Health Ministry confirms four more bird flu victims
This sure doesn't get much coverage in the US
(18-06-2005)
HA NOI — The Ministry of Health has confirmed that four more cases of H5N1 human infection were reported yesterday, bringing the nationwide total of victims to 59 since the beginning of the year.
Seven people are currently being treated at the National Institute for Clinical Research in Medicine, and 18 others have already died, the ministry reported yesterday.
Meanwhile, doctors, professors and about 300 representatives of hospitals and medical and pharmaceutical universities nationwide have concluded a two-day conference on respiratory diseases.
At the conference in Can Tho City, which ended on Thursday, participants listened to reports on four types of respiratory disease common in Viet Nam, and discussed care and treatment methods for victims. They shared knowledge gained through practical experience and examined the possibilities for more effective treatment offered by new technology.
According to the reports, four types of respiratory disease - including the bird flu virus H5N1 - account for the majority of infections, with one strain of the disease killing an estimated 2.75 million people worldwide last year, according to the World Health Organisation - comparable with the HIV/AIDS death toll in the same period. — VNS
(18-06-2005)
HA NOI — The Ministry of Health has confirmed that four more cases of H5N1 human infection were reported yesterday, bringing the nationwide total of victims to 59 since the beginning of the year.
Seven people are currently being treated at the National Institute for Clinical Research in Medicine, and 18 others have already died, the ministry reported yesterday.
Meanwhile, doctors, professors and about 300 representatives of hospitals and medical and pharmaceutical universities nationwide have concluded a two-day conference on respiratory diseases.
At the conference in Can Tho City, which ended on Thursday, participants listened to reports on four types of respiratory disease common in Viet Nam, and discussed care and treatment methods for victims. They shared knowledge gained through practical experience and examined the possibilities for more effective treatment offered by new technology.
According to the reports, four types of respiratory disease - including the bird flu virus H5N1 - account for the majority of infections, with one strain of the disease killing an estimated 2.75 million people worldwide last year, according to the World Health Organisation - comparable with the HIV/AIDS death toll in the same period. — VNS
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