Machine translated article via Vietnam Net, excerpt, the article also carries information on the influenza situation in Vietnam :
" Within a week, there were 1403 cases more hand, foot and mouth.
From early 2012 to 21/2, there were 6328 cases of hand, foot and mouth. From 22 - 29/2 additional 1403 new cases, bringing the total number of infected in the country number in 7731 patients, of which 9 patients died.
This is the week of new cases jumped over the week ago (in early 2012). The previous week every week only recorded from 900 -1000 new cases. Services limbs mouth Preventive Medicine Department identified as still complicated with some questions on the country remains high. Hot area of this outbreak is concentrated in the central provinces."
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Vietnam : Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease rocket
Via Vietnam Net :
" The number of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease in the first 6 weeks of the year has reached 6,328. The number is 7.3 times higher than in the same period of a year earlier, and 9 cases have been fatal, the Health Ministry’s Preventive Health Department reported.
The developments of the disease in the past one and a half months showed that the this year the illness would likely be more serious than last year, when about 100,000 people suffered from the disease and nearly 200 children died, Tran Thanh Duong, deputy head of the department, warned."
" The number of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease in the first 6 weeks of the year has reached 6,328. The number is 7.3 times higher than in the same period of a year earlier, and 9 cases have been fatal, the Health Ministry’s Preventive Health Department reported.
The developments of the disease in the past one and a half months showed that the this year the illness would likely be more serious than last year, when about 100,000 people suffered from the disease and nearly 200 children died, Tran Thanh Duong, deputy head of the department, warned."
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Vietnam : H5N1 influenza epidemic has returned, says official
Via Vietnam Net, excerpt :
" Vietnam has had only two H5N1 influenza patients in the last two years and both of them are dead. Thus, the H5N1 epidemic has returned, remarked Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long at a meeting on February 7.
On January 10, an 18-year-old man in the southern province of Kien Giang began having symptoms of flu and he bought and took medicines by himself. Four days ago, he was brought to a local hospital when the disease was very serious. The man died two days later.
The second patient, a 26-year-old woman in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang died on January 28.
The patient was brought to the local hospital on January 23 after showing fever symptoms. She was then transferred to Bac Lieu Province General Hospital on January 25, with viral pneumonia diagnosis since the illness still persisted. She died in the hospital three days later.
Test conducted by Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City has showed that both patients were infected with Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, also known as "bird flu."
The first patient was a duck tender, while the second patient slaughtered and ate infected meat.
Dr. Nguyen Van Kinh, Director of the Hanoi-based Hospital of Tropical Diseases, said that the second patient was treated by Tamiflu late so she could not recover."
" Vietnam has had only two H5N1 influenza patients in the last two years and both of them are dead. Thus, the H5N1 epidemic has returned, remarked Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long at a meeting on February 7.
On January 10, an 18-year-old man in the southern province of Kien Giang began having symptoms of flu and he bought and took medicines by himself. Four days ago, he was brought to a local hospital when the disease was very serious. The man died two days later.
The second patient, a 26-year-old woman in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang died on January 28.
The patient was brought to the local hospital on January 23 after showing fever symptoms. She was then transferred to Bac Lieu Province General Hospital on January 25, with viral pneumonia diagnosis since the illness still persisted. She died in the hospital three days later.
Test conducted by Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City has showed that both patients were infected with Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, also known as "bird flu."
The first patient was a duck tender, while the second patient slaughtered and ate infected meat.
Dr. Nguyen Van Kinh, Director of the Hanoi-based Hospital of Tropical Diseases, said that the second patient was treated by Tamiflu late so she could not recover."
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Vietnam : First bird flu outbreak contained in Hau Giang
Via Vietnam Net :
" The southern province of Hau Giang recently detected the first outbreak of bird flu in a household raising 450 chickens in Long My district.
When ten out of their chickens died, the household informed local veterinarians to help prevent a new outbreak spreading. The provincial department of animal health has culled the dead chickens and disinfected the affected area.
Truong Ngoc Trung, head of the Provincial Department of Animal Health, said that after receiving the samples that tested positive for the H5N1 virus, the department culled all the infected chickens and quarantined the infected areas."
" The southern province of Hau Giang recently detected the first outbreak of bird flu in a household raising 450 chickens in Long My district.
When ten out of their chickens died, the household informed local veterinarians to help prevent a new outbreak spreading. The provincial department of animal health has culled the dead chickens and disinfected the affected area.
