Article via Vietnam News :
" The third person to have caught bird flu in Viet Nam is recovering, according to the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases.
Truong Phu Son, 22, still being kept under surveillance, was hospitalised with high fever and respiratory problems on February 23 after slaughtering and eating ducks in Cu Chi District. Tests confirmed the man from Binh Duong Province had contracted the H5N1 virus.
The first two cases of bird flu reported in Viet Nam since the start of the year both resulted in death."
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Vietnam : Bird flu outbreak detected in Ha Nam
Via Vietnam News :
" The People's Committee of northern Ha Nam province yesterday announced the first outbreak of bird flu in Nhat Tan Commune, Kim Bang District, while many other localities reported high risk of the disease.
More than 2,500 poultry, including young ducks and muscovy ducks, raised by two local households in Ha Nam, died on Tuesday.
Later test on four samples of the deceased poultry confirmed they were positive for the bird flu virus or H5N1, according to the provincial animal health department.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Department of Animal Health sterilised the affected areas, set up five quarantine stations in the commune and culled all poultry raised by the affected households.
However, according to a Vietnam News Agency correspondent, some local residents threw dead poultry into canals, and many of duck carcuses were decomposing in the open air."
" The People's Committee of northern Ha Nam province yesterday announced the first outbreak of bird flu in Nhat Tan Commune, Kim Bang District, while many other localities reported high risk of the disease.
More than 2,500 poultry, including young ducks and muscovy ducks, raised by two local households in Ha Nam, died on Tuesday.
Later test on four samples of the deceased poultry confirmed they were positive for the bird flu virus or H5N1, according to the provincial animal health department.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Department of Animal Health sterilised the affected areas, set up five quarantine stations in the commune and culled all poultry raised by the affected households.
However, according to a Vietnam News Agency correspondent, some local residents threw dead poultry into canals, and many of duck carcuses were decomposing in the open air."
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Vietnam : Bird flu outbreak threatens
Via Vietnam News :
" The Department of Animal Health has warned that there is a high risk of a large-scale outbreak of bird flu without drastic preventive measures in the near future.
Bird flu has been reported in four communes in three provinces of Quang Tri, Thanh Hoa and Soc Trang over the past month, affecting nearly 1,700 poultry and forcing the killing of more than 4,000 domestic fowls, said the department's deputy head Pham Van Dong at a meeting of the Steering Committee for Bird Flu Prevention and Control yesterday.
A number of poultry suspected of catching the disease have started to appear in other localities such as Nghe An, Bac Lieu, Kien Giang, Ha Noi and Thai Nguyen.
Bird flu has so far killed two people this year in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta's Soc Trang and Kien Giang Provinces.
The Health Ministry warned of a possible large-scale outbreak of bird flu if the three affected provinces could not keep the disease under control while unfavourable weather conditions, transport and slaughtering of poultry posed a high risk."
" The Department of Animal Health has warned that there is a high risk of a large-scale outbreak of bird flu without drastic preventive measures in the near future.
Bird flu has been reported in four communes in three provinces of Quang Tri, Thanh Hoa and Soc Trang over the past month, affecting nearly 1,700 poultry and forcing the killing of more than 4,000 domestic fowls, said the department's deputy head Pham Van Dong at a meeting of the Steering Committee for Bird Flu Prevention and Control yesterday.
A number of poultry suspected of catching the disease have started to appear in other localities such as Nghe An, Bac Lieu, Kien Giang, Ha Noi and Thai Nguyen.
Bird flu has so far killed two people this year in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta's Soc Trang and Kien Giang Provinces.
The Health Ministry warned of a possible large-scale outbreak of bird flu if the three affected provinces could not keep the disease under control while unfavourable weather conditions, transport and slaughtering of poultry posed a high risk."
Friday, January 6, 2012
Vietnam : HCM City to crack down on diseases
Via Vietnam News, excerpt :
" The HCM City Department of Health will continue to take measures against the spread of diseases like dengue fever, hand-foot-mouth disease, flu, chicken pox and rubella in the first months of this year.
