Published Date: 2009-01-08 11:05:21
Subject: PRO/MBDS> Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (02): Viet Nam, RFI
Archive Number: 20090108.0071
AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN - MBDS REGION (02): VIET NAM, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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[1] new suspected case
Date: Wed 7 Jan 2009
Source: VietNamNet Bridge [edited]
<http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2009/01/822784/>
H5N1 patients sister dies
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The 13-year-old sister of an 8-year-old child infected with the type
A/H5N1 virus, was reported to have died with flu symptoms. [The
girl], [8], from Dien Trung commune, Ba Thuoc district of the central
province of Thanh Hoa, was infected with the A/H5N1 flu on [3 Jan 2009].
On [2 Jan 2009], Thaos' elder sister died with flu-like symptoms such
as fever, cough, and respiratory problems, confirmed Thaos father.
The family fed on dead ducks several days before.
Dr. Le Trong Dung from the Thanh Hoa General Hospital said the little
girl is recovering.
The Vice Chairman of Ba Thuoc District, where the type A/H5N1 patient
is currently, Lo Van Len said the local government culled 9000 sick
poultries in 6 villages of Dien Trung commune. They also set up
quarantine stations to control the transportation of fowls in and out
the area while vaccinating poultries.
The Chief of the Health Ministrys Preventive Health Agency, Dr.
Nguyen Huy Nga, said 5 Vietnamese died of type A/H5N1 flu in 2008. He
said it is unable to define whether Thaos' sister died of type A/H5N1
flu or not because this case was not tested.
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[2] WHO confirmation
Date: Wed 7 Jan 2009
Source: WHO Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR) [edited]
<http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_01_07/en/index.html>
Avian influenza situation in Viet Nam
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The Ministry of Health in Viet Nam has reported a new confirmed case
of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The patient
has been confirmed at the National Institute of Hygiene and
Epidemiology (NIHE).
The patient is an 8-year-old girl from Dien Trung commune, Ba Thuoc
district, Thanh Hoa province. She developed symptoms on [27 Dec 2008]
and was hospitalized on [2 Jan 2009]. She is currently in a stable
condition. The patient is known to have had recent contact with sick
and dead poultry prior to the onset of her illness.
Further investigations are currently underway. Control measures have
been implemented and close contacts are being identified and monitored.
Of the 107 cases confirmed to date in Viet Nam, 52 have been fatal.
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[According to the report from the WHO above, the 1st avian influenza
case in Viet Nam during 2009 reported mistakenly as a 5-year-old girl
in the previous newswire (see prior PRO/MBDS posting Avian influenza,
human - MBDS region: Viet Nam (Thanh Hoa) 20090106.0045) is an 8-year-old girl.
The sister of the 1st avian influenza patient reportedly had died of
flu-like symptoms, and she was likely to have had contact with the
same poultry suspected to be infected with H5N1 infection.
Nevertheless, according to the newswire, laboratory tests for H5N1
infection of this suspected patient was not obtained.
More information from knowledgeable sources on the result of further
investigations on this 13-year-old girl suspected of H5N1 infection
from Thanh Hoa province would be greatly appreciated by PRO/MBDS.
For maps of Viet Nam with provinces, see
<http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/vietnam_admin01.jpg> and
<http://www.angelfire.com/co/hongnam/vnmap.html>.
The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Viet Nam can be accessed
at <http://healthmap.org/promed?v=14.9,108.5,5>. This map shows other
outbreaks in Viet Nam and surrounding countries that have been
reported on ProMED-mail. The postings can be directly accessed
through this map. - Mod.YMA]
See Also
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region: Viet Nam (Thanh Hoa) 20090106.0045Avian influenza - MBDS region: Viet Nam, FAO 20090101.0002
2008
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Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (15): Viet Nam, FAO, WHO 20080320.1069
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (14): Viet Nam (Ha Nam) 20080318.1044
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (13): Viet Nam, RFI 20080227.0796
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (12): Viet Nam, RFI 20080226.0770
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (09): Viet Nam, RFI 20080221.0703
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (08): Viet Nam 20080216.0618
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (07): Viet Nam (Nam Binh),
RFI 20080214.0584
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (06): Viet Nam (Hai Duong) 20080214.0581
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (02): Viet Nam (Tuyen
Quang) 20080124.0301
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region: Viet Nam, RFI 20080103.0034
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (20): Cambodia 20081212.3904
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (19): Thailand, NOT, MOPH 20080801.2358
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (19): Thailand, NOT 20080731.2350
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (18): Thailand, susp., RFI 20080730.2339
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (05): Thailand, not 20080209.0531
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (04): Thailand, RFI 20080208.0520
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (03): Thailand, surv. 20080127.0348
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (11): China (Guangxi), WHO 20080222.0726
Avian influenza, human - MBDS Region (10): China (Guangxi) 20080221.0705
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (17): vaccine trials 20080422.1425
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (16): vaccine trials 20080328.1166
Avian influenza, human - China (02): Guangdong, WHO 20080227.0797
Avian influenza, human - China: Guangdong 20080225.0764
Avian influenza, human: China (Jiangsu), Pakistan, WHO 20080110.0135
2007
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Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (26): Viet Nam, WHO 20071228.4162
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (25): Viet Nam, susp, RFI 20071226.4134
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (23): Viet Nam, susp., RFI 20071108.3623
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (22): Viet Nam 20070909.2970
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (21): Viet Nam, WHO 20070831.2868
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (20): Viet Nam, RFI 20070807.2574
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (19): Viet Nam, susp., RFI 20070802.2501
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (18): Viet Nam (Ha Tay) 20070731.2463
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (15): Viet Nam 20070706.2153
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (14): Viet Nam, WHO
confirmation 20070629.2099
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (13): Viet Nam, susp., RFI 20070626.2059
Avian 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 (17): Thailand, NOT 20070716.2277
Avian influenza, human - MBDS region (16): Thailand, susp., RFI 20070716.2276
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 - MBDS region (24): Myanmar, RFI 20071214.4022
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: H9N2, China (Hong Kong SAR) 20070320.0980
Avian influenza, human (02): antiviral use 20070321.0999
Avian influenza, human: Pakistan, Egypt 20071227.4155
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