News Update:
According to the March 4, 2010 Edition of IOL News (a South African Newspaper) Vietnames authorities announced two new human cases of Avian Influenza on Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
These two cases represent the 2nd and 3rd such cases this year.
Nguyen Huy Nga, head of the Health Ministry's preventative medicine and environment department, said that latest cases were a 17-year old girl from the northern province of Tuyne Quang, and a 3-year old girl from the central province of Khanh Hoa.
On February 23, a 38-year old woman in the Southern Province of Tien Giang reportedly died from Bird flu.
Outbreaks of Avian Influenza among poultry have been reported in seven provinces this year. The latest killed 10,000 fowl in Khanh Hoa, the official Vietnam News reported.
Hoang Van Nam, head of the animal health department, said lack of adherence to vaccination program was the main cause of the outbreak.
The 17-year old girld fell ill on February 19 and was hospitalized five days later.
The Ministry of Health reported she had culled her family's flock of chickens after they became ill.
The three-year old tested positive for the H5N1 virus on February 25.
The case brought to 115 the number of human cases of bird flu in Vietnam since the disease appeared in 2003, with 58 deaths.
Only Indonesia has registered more cases and human deaths.
Click here to learn why scientists are so concerned about the Bird Flu Virus
These two cases represent the 2nd and 3rd such cases this year.
Nguyen Huy Nga, head of the Health Ministry's preventative medicine and environment department, said that latest cases were a 17-year old girl from the northern province of Tuyne Quang, and a 3-year old girl from the central province of Khanh Hoa.
On February 23, a 38-year old woman in the Southern Province of Tien Giang reportedly died from Bird flu.
Outbreaks of Avian Influenza among poultry have been reported in seven provinces this year. The latest killed 10,000 fowl in Khanh Hoa, the official Vietnam News reported.
Hoang Van Nam, head of the animal health department, said lack of adherence to vaccination program was the main cause of the outbreak.
The 17-year old girld fell ill on February 19 and was hospitalized five days later.
The Ministry of Health reported she had culled her family's flock of chickens after they became ill.
The three-year old tested positive for the H5N1 virus on February 25.
The case brought to 115 the number of human cases of bird flu in Vietnam since the disease appeared in 2003, with 58 deaths.
Only Indonesia has registered more cases and human deaths.
Click here to learn why scientists are so concerned about the Bird Flu Virus
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