Thursday, May 13, 2010

North: Number of people infected from swine Streptococcus increase

Thursday, 13.05.2010, 12:11 (GMT +7)
(SGGPO) .- On 13-5, Dr. Tran Nhu Duong, Deputy Director of the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said in Hanoi and some northern provinces are still recorded cases of acute diarrhea caused by dangerous bacteria described. Most recently, the Tropical Disease Hospital Central has received a female patient aged 65, in Dong Da district (Hanoi) to the emergency caused by acute diarrhea, the results showed positive implants distributed with the cholera bacterium.

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 in 5 provinces / cities including Hanoi, Ha Nam, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh. The patients most meals related to the people, no secondary cases.

Meanwhile, the number of people infected swine streptococcus bacteria from growing in parallel with the blue ear pig disease. Up to now, Tropical Disease Hospital Central has received 14 cases of swine streptococcus, including nearly 10 patients to hospital emergency, in serious condition such as meningitis, severe sepsis, drop in blood pressure, pre-shock, coma. Through epidemiological investigation, the cases would have to eat undercooked pork, blood pudding or contact with sick pigs.

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