Hanoi takes action against measles, bird flu
The Hanoi Department of Health on February 20 convened an urgent
meeting, calling on drastic actions against measles, and A/H7N9 and
A/H5N1 avian influenza.
The Hanoi Department of Health on February 20 convened an urgent
meeting, calling on drastic actions against measles, and A/H7N9 and
A/H5N1 avian influenza.
As a large tourism centre, the capital city welcomes about 2,000 visitors from China, where bird flu is striking.
Hanoi is also at a high risk of an A/H7N9 outbreak as poultry is continuing to be imported illegally from the neighbouring country.
A/H5N1 bird flu has struck 11 cities and provinces across the country, including Hanoi’s adjacent province of Bac Ninh.
A/H5N1 has so far this year killed two people in the southern provinces of Binh Phuoc and Dong Thap.
The municipal health sector has tightened inspections at the Noi Bai international airport and among the community, detected suspected cases as soon as possible, strengthened anti-bird flu teams and increased public awareness.
Regarding measles, Deputy Director of Health Department Hoang Duc Hanh said the disease has broken out in the city with 145 cases recorded since December last year.
Most of them are under-five-year-old children who have yet to be vaccinated or failed to receive a repeat vaccination, the official said.
In order to stop the disease from further spreading, the municipal health sector has conducted environmental detoxification and prepared chemicals against the disease.
Children who have not yet been vaccinated will be inoculated this month.-VNA
As a large tourism centre, the capital city welcomes about 2,000 visitors from China, where bird flu is striking.
Hanoi is also at a high risk of an A/H7N9 outbreak as poultry is continuing to be imported illegally from the neighbouring country.
A/H5N1 bird flu has struck 11 cities and provinces across the country, including Hanoi’s adjacent province of Bac Ninh.
A/H5N1 has so far this year killed two people in the southern provinces of Binh Phuoc and Dong Thap.
The municipal health sector has tightened inspections at the Noi Bai international airport and among the community, detected suspected cases as soon as possible, strengthened anti-bird flu teams and increased public awareness.
Regarding measles, Deputy Director of Health Department Hoang Duc Hanh said the disease has broken out in the city with 145 cases recorded since December last year.
Most of them are under-five-year-old children who have yet to be vaccinated or failed to receive a repeat vaccination, the official said.
In order to stop the disease from further spreading, the municipal health sector has conducted environmental detoxification and prepared chemicals against the disease.
Children who have not yet been vaccinated will be inoculated this month.-VNA
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