Truong Ngoc Trung, head of the Provincial Department of Animal Health, said that after receiving the samples that tested positive for the H5N1 virus, the department culled all the infected chickens and quarantined the infected areas."
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Vietnam : Demand for Tamiflu increases as H1N1 cases rise
Via Vietnam Net :
" With swine flu having made a comeback and already begun to take its casualty toll in Vietnam, demand for Tamiflu has increased greatly.
The management board at the Tropical Disease Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City spoke on March 13 that the hospital needed more Tamiflu medication in case the flu outbreak re-occurs.
Other hospitals also stated their need to stockpile the drug to treat H1N1 patients.
While hospitals specified their need for the special medicine, the Ministry of Health has not as yet taken a decision on use of the 10 million expired Tamiflu tablets."
" With swine flu having made a comeback and already begun to take its casualty toll in Vietnam, demand for Tamiflu has increased greatly.
The management board at the Tropical Disease Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City spoke on March 13 that the hospital needed more Tamiflu medication in case the flu outbreak re-occurs.
Other hospitals also stated their need to stockpile the drug to treat H1N1 patients.
While hospitals specified their need for the special medicine, the Ministry of Health has not as yet taken a decision on use of the 10 million expired Tamiflu tablets."
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Vietnam : Pregnant woman contracted swine flu
An article from Vietnam Net, excerpt :
" The Ministry of Health has issued a fresh swine-flu alert after new cases were detected in Hanoi and HCM City last week.
In HCM City, two women in District 8 and a 24-year-old woman who returned from Malaysia have been infected with swine flu.
A 24-year-old pregnant woman tested positive for the A/H1N1 virus after being admitted to the Hanoi-based Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases last week with fever and cough. She is now in a stable condition, doctors said, adding that her relatives are being closely monitored for signs of infection.
Dr. Nguyen Van Binh, Director of the Preventative Health Agency, warned people to be aware of flu-like symptoms. Moreover, the world authorities have reported that a re-occurrence of swine flu is about to happen,similar to the one that has killed over 100 people in the United Kingdom recently.
Binh said that in Vietnam there has been an increase of swine flu cases, with three recorded this month. The percentage of H1N1 infection cases now accounts for 10 percent of all flu infections. However, all cases have been very slight and no new cases of the virus have been reported recently."
" The Ministry of Health has issued a fresh swine-flu alert after new cases were detected in Hanoi and HCM City last week.
In HCM City, two women in District 8 and a 24-year-old woman who returned from Malaysia have been infected with swine flu.
A 24-year-old pregnant woman tested positive for the A/H1N1 virus after being admitted to the Hanoi-based Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases last week with fever and cough. She is now in a stable condition, doctors said, adding that her relatives are being closely monitored for signs of infection.
Dr. Nguyen Van Binh, Director of the Preventative Health Agency, warned people to be aware of flu-like symptoms. Moreover, the world authorities have reported that a re-occurrence of swine flu is about to happen,similar to the one that has killed over 100 people in the United Kingdom recently.
Binh said that in Vietnam there has been an increase of swine flu cases, with three recorded this month. The percentage of H1N1 infection cases now accounts for 10 percent of all flu infections. However, all cases have been very slight and no new cases of the virus have been reported recently."
Friday, November 19, 2010
Vietnam : Swine flu claims 8 lives in Vietnam this year
Via Vietnam Net Bridge :
" Eight out of 183 patients infected with swine flu this year have died, the Ho Chi Minh City-based Pasteur Institute reported at a meeting on November 17.
It took the number of fatalities, since the disease claimed its first victim in May 2009, to 61, and infected people to 11,305.
The last reported case was in October.
There have been 26 deaths in the south out of 7,316 cases of infection.
In October alone 81 people in the south tested positive for the A/H1N1 virus, with one dying, according to the Institute.
Dr Nguyen Thanh Truong of the HCMC Hospital of Tropical Diseases said most infected patients had symptoms of pneumonia and breathing difficulties.
In August Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, declared the H1N1 pandemic was over and that the world was moving into a post-pandemic period."
" Eight out of 183 patients infected with swine flu this year have died, the Ho Chi Minh City-based Pasteur Institute reported at a meeting on November 17.
It took the number of fatalities, since the disease claimed its first victim in May 2009, to 61, and infected people to 11,305.
