Vietnam confirms first case of Avian Influenza patient
Tuesday, 6. January 2009, 14:20:55
Mr. Ha Dinh Ngu, director of Preventative Medical centre in Thanh Hoa province (150 km south of Hanoi) announced an infected flu strain A H5N1 case in the province. This is the first patient confirmed with the deadly virus of bird flu in Vietnam year 2009.
Vietnam News Agency quoted Mr. Ngu saying that the patient is a girl of 8 years old, names Bui Thi Thao. She is still being hospitalized in the Central Hospital of Thanh Hoa province. She gained progress with the treatment in hospital now.
Death birds found in the village of the patient. There are 19 housholds in the district of Ba Thuoc, Thanh Hoa province found with outbreak of bird flu. Pic: Duck farm in Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi
The little girl was found sick since Dec 27 last year and has been sent to the communal clinic, but there was no better result with the local treatment. Bui Thi Thao was transferred to Thanh Hoa Central hospital on Jan 2.
Vietnam News agency said, on the same day, her fluid sample was tested by National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology. Test result showed positive with H5N1.
Initial investigation showed within the patient family, there were totally 9 death chicken and aquatic birds, they have eaten 4 of the death birds.
According to by WTO in Vietnam until March 2008, there were 106 case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza with 52 deaths confirmed. Local media said the country culled about 100 mln poultry, estimated loss by bird flu is about 4,000 trillion VND (USD 235 mln equivalent)./.
Vietnam News Agency quoted Mr. Ngu saying that the patient is a girl of 8 years old, names Bui Thi Thao. She is still being hospitalized in the Central Hospital of Thanh Hoa province. She gained progress with the treatment in hospital now.
Death birds found in the village of the patient. There are 19 housholds in the district of Ba Thuoc, Thanh Hoa province found with outbreak of bird flu. Pic: Duck farm in Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi
The little girl was found sick since Dec 27 last year and has been sent to the communal clinic, but there was no better result with the local treatment. Bui Thi Thao was transferred to Thanh Hoa Central hospital on Jan 2.
Vietnam News agency said, on the same day, her fluid sample was tested by National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology. Test result showed positive with H5N1.
Initial investigation showed within the patient family, there were totally 9 death chicken and aquatic birds, they have eaten 4 of the death birds.
According to by WTO in Vietnam until March 2008, there were 106 case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza with 52 deaths confirmed. Local media said the country culled about 100 mln poultry, estimated loss by bird flu is about 4,000 trillion VND (USD 235 mln equivalent)./.
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