A 2-year-old child, N.A.K, in Da Nang City has died from the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), the first patient of the disease this year, the local Health Department reported.
Children with the hand, foot and mouth disease treated at the Pediatrics Hospital I in Ho Chi Minh City last year , Photo: Tuoi Tre
Yesterday Nha Trang city-based Pasteur Institute confirmed that the sample taken from K, who was a student of the Thien Nga Pre-school in Cam Le District, had been tested positive with the Enterovirus 71 that caused HFMD, the department said.
K suffered high fever and rashes in the bottom on February 8 and one day later, he was admitted into the Da Nang Obstetrics-Pediatrics Center of the Da Nang Hospital, where doctors diagnosed him with HFMD of level 2.
On February 10, K’s disease aggravated to level 4, a critical condition that killed him four days later, despite intensive treatment by doctors.
After K., three other students at Thien Nga have also developed HFMD symptoms and are being treated, local health authorities reported.
Health workers have sprayed antiseptic at the school and surrounding areas and the health department has reported the death to the city People’s Committee.
Today the department will inspect all facilities that provide treatment to HFMD patients to assess their treatment capability.
H5N1 flu spreads to 6 localities in Thanh Hoa
Deputy chairman of Thanh Hoa Province People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Quyen yesterday declared an epidemic outbreak of the H5N1 avian flu, since the disease has affected 6 towns and districts, including Trieu Son, Nong Cong, Bim Son and Tinh Gia.
Health workers spray antiseptic to prevent the spread of H5N1 flu virus (Photo: Tuoi Tre)
To date, more than 10,000 heads of poultry contracting the disease have been culled, local authorities reported.
The local health department has had antiseptics sprayed in all the affected locations and their surrounding areas.
Yesterday the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development requested the Government to purchase one million doses of Re-5 vaccines against H5N1 avian virus.
The ministry reported that the virus has been spreading rapidly, affecting more than 17,000 heads of poultry that have been culled nationwide, mostly in the north.
To date, the disease has spread to 10 provinces and cities, including Thanh Hoa, Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Bac Giang, Kien Giang, Thai Nguyen, Ha Nam, Hai Duong, Hai Phong and Ha Tinh, the ministry reported.
Source: Tuoitrenews
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