In this update:[1] Cambodia: 14 confirmed cases
[2] China (mainland): 1444 confirmed cases
[3] Laos: 31 confirmed cases
[4] Myanmar: 4 confirmed cases
[5] Thailand: 4500 confirmed cases, 26 confirmed deaths
[6] Viet Nam: 338 confirmed cases
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[1] Cambodia: 14 confirmed cases
Date: Fri 17 Jul 2009
Source: Xinhua News Agency [edited]
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/17/content_11725475.htm>
American family confirmed influenza A /H1N1 in Cambodia
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A 4-member American family (a man and 3 women) were confirmed
positive test[s] for A (H1N1) flu in Cambodia, a Cambodian health
official said on Friday [17 Jul 2009].
"The family traveled from the US to Cambodia in [7 Jul 2009] and
[their tests were confirmed positive] by our doctors on Thursday [16
Jul 2009]," said Ly Sovan, deputy director of communicable disease
control of the Health Ministry, adding that "they are being treated
at the main hospital in Phnom Penh and so far they are getting better."
Ly Sovan said that up to now, Cambodia has had 14 cases of A (H1N1)
virus infection and the latest cases are the 4 members of American family.
[Editor: Fang Yang]
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[For a map of Cambodia, see
<http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/cambodia_pol_97.jpg>.
For the interactive HealthMap/ProMED-mail map with links to other
recent PRO/MBDS and ProMED-mail postings in Cambodia and neighboring
countries, see <http://healthmap.org/r/00ul>. - Mod.YMA]
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[2] China (mainland): 1444 confirmed cases
Date: Wed 15 Jul 2009
Source: Xinhua News Agency [edited]
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/15/content_11714137.htm>
Chinese mainland A (H1N1) flu cases surpass 1400
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The Chinese mainland confirmed 90 new cases of the A (H1N1) influenza
from 6 p.m. Monday [13 Jul 2009] to 6 p.m. Wednesday [15 Jul 2009],
putting the total at 1444, the Ministry of Health said.
Among the newly confirmed, 57 were "imported cases." The other 33
were infected in the Chinese mainland, the ministry said.
Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province reported its 1st imported
case Wednesday [15 Jul 2009], said the ministry.
Among the patients, 1197 have been cured and discharged from hospitals.
No fatal or critical cases of the influenza have been reported on the
Chinese mainland so far, but a patient in Hangzhou of Zhejiang
Province reportedly died of electrocution caused by leakage of
electricity from the electrical circuits in her ward lavatory on [1 Jul 2009].
[Editor: Li]
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[For a map of China with provinces, see
<http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/china_pol01.jpg>.
For the interactive HealthMap/ProMED-mail map of China with links to
other ProMED-mail and PRO/MBDS postings in China and surrounding
areas, see <http://healthmap.org/r/008e>. - Mod.YMA]
******[3] Laos: 31 confirmed cases
Date: Fri 17 Jul 2009
Source: Vientiane Times [edited]
<http://www.vientianetimes.org.la/FreeContent/Free_Private.htm>
Private school closes to control the spread of H1N1 virus
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A private school in Vientiane's Sisattanak district [will close] for
more than a week as a way to control the spread of the new influenza
A (H1N1)virus.
The school closure was made after 2 more children at the school were
identified with the virus, bringing the total number of detection
cases at the school to 5.
Both students previously found with the virus have since transmitted
it to one family member respectively.
These cases bring the total number in Laos to 31, 21 of which are in
the capital.
The school, which boasts 800 students, should be re-opened on [27 Jul
2009]. The class that included the 1st child to be found with the
virus has already been suspended for a week.
This coming Saturday [18 Jul 2009], health and education officials
will meet with parents whose children are studying at the private
school. Parents will be urged to monitor their children's health at
home and report to officials about the situation.
The World Health Organisation says it is important to ensure children
stay at home and avoid areas with a high-risk of virus transmission.
Most agreed that the school must be washed or cleaned during its closure.