The department's Medicine Centre has been tasked with guiding health centres at district level in carrying out more effective prevention work.
At a workshop yesterday, Dr Nguyen Dac Tho, deputy director of the centre, asked participants to focus on kindergartens and schools in order to prevent the HFMD from spreading again at the beginning of this year.
If the prevention work were carried out well in kindergartens and schools, the number of patients contracting the disease would reduce, he said.
The hand-foot and mouth disease spread for a prolonged period last year, with 12,657 people contracting the disease, 30 of whom died. This compared to just 3,621 HFMD patients and one fatality in 2010, he added.
While the number of HFMD patients has reduced of late, it was still higher than the average of the previous four years."
" The HCM City Department of Health will continue to take measures against the spread of diseases like dengue fever, hand-foot-mouth disease, flu, chicken pox and rubella in the first months of this year.
The department's Medicine Centre has been tasked with guiding health centres at district level in carrying out more effective prevention work.
At a workshop yesterday, Dr Nguyen Dac Tho, deputy director of the centre, asked participants to focus on kindergartens and schools in order to prevent the HFMD from spreading again at the beginning of this year.
If the prevention work were carried out well in kindergartens and schools, the number of patients contracting the disease would reduce, he said.
The hand-foot and mouth disease spread for a prolonged period last year, with 12,657 people contracting the disease, 30 of whom died. This compared to just 3,621 HFMD patients and one fatality in 2010, he added.
While the number of HFMD patients has reduced of late, it was still higher than the average of the previous four years."
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Vietnam : Hand-foot-mouth disease causes 114 deaths
Via Vietnam News :
" So far 61,805 people have contracted hand, foot and mouth disease, 114 fatally, the Preventive Medicine Department said.
It included 2,091 children who got the disease last week, with two of them dying, the department said."
" So far 61,805 people have contracted hand, foot and mouth disease, 114 fatally, the Preventive Medicine Department said.
It included 2,091 children who got the disease last week, with two of them dying, the department said."
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Vietnam : Measures ordered to fight blue ear disease
Via Vietnam News :
" TAY NINH : The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has ordered Tay Ninh, Long An, Tien Giang and Soc Trang provinces to take measures to prevent the spread of blue-ear disease in pigs.
Provincial officials have been ordered to cull infected pigs. The transport of pigs out of the infected zones has also been banned.
Blue-ear disease has been found in more than 3,000 pigs in 16 communes in the last month."
" TAY NINH : The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has ordered Tay Ninh, Long An, Tien Giang and Soc Trang provinces to take measures to prevent the spread of blue-ear disease in pigs.
Provincial officials have been ordered to cull infected pigs. The transport of pigs out of the infected zones has also been banned.
Blue-ear disease has been found in more than 3,000 pigs in 16 communes in the last month."
Friday, September 30, 2011
Vietnam : More kids hospitalised due to viral disease
Via Vietnam News :
" Cold winds and fears of hand-foot-mouth disease spread have caused an increasing number of children to be hospitalised at the Ha Noi National Hospital of Paediatrics for respiratory diseases.
Head of the hospital's Consultation Department Can Phu Nhuan said that the department received around 3,000 children last Monday, 1.5 times higher than the normal figure.
Almost all patients showed symptoms including coughing, fevers, sneezing and even pneumonia, he said, adding that children aged between 1 and 3 were usually more vulnerable to respiratory diseases.
Nguyen Thi Lien, from northern Thai Binh Province, had to take her one-year-old child to the hospital twice this month because of fevers and a sore throat.
However, Nhuan said that parents should not be overly worried when their children coughed, as it was a natural reflex to help push harmful bacteria out of their lungs."
" Cold winds and fears of hand-foot-mouth disease spread have caused an increasing number of children to be hospitalised at the Ha Noi National Hospital of Paediatrics for respiratory diseases.
Head of the hospital's Consultation Department Can Phu Nhuan said that the department received around 3,000 children last Monday, 1.5 times higher than the normal figure.
Almost all patients showed symptoms including coughing, fevers, sneezing and even pneumonia, he said, adding that children aged between 1 and 3 were usually more vulnerable to respiratory diseases.
