Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Vietnam: Influenza A/H1N1 viruses: risk of complication in the high

22/07/2009

Ministry of Health to influenza A/H1N1 virus spread wide, big risk for the changes they have registered in the high spread rapidly in Vietnam, according to reports sent by the Prime Minister yesterday.

21 / 7, Ministry of Health reported the Prime Minister of Vietnam's latest flu A (H1N1), especially the appearance of two chùm disease in Dong Nai and Ho Chi Minh City.

Minister of Health Nguyen Quoc Trieu has directly worked with the Steering Committee to prevent pandemic flu Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai to guide emergency measures against the disease in the key on this.

According to Ministry of Health, the disease chùm in Dong Nai are the same people participate in a banquet on 9/7/2009 and 31 people, including three from overseas Vietnamese in the hamlet of America Viet Kieu Xuan Hiep commune, Xuan Loc (Dong Nai). Then, a child of 3 Vietnamese overseas are informed with positive influenza A (H1N1) detected in the border gate. Health Department of Dong Nai has conducted the investigation and medical process for the meeting, 19/7/2009 to 24 recorded cases of the parties to be positive for influenza A (H1N1 ).

Chum of the disease in Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh City as a student teacher and 1 High School under private Ngô The Times, Phuoc Long A Ward, District 9, HCMC. Ho Chi Minh City. 19/7/2009 to date has recorded 22 cases positive for influenza A (H1N1). In 5 cases recorded first on 18/7/2009 have 1 of his students to attend the banquet with relatives in Dong Nai (as noted above).

Ministry of Health said the current cases flu A (H1N1) in the world continue to increase rapidly. Some countries Southeast Asia tend to increase rapidly and recorded many cases death. Many countries in the world, and has spread in the community and outside control. Virus spread rapidly in the community.

Have recorded patient influenza A (H1N1) spread in schools, in time to the time students, students study, the conditions for virus spread easily and Bùng radio and in schools, agencies and communities.

Influenza virus A (H1N1) spreads wide, many cases have no symptoms, risk for major changes in the power they have high spread rapidly in Vietnam. Therefore, the risk of spread in the community in the coming period is very large. Upcoming winter and can grow strongly by weather conditions facilitate virus development.

From 18 to 20 / 7, the Minister of Health and the units directly related to TP. Ho Chi Minh guide the anti-flu A (H1N1). Steering Committee flu A (H1N1) TP. Ho Chi Minh guide temporarily closed schools have students with positive influenza A (H1N1) within 1 week.

Before the flu A (H1N1) events are complex, have recorded cases of influenza A (H1N1) in schools to spread the risk of disease spreading in the community is very large, to actively prevent pandemic flu A (H1N1) in the local 21 / 7 Ministry of Health also suggested the Prime Minister directed the Chairman of Provincial People's Committee, the city held a meeting of the Steering Committee for flu A (H1N1) of level periodic weekly, daily, to suddenly timely guidance measures preventive; direction of closing schools, offices, limited focus when people have the disease spreading.

Also, the proposal to staff and health authorities, industry participants preventive, direct and 24/24 hours enjoying the prevention flu A (H1N1).

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