Vietnam super-flu count reaches fifty-three cases
As of June 22, 53 cases of A/H1N1 flu have been recorded in Vietnam.
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A/H1N1 patients are treated at the National Hospital for Tropical and Infectious Diseases in Hanoi. |
The number of patients has risen quickly in the past few days. On June 21, HCM City had ten new patients.
Notably, most of the new patients are Vietnamese students returning from summer holidays in Australia.
The first H1N1 flu case in Vietnam was announced on May 31. By June 22, Vietnam recorded 53 cases, including seven who caught the virus in Vietnam from people who returned from other countries. Of the 46 remaining cases, 29 came from America, 13 from Australia, two from Canada, one from the UK and one from Thailand.
These patients are being treated in ten provinces and cities. The large majority are in the south, namely HCM City (28 cases), Dong Nai (6), Tien Giang (3), Ben Tre (4), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (3), Vinh Long (2), Can Tho (1) and Soc Trang (1). Hanoi has reported four cases and another has been reported from the central coast city of Nhatrang.
According to experts, the super flu is quickly spreading in many countries in the world. However, the road of transmission is not clear in Vietnam.
By June 19, the World Health Organization reports, there have been 44,287 A/H1N1 cases in 94 countries and territories, and 180 deaths.
Cam Quyen
Source:vietnamnet.vn
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