Nguyen Thi Lien, from northern Thai Binh Province, had to take her one-year-old child to the hospital twice this month because of fevers and a sore throat.
However, Nhuan said that parents should not be overly worried when their children coughed, as it was a natural reflex to help push harmful bacteria out of their lungs."
Friday, May 20, 2011
Vietnam : Epidemics continue to threaten provinces
From Vietnam News :
" Swine flu, hand-foot-mouth disease, and respiratory diseases have been either spreading to or worsening in many provinces, health officials warned.
The Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that one more person has died of swine flu, increasing the number of fatalities this year to 13.
The patient, a 27-year-old man in Central Highland Dak Lak Province's Krong Bong District, fell ill on April 27 with symptoms like coughing, high fever, and blood in the mucus.
He received treatment at a private health clinic for many days before his family took him to the provincial general hospital where he tested positive for A/H1N1. Despite being given Tamiflu, he failed to recover and died on May 6.
There have been more than 470 cases of swine flu in the country this year."
" Swine flu, hand-foot-mouth disease, and respiratory diseases have been either spreading to or worsening in many provinces, health officials warned.
The Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that one more person has died of swine flu, increasing the number of fatalities this year to 13.
The patient, a 27-year-old man in Central Highland Dak Lak Province's Krong Bong District, fell ill on April 27 with symptoms like coughing, high fever, and blood in the mucus.
He received treatment at a private health clinic for many days before his family took him to the provincial general hospital where he tested positive for A/H1N1. Despite being given Tamiflu, he failed to recover and died on May 6.
There have been more than 470 cases of swine flu in the country this year."
Monday, April 25, 2011
Vietnam : Hanoians warned about dengue fever outbreaks
Article from Vietnam News :
" HA NOI : Dengue fever outbreaks were increasingly likely in Ha Noi and people needed to take precautions to avoid catching the disease, said deputy director of Ha Noi's Preventive Medicine Centre Nguyen Nhat Cam.
"We are entering a weather pattern of high temperatures and humidity, which provides better conditions for mosquitoes, which spread dengue fever," said Cam.
Previously, the cycle of the dengue fever in Ha Noi came around every four to five years from May to November. However, during the past few years, it was hard to predict outbreaks of the disease, he said.
Cam said rapid urbanisation and better transportation enabled the disease to spread more rapidly.
During the first four months of the year, the number of cases diagnosed with dengue fever was 220, an increase of 15 to 20 per cent compared to the same period last year.
The highest concentration was in Hoang Mai, Hai Ba Trung and Gia Lam districts.
Cam said these areas had high population density, a substantial population of migrant workers from the countryside and poor hygiene conditions.
The doctor urged authorities to boost campaigns to raise public awareness about dengue fever. There was no vaccine and no specific treatment available for dengue fever yet. However, most preventive measures were simple and could be carried out at home."
" HA NOI : Dengue fever outbreaks were increasingly likely in Ha Noi and people needed to take precautions to avoid catching the disease, said deputy director of Ha Noi's Preventive Medicine Centre Nguyen Nhat Cam.
"We are entering a weather pattern of high temperatures and humidity, which provides better conditions for mosquitoes, which spread dengue fever," said Cam.
Previously, the cycle of the dengue fever in Ha Noi came around every four to five years from May to November. However, during the past few years, it was hard to predict outbreaks of the disease, he said.
Cam said rapid urbanisation and better transportation enabled the disease to spread more rapidly.
During the first four months of the year, the number of cases diagnosed with dengue fever was 220, an increase of 15 to 20 per cent compared to the same period last year.
The highest concentration was in Hoang Mai, Hai Ba Trung and Gia Lam districts.
Cam said these areas had high population density, a substantial population of migrant workers from the countryside and poor hygiene conditions.
The doctor urged authorities to boost campaigns to raise public awareness about dengue fever. There was no vaccine and no specific treatment available for dengue fever yet. However, most preventive measures were simple and could be carried out at home."
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Vietnam : Rubella, dengue fever on rise
Via Vietnam News :
" HCM CITY : Outbreaks of rubella and viral fever have been reported in Da Nang and Quang Nam Province in the last week.
