Friday, May 14, 2010

Cholera outbreaks continue in the north

Saturday, 15/05/2010, 01:11 (GMT +7)
(SGGP) .- On 14-5, Bui Huy Quick, Director of Preventive Health Center of Hai Duong province confirmed, acute diarrhea epidemic cholera due to appear in Little Village, town way, Cam Giang District, Hai Duong province. This is the 2nd, in about a month, this dangerous disease occurs in Hai Duong.

Not only that some of Hai Duong province in the north is still recognized cases of acute diarrhea caused by bacteria described dangerous. Most recently, the Tropical Disease Hospital Central has received a 65-year-old female patient, in Dong Da district (Hanoi) in emergency due to acute diarrhea, tested positive for cholera bacteria. More worryingly, the patients described in Hanoi from this year are not yet determined the cause of diseases caused by specific foods.

Generally from early March until now, the North has recorded 106 patients with acute diarrhea caused by cholera in 5 provinces / cities including Hanoi, Ha Nam, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh. The patients mostly related to eating meals deck crowded, food is not guaranteed and is worth noting that no secondary cases.

The same day, Dr. Nguyen Hong Ha, Deputy Director Infectious Disease Hospital Central, said today the hospital has received many cases of fever, rash, severe pneumonia, children with primary infection and inflammation of blood discarded Managing contractions but no known cause. Most of these cases in Hanoi and surrounding areas

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