The mission of the Ministry of Health A/H7N9 flu prevention inspection at the airport.CHECK THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFLUENZA A/H5N1 AND H7N9 IN HO CHI MINH CITY:
Warning 2 types of flu are crossing the border into Vietnam
Strong while the A/H7N9 flu outbreak in China, in Vietnam not only face dangerous flu, which have to deal more with no less dangerous H5N1 flu from Cambodia. Afternoon of the 9.4, the Union Ministry of Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien led prevention inspection services in the city.
The Minister of Health said that the A/H7N9 flu this time not in Vietnam, but the risk of facing this flu is very large because each day receive a large number of tourists to Vietnam. A/H7N9 flu in the north are threatening the southwest, especially the Cambodian border provinces adjacent to the back face emerging A/H5N1 flu in the country with nine cases.
Where The first death from A/H5N1 flu in 2013 in Vietnam has been the Ministry of Health confirmed on 9.4.That case NDHH - male, 4 years old, residing in Tan Hoi Trung district High Consulate, Dong Thap. Through history, investigation 4.2013, the family of patients can buy chicken meat.
Then patients with a high fever due to close contact with poultry and were taken to the CHS family and mortality after switching higher BV routes. At the check, and control gate at the airport Tan Son Nhat (Ho Chi Minh City) afternoon of the 9.4, the Minister of Health proposed distance measure body temperature for all passengers on entry into Vietnam, especially visitors from epidemic areas where World Health Organization recommends. Dr. Nguyen Van Sau, director of the Center for International Health Quarantine Ho Chi Minh City - said from day 1 - 7.4, over 64,000 passengers to the airport, in which about 6000 people from the region (China) but have not found any case of fever or signs of abnormal health.
The work of preparing the A/H7N9 flu prevention and disease can occur has been the center and the hospital prepared and complete. So people should not panic before this service. Minister of Health said, just this week the Prime Minister will have the power to send to the local country prepare for the most disease prevention A/H5N1 flu and H7N9.