Dr Pham Ngoc Ham, head of Da Nang Hospital's tropical diseases ward, said rubella is occurring earlier than normal this year.
On Monday 24 children were treated at the hospital for the disease taking the total number of affected children in the previous few days to 30, he said.
The hospital has isolated the patients to avoid further transmission.
It has also admitted 15 patients with viral fever and nine others with serious dengue fever."
" HCM CITY : Outbreaks of rubella and viral fever have been reported in Da Nang and Quang Nam Province in the last week.
Dr Pham Ngoc Ham, head of Da Nang Hospital's tropical diseases ward, said rubella is occurring earlier than normal this year.
On Monday 24 children were treated at the hospital for the disease taking the total number of affected children in the previous few days to 30, he said.
The hospital has isolated the patients to avoid further transmission.
It has also admitted 15 patients with viral fever and nine others with serious dengue fever."
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Vietnam : Flu cases spike in January
An article from Vietnam News :
" HA NOI : In the first three weeks of this year, 26 people tested positive for A/H1N1 influenza, according to the Ministry of Health's Preventive Health Department.
The first case was discovered in Long An Province and since then, 15 cases had been reported in HCM City and 10 in Ha Noi.
Professor Tran Thanh Duong, deputy director of the department, said that the department had tested 52 samples between December 27, 2010 and January 2.
The results revealed that 30.8 per cent were infected with flu. However, most patients showed only light flu symptoms with no serious complications, he said."
" HA NOI : In the first three weeks of this year, 26 people tested positive for A/H1N1 influenza, according to the Ministry of Health's Preventive Health Department.
The first case was discovered in Long An Province and since then, 15 cases had been reported in HCM City and 10 in Ha Noi.
Professor Tran Thanh Duong, deputy director of the department, said that the department had tested 52 samples between December 27, 2010 and January 2.
The results revealed that 30.8 per cent were infected with flu. However, most patients showed only light flu symptoms with no serious complications, he said."
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Vietnam : Vaccine not magic bullet for bird flu
An article from Vietnam News :
" HA NOI : Vaccination was not a "magic bullet" against bird flu, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation Bangkok-based expert in viral diseases Subhash Morzaria said yesterday.
"It requires additional measures like surveillance, contingency plans and sound bio security," he told the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Capacity Building Workshop on Vaccination Against Avian Influenza in Ha Noi.
Although vaccination was an essential tool in countries with a high number of human infections and economic losses, bio security was recommened when the virus first appeared, he said.
"If it's not acceptable to kill a large number of animals, infected countries must use vaccination."
But surveillance should be used with all vaccination programmes to detect outbreaks early as well as the incursion of any mutations and changes in clinical signs.
Seventeen countries have reported avian influenza outbreaks in animals this year - 11 of them in Asia, including Viet Nam."
" HA NOI : Vaccination was not a "magic bullet" against bird flu, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation Bangkok-based expert in viral diseases Subhash Morzaria said yesterday.
"It requires additional measures like surveillance, contingency plans and sound bio security," he told the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Capacity Building Workshop on Vaccination Against Avian Influenza in Ha Noi.
Although vaccination was an essential tool in countries with a high number of human infections and economic losses, bio security was recommened when the virus first appeared, he said.
"If it's not acceptable to kill a large number of animals, infected countries must use vaccination."
But surveillance should be used with all vaccination programmes to detect outbreaks early as well as the incursion of any mutations and changes in clinical signs.
Seventeen countries have reported avian influenza outbreaks in animals this year - 11 of them in Asia, including Viet Nam."
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Vietnam : Woman dies of dengue fever in Da Nang
Another report from Vietnam News :
" DA NANG : Central Da Nang City's Preventive Health Centre has reported a second dengue fever death in the city.
The 23 year old female victim was from Ngu Hanh Son District.
Another 27 year old woman from Son Tra District also died recently from the virus.
More than 4,000 cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in the city, with students accounting for 70 per cent."
" DA NANG : Central Da Nang City's Preventive Health Centre has reported a second dengue fever death in the city.
