Deputy Health Minister Trinh Quan Huan on July 14 told the healthsector to focus on stamping out cholera outbreaks, and said there was noneed to continue cholera bacterium tests.
The health official made the announcement at a meeting of the SteeringCommittee for Influenza Pandemic Prevention, saying the sector needs totighten the examination of unhygienic food and untreated canal water,
and provide anti-bacterium chemical substances tofamilies to help them treat small outbreaks.
During the past twoweeks, 11 cities and provinces in the country have reported over 100cases testing positive with cholera bacterium. However, the real numberwas believed to be much higher.
Nguyen Van Kinh, Director of theHanoi-based Central Tropical Diseases Hospital said thatsince June 28, the hospital has received 183 patients with clinicalsigns of acute diarrhea, including 50 persons who tested positive forcholera bacterium.
On July 13, alone the hospital received sixcases with clinical signs of acute diarrhea, including one person whotested positive with cholera bacterium./.
The health official made the announcement at a meeting of the SteeringCommittee for Influenza Pandemic Prevention, saying the sector needs totighten the examination of unhygienic food and untreated canal water,
and provide anti-bacterium chemical substances tofamilies to help them treat small outbreaks.
During the past twoweeks, 11 cities and provinces in the country have reported over 100cases testing positive with cholera bacterium. However, the real numberwas believed to be much higher.
Nguyen Van Kinh, Director of theHanoi-based Central Tropical Diseases Hospital said thatsince June 28, the hospital has received 183 patients with clinicalsigns of acute diarrhea, including 50 persons who tested positive forcholera bacterium.
On July 13, alone the hospital received sixcases with clinical signs of acute diarrhea, including one person whotested positive with cholera bacterium./.
