Published Date: 2007-06-29 23:50:00
Subject: PRO/MBDS> Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (14): Viet Nam, WHO confirmation
Archive Number: 20070629.2099
AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN - MBDS REGION (14): VIET NAM, WHO CONFIRMATION
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Date: 29 Jun 2007
Source: WHO Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response [edited]
<http://www.who.int/csr/don/2007_06_29/en/index.html>
Avian influenza situation in Viet Nam
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The Ministry of Health in Viet Nam has confirmed 2 new human cases of
influenza A(H5N1) virus infection, the 1st human cases to have been
reported from Viet Nam since November 2005. Both cases have been
confirmed by the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology
(NIHE) and by the WHO H5 Reference Laboratory, US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
The 1st case is a 29 year old male from Vinh Phuc Province. He
developed symptoms on 10 May [2007] some days after slaughtering
poultry for a wedding. He was admitted to hospital on 15 May [2007]
and was discharged on [11 Jun 2007].
The 2nd human is a 19 year old male from Thai Nguyen Province. He
developed symptoms on 20 May [2007] following exposure to poultry at
a slaughter house. He was admitted to hospital on 25 May [2007] and
remains in hospital in a stable condition.
To date, there has been no evidence of an epidemiological link
between the human cases, and no evidence of infection in close
contacts of the cases.
These human cases have coincided with a large number of new poultry
outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza reported in Viet Nam
during May and June this year [2007].
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[In the most recent PRO/MBDS posting on avian influenza human
infections in Viet Nam (see Avian influenza, human - MBDS region
(13): Viet Nam, susp., RFI 20070626.2059) there was mention of a 6th
case of human H5N1 infection confirmed by the Ministry of Health. The
above WHO release now confirms 2 of the 6 reported cases. A reminder
that WHO confirmation entails confirmation of the H5 infection by a
WHO collaborating laboratory -- in the above cases, the US Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the WHO
website, to date there have been 95 confirmed cases with 42 deaths in
Viet Nam since 2003 (see:
<http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/country/cases_table_2007_06_29/en/index.html>).
A map of Viet Nam with provinces can be found at:
<http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/vietnam_admin01.jpg>
- Mod.MPP]
See Also
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (13): Viet Nam, susp., RFI 20070626.2059Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (12): Viet Nam, RFI 20070621.2005
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (11): Viet Nam, RFI 20070616.1964
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (10): Viet Nam, RFI 20070612.1916
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (09): Viet Nam, RFI 20070601.1773
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (08): Viet Nam 20070523.1649
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (07): Cambodia, WHO 20070410.1209
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (06): Cambodia 20070406.1156
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (05): Laos, conf. 20070316.0929
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (04): Laos, fatal 20070308.0816
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (03): Laos, susp. 20070304.0763
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (02): Laos, conf. 20070227.0704
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region: Laos, susp, RFI 20070225.0686
Avian influenza, human (05): China (Fujian), WHO conf. 20070530.1749
Avian influenza, human (04): China, RFI 20070526.1683
Avian influenza, human (03): China (Anhui) 20070329.1077
Avian influenza, human (02): antiviral use 20070321.0999
Avian influenza, human: H9N2, China (Hong Kong SAR) 20070320.0980
Avian influenza - MBDS region (32): Viet Nam (Quang Ninh) 20070629.2086
Avian influenza - MBDS region (31): Viet Nam (Bac Giang) 20070619.1981
Avian influenza - MBDS region (30): Viet Nam (Cao Bang) 20070616.1963
Avian influenza - MBDS region (29): Viet Nam (Ha Tinh) 20070614.1944
Avian influenza - MBDS region (28): Myanmar 20070613.1931
Avian influenza - MBDS region (27): Viet Nam, Prevalence, RFI 20070613.1923
Avian influenza - MBDS region (26): Viet Nam (Phu Tho) 20070607.1859
Avian influenza - MBDS region (25): Viet Nam: RFI 20070607.1839
Avian influenza - MBDS region (24): Viet Nam 20070601.1774
Avian influenza - MBDS region (23): Viet Nam 20070530.1745
Avian influenza - MBDS region (22): Viet Nam 20070529.1717
Avian influenza - MBDS region (21): Viet Nam 20070525.1672
Avian influenza - MBDS region (20): Viet Nam 20070524.1657
Avian influenza - MBDS region (19): Viet Nam 20070522.1635
Avian influenza - MBDS region (18): Viet Nam, RFI 20070506.1464
Avian influenza - MBDS region (17): Cambodia, RFI 20070413.1231
Avian influenza - MBDS region (16): Cambodia, susp., RFI 20070409.1188
Avian influenza - MBDS region (15): Thailand (Mukdahan): RFI 20070409.1185
Avian influenza - MBDS region (14): Myanmar 20070402.1122
Avian influenza - MBDS region (13): Viet Nam (Ca Mau) 20070331.1101
Avian influenza - MBDS region (12): Thailand, Viet Nam, collab. 20070327.1054
Avian influenza - MBDS region (11): Laos, Thailand 20070321.0996
Avian influenza - MBDS region (10): Thailand, Laos, Myanmar 20070320.0976
Avian influenza - MBDS region (09): Thailand, conf. 20070319.0963
Avian influenza - MBDS region (08): Thailand, susp, RFI 20070317.0940
Avian influenza - MBDS region (07): Myanmar (Yangon) 20070314.0894
Avian influenza - MBDS region (06): Myanmar: RFI 20070311.0862
Avian influenza - MBDS region (05): Laos, Viet Nam 20070309.0836
Avian influenza - MBDS region (04): Viet Nam 20070308.0822
Avian influenza - MBDS region (03): Myanmar 20070228.0720
Avian influenza - MBDS region (02): Viet Nam 20070226.0697
Avian influenza - MBDS region: Laos, RFI 20070216.0588
Avian influenza - China (03): Hong Kong SAR 20070609.1884
Avian influenza - China (02): Hong Kong SAR, susp. 20070530.1744
Avian influenza - China: Hunan, RFI 20070521.1612
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