Friday, May 14, 2010

Commonground Commentary: Vietnam-Hai Duong Prov. H5N1 (Human), PPRS & Cholera

[Edit to add: I believe this room treated 3 patients, 1 with H5N1 and 2 with viral pneumonia. Trung Van H., 22 (in Cho Moi, Bac Kan) would be the H5N1 patient, and
Xoan Do Thi, 19, in Hai Duong province and one other would be the "2" with viral pneumonia.....]

Today, we heard of a special treatment room, located in the International Hospital for Tropical Diseases hospital. For the past 2 months of trail, it has contributed to the successful treatment of 3 patients with severe complications of A/H5N1. This is also where one of our last known confirmed cases out of Bac Kan went, and he's been discharged.

This commentary will provide you with documentation to show that in Hai Duong Province, we have a confirmed H5N1 (Human) case, Cholera and PPRS.

First, here is a map. Hai Duong Province lies about 55 miles due East of Hanoi.




The following are all excerpts of various articles.

Special treatment room for patients with influenza
This afternoon 14 / 5, Hospital for Tropical Diseases Central newly inaugurated negative pressure isolation rooms, treatment for patients with severe flu infections. This is a standard isolation room first International Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Central and value of building about 300 thousand U.S. dollars, by the University of Oxford, England funding. Patients treated in isolation rooms are special people who are diagnosed with the disease is spread through respiratory disease, severe lung damage caused by viruses.

For nearly two months of trial, negative pressure isolation rooms have contributed to the successful treatment of three patients with severe complications influenza A/H5N1 Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Central…

According to the Master, Intermediate Doctor Nguyen, Vice-Dean intensive care, hospital central tropical diseases, special treatment rooms will actively support and timely for the treatment and care severe influenza A/H5N1 patients should avoid high risk of death.



H5N1 (Human) or Severe Viral Pnemonia

First three patients received treatment in this special room patients Xoan Do Thi, 19, in Hai Duong province, has been 24 weeks pregnant. When transferred to hospital in the central tropical diseases on 05/05/2010, female patients had severe pneumonia, mortality risk is very high, but so far to day 10 in this treatment, the patient was conscious and are more positive signs of recovery.
http://tinyurl.com/29peza2


The same day, the tropical central hospital also announced that it has treated and successfully rescued a young man critically H5N1 infection. The patient is Trung Van H., 22 (in Cho Moi, Bac Kan) 05.14 pm, the patient was discharged a month of treatment. This is one of the severe cases of influenza A/H5N1 hospital has ever treated.
http://tinyurl.com/2dlo44c

Prevention is used to treat patients suspected of a serious disease transmitted through respiratory tract, such as SARS, influenza A/H5N1 ... Last time, the Institute has put into trial use for 3 patients with lung injury weight was successfully treated, including patients infected with an influenza A/H5N1 and two pregnant women with severe viral pneumonia.
http://tinyurl.com/263t5u5


Cholera
Morning 14 / 5, Preventive Medical Center of Hai Duong Province have confirmed the appearance of acute diarrhea epidemic in Lai Cach, Cam Giang District, Hai Duong province.
This is the 2nd, the emergence of cholera in 2010 in Hai Duong. Outbreak first appeared in a Hong Vinh, Binh Giang District, in April 2010. Five people positive for cholera after eating away at the funeral marry Me Trai hamlet, Vinh Hong, Binh Giang.
http://tinyurl.com/3ymcd8l


Outbreak of cholera appeared in Cam Giang
5/14/2010 06:15:55 AM
On 13-5, Center for Preventive Medicine in the hamlet of Lai Cach (Cam Giang) appeared outbreak of acute diarrhea. The patient is Mr. Do Thanh Loi, 53, has tested positive for cholera.
Epidemiological causes leading to patients infected with cholera is very difficult to determine, most likely due to food and water from the meal contract staff in family organization.

Center for Preventive Medicine provinces identified cholera outbreak in rural infant may appear more widespread and new outbreaks. In the village there are cases with symptoms of abdominal pain and go out several times but not related to the outbreak in his family Loi. The health sector has direct health Cam Giang district zoning and thorough handling of the whole rural environment ministries, market towns and garbage dumps near residential waste;…
http://tinyurl.com/32p9p88


PPRS
5/14/10
Department of Epidemiology
Currently, there are 15 provinces of Hai Duong, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Hưng Yên, Bắc Ninh, Hải Phòng, Hà Nội, Nam Định, Hà Nam, Lạng Sơn, Nghệ An, Quảng Ninh, Bắc Giang, Hòa Bình và Cao Bằng có dịch Tai xanh chưa qua 21 ngày. Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, Lang Son, Nghe An, Quang Ninh, Bac Giang, Hoa Binh and Cao Bang PRRS not over 21 days.
http://tinyurl.com/3a3vbz4

5/14/10
The Prime Minister has signed Decision requested the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development grant export charge Benkocid 55,000 liters of pesticides and 23,000 doses of vaccine in swine under the national reserve for the four northern provinces. Under the decision, and the production of Hai Duong province for 23,000 doses of cholera vaccine and 10,000 liters of pig Benkocid disinfectant, disinfectant of the remaining three levels of Hung Yen, Nam Dinh and Ha Nam.
http://tinyurl.com/36ypzz9


5/4
Department of Animal Health, said long-term phase of sunshine then the rain made blue ear pig thrives in the northern provinces…. By the end of 2-5 days, there were 12 provinces such as Hai Duong, Thai Binh, Lang Son, Hung Yen, Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, Nghe An, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Quang Nam, Thai Nguyen has translated Blue ear pig, about 40,000 pigs were infected, nearly 17,000 children have been destroyed.
According to Hoang Van Nam, Director of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, as soon as blue ear pig discovered in Hai Duong province, has warned the Department and require careful local epidemic prevention wide, many local nevertheless slow deployment and part owner for three years because there is no public service should be the prevention of neglect.
http://tinyurl.com/32wexfe

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