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My thanks to Crof who posted a media report (see Vietnam: A likely case of human H5N1) overnight on a gravely ill 5 y.o. girl from Phu Tho who is reportedly on a ventilator, and has tested positive for H5 influenza.
This is the first novel H5 influenza case reported from Vietnam since 2014. During the first decade of the 21st century, Vietnam was a hot spot for H5N1, reporting well over 100 cases, before getting their avian flu situation under control.
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Vietnam appears a human case of influenza A(H5) after more than 8 years without recording
20/10/2022 | 19:19 PM
eputy Director of the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology Tran Nhu Duong emphasized: "Timely detection, zoning, and immediate control have helped prevent this latest case of influenza A(H5) from spreading to the community. ".
At an online conference to strengthen epidemic prevention and COVID-19 vaccination work on October 20, Dr. Nguyen Luong Tam - Deputy Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health said that, according to the report of the infectious disease surveillance system, on October 17, 2022, the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology reported the results. tested positive for influenza A(H5) from a specimen of a 5-year-old female patient (in Phu Tho).
This is the latest human case of influenza A(H5) in Vietnam since February 2014. Accumulated from 2003 to present, the whole country recorded 128 cases of influenza A(H5) infection.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Lien Huong asked the local health sector to strengthen surveillance, early detection and investigation of cases of people suspected of being infected with avian influenza strains, early and thoroughly handling outbreaks in localities. Photo: Tran Minh.
Regarding this case, Deputy Director of the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology Tran Nhu Duong said that as soon as the case was identified, the Institute sent a mobile prevention team to Phu Tho, to the area where the patient lived to coordinate with the Department of Animal Health - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and localities to conduct epidemiological investigations.
The team took 65 samples of the patient's contacts (both distant and close contacts), the test results showed that all were negative for influenza A(H5). Currently, the health status of those in contact with the patient is completely normal.
Timely detection, zoning, and immediate control helped prevent the case from spreading to the community.
Regarding avian influenza, according to information from the Department of Animal Health - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, avian influenza is still recorded scatteredly in poultry flocks in many localities across the country. Besides, the weather is currently in the transition period and abnormal changes are favorable for avian influenza virus to develop. It is forecasted that in the near future, the risk of avian flu spreading to humans is high.
Chairing the meeting, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong suggested that the local health sector strengthen surveillance, early detection and investigation of suspected cases of avian influenza strains, handle early and thoroughly. to outbreaks in localities; review professional guidelines on surveillance and prevention of avian influenza in humans; develop a plan for epidemic prevention and control. At the same time, coordinate with the local veterinary sector to closely monitor the situation of avian influenza in order to take measures to prevent transmission to humans and prepare response measures.
At the same time, strengthen communication of measures to prevent avian influenza infection from spreading to humans in areas with sick and dead poultry and high-risk areas.
To prevent influenza from spreading from poultry to humans, the Department of Preventive Health recommends that people take the following measures:
1. Do not kill, slaughter or use poultry that are sick or dead for unknown reasons.
2. Do not trade or use meat, eggs and poultry products of unknown origin.
3. Do not eat blood pudding, do not eat meat, poultry eggs that have not been thoroughly processed.
4. When detecting sick or dead poultry, they must promptly notify the local authorities.
5. If flu symptoms related to contact with poultry appear, immediately go to a health facility for timely examination and treatment./.
Source: Suckhoedoisong.vn