The 23 year old female victim was from Ngu Hanh Son District.
Another 27 year old woman from Son Tra District also died recently from the virus.
More than 4,000 cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in the city, with students accounting for 70 per cent."
Vietnam : Border region battles malaria
Via Vietnam News :
" DAK LAK : The Central Highland Province of Dak Lak and Cambodia's Mundulkiri Province will take added measures to fight malaria spreading along border areas.
This was one of the outcomes at the second conference on controlling the disease held here on Monday by the province's Global Malaria Control Fund Project Management Board.
Board vice chairman and vice director of the province's Malaria Control Centre, Ho Tan Tien, said the shortage of healthcare staff in both provinces made it difficult to discover and treat malaria patients at an early stage.
Many who caught the disease travelled along the border zone or were farmers who slept in the forest at nights."
" DAK LAK : The Central Highland Province of Dak Lak and Cambodia's Mundulkiri Province will take added measures to fight malaria spreading along border areas.
This was one of the outcomes at the second conference on controlling the disease held here on Monday by the province's Global Malaria Control Fund Project Management Board.
Board vice chairman and vice director of the province's Malaria Control Centre, Ho Tan Tien, said the shortage of healthcare staff in both provinces made it difficult to discover and treat malaria patients at an early stage.
Many who caught the disease travelled along the border zone or were farmers who slept in the forest at nights."
Monday, October 18, 2010
Vietnam : Dengue fever spreads in central provinces
Via Vietnam News :
" DA NANG : More than 256 dengue fever cases have been diagnosed in Da Nang during the past two weeks.
There have been about 3,000 confirmed dengue fever cases nationwide this year, a six fold increase over the same period last year, reported health officials.
"I have lived here for 10 years, but I have never seen so many mosquitoes," said Nguyen Thi Xuan Lan, a resident who lives in Thuan Phuoc Apartment.
She added that her family burns incense and uses electric fans around the clock to kill mosquitoes. Her two nieces were been hospitalised with dengue fever several days ago."
" DA NANG : More than 256 dengue fever cases have been diagnosed in Da Nang during the past two weeks.
There have been about 3,000 confirmed dengue fever cases nationwide this year, a six fold increase over the same period last year, reported health officials.
"I have lived here for 10 years, but I have never seen so many mosquitoes," said Nguyen Thi Xuan Lan, a resident who lives in Thuan Phuoc Apartment.
She added that her family burns incense and uses electric fans around the clock to kill mosquitoes. Her two nieces were been hospitalised with dengue fever several days ago."
Monday, September 20, 2010
Vietnam : PM orders plans to fight dengue fever
Via Viet Nam News :
" HA NOI : Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has instructed health officials to take firm measures to combat dengue fever.
More than 55,400 dengue fever cases have been reported nationwide this year.
Dung asked provincial and municipal People's Committee chairmen to mobilise all available forces to fight against the disease and to closely monitor affected areas to prevent the further spread of the disease."
" HA NOI : Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has instructed health officials to take firm measures to combat dengue fever.
More than 55,400 dengue fever cases have been reported nationwide this year.
Dung asked provincial and municipal People's Committee chairmen to mobilise all available forces to fight against the disease and to closely monitor affected areas to prevent the further spread of the disease."
Monday, August 16, 2010
Vietnam : More dengue fever in central provinces
Via Viet Nam News :
" The number of dengue fever cases in Da Nang City this year has increased 7.17 times against the same period last year to 1,377 cases, including one death, according to the city Preventive Health Centre. The Da Nang City People's Committee has ordered departments, sectors and localities to take measures to prevent the spread of the disease.
Gia Lai Province has had 1,100 cases of dengue fever this year and the disease has increased rapidly since May. The provincial Preventive Health Centre, in cooperation with the Tay Nguyen Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, has conducted an inspection and found that 37.77 per cent of local households have mosquitoes."
" The number of dengue fever cases in Da Nang City this year has increased 7.17 times against the same period last year to 1,377 cases, including one death, according to the city Preventive Health Centre. The Da Nang City People's Committee has ordered departments, sectors and localities to take measures to prevent the spread of the disease.
