Friday, August 6, 2010

Vietnam: Update on 6 yo died of H1N1

6-year-old girl was hospitalized, treated in isolation 2 Children's Hospital two weeks ago, way 3 / 8 died with symptoms of pneumonia, acute respiratory failure.

Afternoon 3 / 8, from Children's Hospital 2 has said, at this hospital has a pediatric patient died 6 years old on the afternoon of the day, and has been identified as associated with influenza H1N1.

6-year-old girl had symptoms of the H1N1 flu like fever, cough, shortness of breath from the last two weeks (23 / 7), should have been parents to leave school to conduct the treatment. Pediatric patients were hospitalized, treated in the Department of Infection isolation - Children's Hospital 2. Although doctors have been conducting treatment, intensive care but the way 3 / 8, she died, and is defined as pneumonia, acute respiratory failure.

Immediately after taking the information, Preventive Medicine Center of Binh Thanh district (where the girls reside) have taken measures to spray disinfectant, treating localized organizing and epidemiological investigation in which patients and schools in the patient.

City Health Department Deputy Director Dr Le Truong Giang said the VNA, Department of Health has received reports of information 2 Children's Hospital and Medical Center Preventive Binh Thanh district. According to Jiang, the health agency is conducting handle the case strictly according to the Health Ministry's request for an H1N1 flu.

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