Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Vietnam: Hanoi 29 Districts in Province Alert for Unusual Flu Cases

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Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, Director of Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, said the institute is also deployed to monitor influenza virus infection in humans and animals such as pigs, chickens, ducks ... at some point in order to determine the interaction between this virus to the new flu virus early and timely response.

Also in Hanoi, Dr. Nguyen Nhat Cam, Deputy Director prevention medical centers, although not yet received the written direction of the Ministry of Health but the center has timely capture of information from foreign diseases to be scene reported earlier. By this time, 29 districts in the province have been asked to strengthen supervision of cases in the community. If it detects unusual flu cases, to report immediately to higher level of response measures to take. The city hospital was ready first aid equipment, medicine volume, revenue capacity, timely treatment of patients. In particular, the Centre international quarantine has increased close surveillance of cases show flu from infected areas.

Thanks also recommend TS who are at risk of flu complications and high risk such as children from 6 to 23 months, people 65 years of age or circumstance, heart disease, chronic lung disease, asthma, pregnant women ... when there are manifestations of the syndrome of influenza to the right medical facility to be cared for and treated promptly to avoid serious changes and possible death. People should get a seasonal flu vaccine every year to limit the risk of influenza.

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