Gia Lai Province has had 1,100 cases of dengue fever this year and the disease has increased rapidly since May. The provincial Preventive Health Centre, in cooperation with the Tay Nguyen Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, has conducted an inspection and found that 37.77 per cent of local households have mosquitoes."
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Vietnam : Kids with dengue, respiratory diseases inundate hospitals
Via Viet Nam News :
" HCM CITY : More and more children with respiratory diseases and dengue fever are being admitted to HCM City hospitals, including many with severe complications.
Last Sunday there were nearly 80 kids with dengue at the Paediatric Hospital No.1, which is receiving around 20 of them daily.
The Paediatric Hospital No2 and Hospital for Tropical Diseases have also seen an increase in the number of dengue cases, with the latter admitting nearly 50 patients just last week.
Dr Le Bich Lien, deputy head of the Paediatric Hospital No.1, said nearly 15 per cent of the hospitalised children are under shock.
She said if parents discover their children having symptoms likes high temperature for two days, nosebleed, and vomiting of blood, they should take them immediately to hospitals.
Breathing diseases on the rise"
" HCM CITY : More and more children with respiratory diseases and dengue fever are being admitted to HCM City hospitals, including many with severe complications.
Last Sunday there were nearly 80 kids with dengue at the Paediatric Hospital No.1, which is receiving around 20 of them daily.
The Paediatric Hospital No2 and Hospital for Tropical Diseases have also seen an increase in the number of dengue cases, with the latter admitting nearly 50 patients just last week.
Dr Le Bich Lien, deputy head of the Paediatric Hospital No.1, said nearly 15 per cent of the hospitalised children are under shock.
She said if parents discover their children having symptoms likes high temperature for two days, nosebleed, and vomiting of blood, they should take them immediately to hospitals.
Breathing diseases on the rise"
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Vietnam : Dengue on the rise in Mekong Delta
Via Vietnam News :
" MEKONG DELTA : A significant increase in the number of patients hospitalised for dengue fever was reported in the Mekong Delta region two months prior to the virus' peak season, health experts have said.
Statistics from An Giang Province's Preventive Medicine Centre showed that as of yesterday, more than 1,180 people have contracted the disease, including three deaths and 240 patients with very serious symptoms.
The number of dengue fever patients in the province is 1.6 times higher than the same period last year. Nine out of the province's 11 districts have reported patients hospitalised for treatment, according to the statistics.
Figures from Dong Thap Province's Preventive Medicine Centre revealed that more than 800 people have been stricken with the mosquito-born disease so far this year, including two fatalities, an increase of 360 cases compared to the same period last year. Eight hundred cases and one death have been reported in Tien Giang Province.
Deputy Director Vo Huy Danh of An Giang Province's Preventive Medicine Centre said the disease had spread widely in both urban and rural areas, and that an increasing number of dengue patients were expected in coming months.
There was currently not a remedy for the disease and implementing prevention measures was the best method to protect health and avoid a breakout of the disease, he said."
" MEKONG DELTA : A significant increase in the number of patients hospitalised for dengue fever was reported in the Mekong Delta region two months prior to the virus' peak season, health experts have said.
Statistics from An Giang Province's Preventive Medicine Centre showed that as of yesterday, more than 1,180 people have contracted the disease, including three deaths and 240 patients with very serious symptoms.
The number of dengue fever patients in the province is 1.6 times higher than the same period last year. Nine out of the province's 11 districts have reported patients hospitalised for treatment, according to the statistics.
Figures from Dong Thap Province's Preventive Medicine Centre revealed that more than 800 people have been stricken with the mosquito-born disease so far this year, including two fatalities, an increase of 360 cases compared to the same period last year. Eight hundred cases and one death have been reported in Tien Giang Province.
Deputy Director Vo Huy Danh of An Giang Province's Preventive Medicine Centre said the disease had spread widely in both urban and rural areas, and that an increasing number of dengue patients were expected in coming months.
There was currently not a remedy for the disease and implementing prevention measures was the best method to protect health and avoid a breakout of the disease, he said."
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