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06/03/2023
Assessing the risk that influenza A(H5N1) can enter our country and infect humans is very large, the Ministry of Health has just sent a telegram to the Chairman of the People's Committees of the provinces and cities on strengthening the prevention and control work. avian influenza infects humans.
According to a notice from the Cambodian Ministry of Health, from February 22, 2023, Cambodia recorded two cases of influenza A (H5N1) infection in Prey Veng province, of which one case died. death. These are the latest human cases of influenza A (H5N1) in Cambodia since 2014. In Vietnam, the weather is currently in the transition period and abnormal changes are favorable for the development of avian influenza viruses, at the same time, festivals after the Lunar New Year will continue to be held, so poultry transport and trade may increase. Therefore, there is always a potential risk of transmitting avian influenza to humans. Previously, at the end of 2022, Vietnam also recorded the first human case of influenza A(H5N1) infection (in Phu Tho province) since 2014 up to now.
In order to proactively prevent avian influenza from entering Vietnam and infecting people, the Ministry of Health suggested that chairpersons of People's Committees of provinces and cities pay attention to direct units in the area to urgently strengthen close supervision. Closely monitor people on entry in order to detect early suspected cases of disease, especially those who slaughter and trade in live poultry and poultry products. Persons with a history of coming from an epidemic area (including epidemics in poultry and humans), promptly take samples for testing and send them to the Institutes of Hygiene and Epidemiology/Pasteur for diagnostic testing; case management (if any) and prevent the disease from spreading to the community.
Increase communication on measures to prevent transmission of avian influenza to humans, with special attention to high-risk areas and poultry farmers, traders and slaughterers about the risk of disease, measures prevent. Strongly recommend people not to use food of unknown origin, practice food safety in slaughtering and processing poultry and poultry products, not eating blood soup and not using sick poultry. died of unknown cause.
https://baonamdinh.vn/tin-tuc-su-ki...-gia-cam-co-the-xam-nhap-vao-nuoc-ta-0180b5c/
06/03/2023
Assessing the risk that influenza A(H5N1) can enter our country and infect humans is very large, the Ministry of Health has just sent a telegram to the Chairman of the People's Committees of the provinces and cities on strengthening the prevention and control work. avian influenza infects humans.
According to a notice from the Cambodian Ministry of Health, from February 22, 2023, Cambodia recorded two cases of influenza A (H5N1) infection in Prey Veng province, of which one case died. death. These are the latest human cases of influenza A (H5N1) in Cambodia since 2014. In Vietnam, the weather is currently in the transition period and abnormal changes are favorable for the development of avian influenza viruses, at the same time, festivals after the Lunar New Year will continue to be held, so poultry transport and trade may increase. Therefore, there is always a potential risk of transmitting avian influenza to humans. Previously, at the end of 2022, Vietnam also recorded the first human case of influenza A(H5N1) infection (in Phu Tho province) since 2014 up to now.
In order to proactively prevent avian influenza from entering Vietnam and infecting people, the Ministry of Health suggested that chairpersons of People's Committees of provinces and cities pay attention to direct units in the area to urgently strengthen close supervision. Closely monitor people on entry in order to detect early suspected cases of disease, especially those who slaughter and trade in live poultry and poultry products. Persons with a history of coming from an epidemic area (including epidemics in poultry and humans), promptly take samples for testing and send them to the Institutes of Hygiene and Epidemiology/Pasteur for diagnostic testing; case management (if any) and prevent the disease from spreading to the community.
Increase communication on measures to prevent transmission of avian influenza to humans, with special attention to high-risk areas and poultry farmers, traders and slaughterers about the risk of disease, measures prevent. Strongly recommend people not to use food of unknown origin, practice food safety in slaughtering and processing poultry and poultry products, not eating blood soup and not using sick poultry. died of unknown cause.
https://baonamdinh.vn/tin-tuc-su-ki...-gia-cam-co-the-xam-nhap-vao-nuoc-ta-0180b5c/