The Head of National Emerging Infectious Disease Coordination Office
Head, Dr Bounlay Phommasack, said the school closure aimed to respond
to the virus outbreaks in a timely fashion, rather than waiting for
more cases to close the school. However, the government has no plans
to close all schools in Vientiane or the provinces. Any closures
would take place based on an area-by-area assessment. This would
ensure that the public was not unduly alarmed. Instead, it would urge
greater cooperation with parents. It would close only those schools
that were believed to hold a greater risk of the virus spreading.
Some officials said clear information through the media was important
to avoid unsubstantiated rumours that could cause misunderstanding in
the public.
Government officials also had plans to meet with parents whose
children were studying at private schools to give them information
about H1N1. Private schools were chosen as it was often those
families that had the financial capability to take children to travel
abroad, putting them at greater risk.
Dr Bounlay said there was no restriction on travel, but parents
should have correct information in mind to protect themselves from the virus.
Yesterday [16 Jul 2009], authorities from Vientiane in Laos and
Nongkhai province in Thailand met and agreed to cooperate on
surveillance and responses to the virus along their shared border.
Officials from both sides would launch a project to create capacity
for officials as well as link their information to jointly respond to
the virus.
The new project will be supported by Mekong Basin Disease
Surveillance, aiming to stop the virus from spreading to rural
communities in Laos and Thailand.
Dr Bounlay handed over the project responsibility to Vientiane Health
Department Dr Inlavanh Keobounphanh on behalf of the government.
The health department is working in cooperation with Thai authorities.
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[For a map of Laos with provinces, see
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/laos.pdf>. For the
interactive HealthMap/ProMED-mail map of Laos with links to other
recent ProMED-mail and PRO/MBDS reports on events in Laos and
surrounding areas, see <http://healthmap.org/r/00uc>. - Mod.YMA]
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[4] Myanmar: 4 confirmed cases
Date: Fri 17 Jul 2009
Source: Xinhua News Agency [edited]
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/17/content_11723102.htm>
Influenza A (H1N1) cases rise to 4 in Myanmar
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The influenza A (H1N1) cases have risen to 4 in Myanmar as a
22-year-old woman has been confirmed with the infection in the
country, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Friday
[17 Jul 2009].
The woman arrived back in Yangon from Thailand last weekend [11-12
Jul 2008] by a Thai Airways flight and was admitted to hospital after
falling ill.
The patient's 4 family members are under quarantine and monitoring,
the report said.
The woman was on the same flight of the 3rd patient, a 51-year-old man.
Myanmar reported its 1st case of flu A (H1N1) on [27 Jun 2009], which
involved a 13-year-old girl who came back from Singapore. The girl
has recovered and been discharged from hospital and the 2nd patient
will be discharged from hospital soon, according to the report.
So far, the authorities have given medical check up to over 2 million
people at airports, ports, and border check points and examined those
suspicious of having contracted the disease since the outbreak in
Mexico on [28 Apr 2009], the report said.
Of the over 15 000 people with symptoms of fever and suspected flu,
6184 have been free from surveillance after 10 days' period of
monitoring and a total of 8825 people remain under surveillance.
The authorities continue to take preventive measures against the
possible spread of the global human flu pandemic, advising all
private clinics in the country to report or transfer all
flu-suspected patients, who returned from abroad, to local state-run
hospitals or health departments for increased surveillance.
[Editor: Li Xianzhi ]
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[For a map of Myanmar, see
<http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/burma_pol_96.jpg>.
For the interactive HealthMap/ProMED-mail map of Myanmar with links
to other recent ProMED-mail and PRO/MBDS postings in Myanmar and
surrounding areas, see <http://healthmap.org/r/008a>. - Mod.YMA]
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[5] Thailand: 4500 confirmed cases, 26 confirmed deaths
Date: Fri 17 Jul 2009
Source: Bangkok Post [edited]
<http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/health/149271/sanan-flu-unstoppable>
Deputy Prime Minister Sanan Kachornprasart, chairman of the national
committee for prevention of the spread of A (H1N1)flu, admitted on
Friday [17 Jul 2009] the government is not able to limit the spread
of the deadly virus.
