Quang Nam) said in recent days in three villages Thi Thai, Duy Thanh, nearly 10,000 chickens, ducks of many households infected and die, must be destroyed.

Bird flu re-emergence in Quang Nam

07/06/2010 00:56


With positive results for influenza A/H5N1 viruses of three samples taken from the flock in Duy Thanh commune (Duy Xuyen H.) Animal Health Center that closed in the four newly identified Danang, Quang Nam re facing the risk of an outbreak in poultry after two years been controlled.
The samples are Quang Nam Department of Animal Health took over the household flock Tran Hien (Rural Thi Thai, Duy Thanh). Current industry leaders Agriculture and Rural Development of Quang Nam has not officially confirmed information about influenza A/H5N1 epidemic in poultry, but as of 9 pm there were nearly 6.6 thousand chickens and ducks have died destruction required . Initially, DARD Provincial People's Committee of Duy Xuyen H., Duy Thanh commune and other relevant units have an emergency meeting discussed measures to curb virus spread. Quang Nam Department of Animal Health also set up a hotline (telephone number 0510.3800115) to receive information reflecting the people's diseases.

Vietnam: Cao Bang: 6 children could die from dysentery syndrome

Previously posted here

On 06/06, Nguyen Van Binh, Deputy Director Department of Preventive Medicine (Ministry of Health) said Department has received information of six children in Duc Hanh commune, Bao Lam district (Cao Bang) mortality due to diarrhea .

However, based on clinical features distributed gelatinous sauce, blood, pain, cramps, Mr Binh said that this "syndrome seat, not describe." But it is worried that ever number of patients died of dysentery syndrome, not much. So need to investigate thoroughly explore the impact different factors, especially the situation of malnutrition in the locality.

Bản Lũng Mần, village Duc Hanh is mountainous, mainly ethnic Mongolian. Also Man Lung village, in Duc Hanh has three other areas: for demolition, Dình Phà, Ngàm Trái, Chè Lỳ B has recorded more than 100 people have diarrhea, which are mainly children.

Center for Preventive Medicine and Bao Lam district of Cao Bang province took to the local carry out disinfection sterilization, freezing area. Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology has sent missions to support, but due to heavy rain here the last few days should not access local.
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