Another 18 test positive for A/H1N1; 14 in one hamlet
The Ministry of Health yesterday, July 16 reported 18 new A/H1N1 flu cases, 14 of which were in Xuan Hiep commune, Xuan Hoa district, Dong Nai province.
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As of yesterday, the ministry confirmed a total 338 positive cases of the superflu, but no fatalities. |
All 14 patients had contact with an A/H1N1 flu patient that entered Viet Nam from a high-watch area.
One of the cases is a student, who participated in the college entrance exams in HCM City, and had close contact with someone who returned from a trip abroad.
The 19-year old man was the first student found to be infected with the A/H1N1 virus in the university and college entrance examinations this year.
“Currently, the student is in isolation and being treated in the hospital. All students and two proctors, who had direct contact with the case in the examination room, were monitored,” said director of the Preventive Medicine and Environment Department at the Ministry of Health Nguyen Huy Nga.
Nga warned about the increasing number of A/H1N1 flu patients who might be travelling by on the roadways and returning from areas with cases.
“Especially as students and pupils return after the summer break would be good chance for the pandemic to spread in schools and to the community”, added Nga.
As of yesterday, the ministry confirmed a total 338 positive cases of the superflu, but no fatalities. Out of all the cases, 279 had been discharged from the hospitals, and 59 patients were still in isolation and receiving treatment.
As of July 15, the European Centre for Disease prevention Control (ECDC) reported total 125,993 positive A /H1N1 flu cases, of which there were 667 fatal cases in 135 countries and territories worldwide.
Source:vietnamnet.vn
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