The last reported case was in October.
There have been 26 deaths in the south out of 7,316 cases of infection.
In October alone 81 people in the south tested positive for the A/H1N1 virus, with one dying, according to the Institute.
Dr Nguyen Thanh Truong of the HCMC Hospital of Tropical Diseases said most infected patients had symptoms of pneumonia and breathing difficulties.
In August Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, declared the H1N1 pandemic was over and that the world was moving into a post-pandemic period."
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Dengue epidemic grips Vietnam, claims 59 lives
Via Vietnam Net :
" So far this year the mosquito – borne disease has sickened 80,000 people across the country, 59 of whom have died, said the Health Ministry’s Department of Preventive Health.
The worst affected region was the southern provinces with 43,844 cases.
Meanwhile, health officials from the central region and central highlands have reported an increase of 168% in cases with 21,638 infected people.
Dengue is decreasing in Hanoi and northern provinces but dengue among adults is often accompanied by unexpected complications.
The ministry says dengue virus type D1 accounts for 74 percent of the cases nationwide. It predicts that the epidemic will continue into November with many complications, and is asking all localities to take urgent steps to curb the spread of the disease."
" So far this year the mosquito – borne disease has sickened 80,000 people across the country, 59 of whom have died, said the Health Ministry’s Department of Preventive Health.
The worst affected region was the southern provinces with 43,844 cases.
Meanwhile, health officials from the central region and central highlands have reported an increase of 168% in cases with 21,638 infected people.
Dengue is decreasing in Hanoi and northern provinces but dengue among adults is often accompanied by unexpected complications.
The ministry says dengue virus type D1 accounts for 74 percent of the cases nationwide. It predicts that the epidemic will continue into November with many complications, and is asking all localities to take urgent steps to curb the spread of the disease."
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Vietnam : New cholera epidemic shows up
Via Vietnam Net Bridge :
" The Hanoi-based Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases has received 13-15 new acute diarrhea patients daily over the past week, compared to just several patients a day previously.
Health experts stated that there were many acute diarrhea patients in Hanoi’s inner districts of Dong Da, Hoang Mai and Hai Ba Trung, which were home to the previous cholera pandemic. This is a signal of a new cholera epidemic in the capital city.
Among patients hospitalized at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, 18 had cholera by last weekend. The numbers of acute diarrhea patients at other hospitals in Hanoi is also on the rise.
The Ministry of Health and the Hanoi Department of Health are still avoiding mention of a cholera epidemic and also the number of patients. Both agencies will “wait” for testing results from the Central Institute for Epidemiology before making an official announcement about cholera.
At the same time, Hanoi Preventive Health Centre reported 144 acute diarrhea patients in Hanoi since June 13. Up to 66 percent of them ate dog meat, raw vegetables, shrimp paste and snail vermicelli before coming down with acute diarrhea."
" The Hanoi-based Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases has received 13-15 new acute diarrhea patients daily over the past week, compared to just several patients a day previously.
Health experts stated that there were many acute diarrhea patients in Hanoi’s inner districts of Dong Da, Hoang Mai and Hai Ba Trung, which were home to the previous cholera pandemic. This is a signal of a new cholera epidemic in the capital city.
Among patients hospitalized at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, 18 had cholera by last weekend. The numbers of acute diarrhea patients at other hospitals in Hanoi is also on the rise.
The Ministry of Health and the Hanoi Department of Health are still avoiding mention of a cholera epidemic and also the number of patients. Both agencies will “wait” for testing results from the Central Institute for Epidemiology before making an official announcement about cholera.
At the same time, Hanoi Preventive Health Centre reported 144 acute diarrhea patients in Hanoi since June 13. Up to 66 percent of them ate dog meat, raw vegetables, shrimp paste and snail vermicelli before coming down with acute diarrhea."
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Vietnam : Tourists hospitalized en masse for food poisoning
From Vietnam Net, excerpt :
" The An Phuoc, Tam Phuc, and Binh Thuan Province general hospitals were inundated in the central coastal province early that morning as the patients checked in with severe stomach aches, diarrhea and vomiting.
The tourists were traveling on a tour organized by Vietmart Company.
On June 9, the tourists ate at a food fair organized by Suoi Cat Company in Suoi Cat Tourist Area. Afterwards, they dined at Dai Duong Restaurant.
At midnight, many of them got serve stomachaches and diarrhea and began vomiting. They then took taxis to the hospital.