"Control is impossible. It is a matter for every individual to
protect him or herself. Politicians are not to blame because we have
done the best we can," he said.
Maj-Gen Sanan said the best way out was for all people to take care
of themselves. It was not an issue of a failure of government policy.
There have so far been 4500 confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1)in
Thailand with 26 deaths.
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[For a map of Thailand showing the geographic regions, see
<http://thailandforvisitors.com/general/regions.html>. For the
interactive HealthMap/ProMED-mail map with links to other ProMED-mail
and PRO/MBDS postings in Thailand and neighboring countries, see
<http://healthmap.org/r/00cC>. - Mod.YMA]
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[6] Viet Nam: 338 confirmed cases
Date: Fri 17 Jul 2009
Source: VietNamNet Bridge [edited]
<http://english.vietnamnet.vn/Health/2009/07/858681/>
Another 18 test positive for A (H1N1); 14 in one hamlet
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The Ministry of Health yesterday [16 Jul 2009], reported 18 new A
(H1N1) flu cases, 14 of which were in Xuan Hiep commune, Xuan Hoa
district, Dong Nai province.
All 14 patients had contact with an A (H1N1) flu patient that entered
Viet Nam from a high-watch area.
One of the cases is a student, who participated in the college
entrance exams in HCM [Ho Chi Minh] City, and had close contact with
someone who returned from a trip abroad. The 19-year old man was the
1st student found to be infected with the A (H1N1) virus in the
university and college entrance examinations this year [2009].
"Currently, the student is in isolation and being treated in the
hospital. All students and 2 proctors, who had direct contact with
the case in the examination room, were monitored," said director of
the Preventive Medicine and Environment Department at the Ministry of
Health Nguyen Huy Nga.
Nga warned about the increasing number of A (H1N1) flu patients who
might be travelling by on the roadways and returning from areas with
cases. "Especially as students and pupils return after the summer
break would be good chance for the pandemic to spread in schools and
to the community," added Nga.
As of yesterday [16 Jul 2009], the ministry confirmed a total 338
positive cases of the superflu, but no fatalities. Out of all the
cases, 279 had been discharged from the hospitals, and 59 patients
were still in isolation and receiving treatment.
As of [15 Jul 2009], the European Centre for Disease prevention
Control (ECDC) reported total 125 993 positive A (H1N1) flu cases, of
which there were 667 fatal cases in 135 countries and territories worldwide.
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[According to the data presently available, nearly 4900 cases and 26
deaths of influenza A (H1N1) infection have been confirmed in the
MBDS region and the deaths were reported from Thailand.
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on 16 Jul 2009 that it
would no longer issue regular reports of confirmed global case totals
due to questionable usefulness of reporting case counts and the
burden it puts on countries experiencing widespread transmission. The
WHO had issued 58 reports on influenza A (H1N1) infection since the
start of the outbreak; the latest one was on 6 Jul 2009 (see
<http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/swineflu/news/jul1609cases-br.html>).
A 42-year-old Philippines man died of suspected influenza A (H1N1)
infection in Hong Kong SAR on 10 Jul 2009. Laboratory tests and a
post-mortem examination would be conducted in order to find out the
cause of the death (see
<http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090716/html/090716en05002.htm>).
In addition, the 3rd critical case of influenza A (H1N1) infection
has been detected in a 39-year-old man in Hong Kong SAR, and the
total number of confirmed cases is 1640 as of 17 Jul 2009, (see
<http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090717/html/090717en05011.htm>).
For maps of Viet Nam with provinces, see
<http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/vietnam_admin01.jpg>
and <http://www.angelfire.com/co/hongnam/vnmap.html>. The interactive
HealthMap/ProMED-mail map with direct links to other outbreaks in
Viet Nam and surrounding countries reported on ProMED-mail and
PRO/MBDS can be accessed at <http://healthmap.org/r/008c>. - Mod.YMA]
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