Agencies in the province are investigating the causes of the food poisoning.
Nguyen Van Son, general director of Suoi Cat Company, told Thanh Nien newspaper on June 10 that the Food Fair had been inspected by the Department of Food Hygiene and Safety.
The deputy director of the Binh Thuan Province Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism also attended the fair that night, Mr. Son added."
" The An Phuoc, Tam Phuc, and Binh Thuan Province general hospitals were inundated in the central coastal province early that morning as the patients checked in with severe stomach aches, diarrhea and vomiting.
The tourists were traveling on a tour organized by Vietmart Company.
On June 9, the tourists ate at a food fair organized by Suoi Cat Company in Suoi Cat Tourist Area. Afterwards, they dined at Dai Duong Restaurant.
At midnight, many of them got serve stomachaches and diarrhea and began vomiting. They then took taxis to the hospital.
Agencies in the province are investigating the causes of the food poisoning.
Nguyen Van Son, general director of Suoi Cat Company, told Thanh Nien newspaper on June 10 that the Food Fair had been inspected by the Department of Food Hygiene and Safety.
The deputy director of the Binh Thuan Province Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism also attended the fair that night, Mr. Son added."
Friday, June 11, 2010
Acute diarrhea kills six children in northern Vietnam
Via Vietnam Net :
" The kids were from Lung Man Village, which was the hardest hit area in Duc Hanh Commune, where 140 people, mainly children, have caught the intestinal affliction this year, the center said.
So far local health agencies have isolated the patients, and sent medical teams to sterilize affected areas.
In the meantime, Nguyen Van Thang, vice director of the health department in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre reported on Friday that 26 local people have contracted cholera this year, while over 240 have suffered from acute diarrhea.
They have also found the bacterium that causes the debilitating and sometimes fatal disease in the Mo Cay River, along which areas with infection cases are located, according to Thang.
However, deputy minister of health Trinh Quan Huan said Vietnam had yet to officially declare a cholera outbreak in Ben Tre."
" The kids were from Lung Man Village, which was the hardest hit area in Duc Hanh Commune, where 140 people, mainly children, have caught the intestinal affliction this year, the center said.
So far local health agencies have isolated the patients, and sent medical teams to sterilize affected areas.
In the meantime, Nguyen Van Thang, vice director of the health department in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre reported on Friday that 26 local people have contracted cholera this year, while over 240 have suffered from acute diarrhea.
They have also found the bacterium that causes the debilitating and sometimes fatal disease in the Mo Cay River, along which areas with infection cases are located, according to Thang.
However, deputy minister of health Trinh Quan Huan said Vietnam had yet to officially declare a cholera outbreak in Ben Tre."
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Vietnam : Pig disease feared to claim first fatality
Thanks to Chen Qi for this lead, via Vietnam Net :
" Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), commonly dubbed blue-ear disease, is suspected as the culprit behind the death of a man in the central province of Quang Ngai on Monday.
Nguyen Xuan Men, deputy director of the provincial Department of Health; confirmed with the online newspaper Vnexpress that the young man was suspected to be the first to succumb to the deadly pig disease that is spreading to pig herds in the north.
According to Men, the young man suffered from diarrhea, high fever, convulsion, and skin hemorrhage after eating fresh pig blood pudding. He was not hospitalized in time and lost consciousness.
The man, who was transferred to the Central Hospital of Hue from Quang Ngai, died on Monday.
Health workers immediately disinfected where he was living and examined people who had been in contact with the deceased. Health workers said the virus of PRRS has a particular affinity for the macrophages particularly those found in the lung."
" Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), commonly dubbed blue-ear disease, is suspected as the culprit behind the death of a man in the central province of Quang Ngai on Monday.
Nguyen Xuan Men, deputy director of the provincial Department of Health; confirmed with the online newspaper Vnexpress that the young man was suspected to be the first to succumb to the deadly pig disease that is spreading to pig herds in the north.
According to Men, the young man suffered from diarrhea, high fever, convulsion, and skin hemorrhage after eating fresh pig blood pudding. He was not hospitalized in time and lost consciousness.
The man, who was transferred to the Central Hospital of Hue from Quang Ngai, died on Monday.
Health workers immediately disinfected where he was living and examined people who had been in contact with the deceased. Health workers said the virus of PRRS has a particular affinity for the macrophages particularly those found in the lung."
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