There have been no more A/H1N1 outbreaks in the country, only isolated cases, said a health official.
At a meeting reviewing the flu epidemic situation in Hanoi on March 31, Deputy Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine and the Environment Tran Khac Phu confirmed that 11,208 people in the country had been infected with the virus as of March 31 of which 58 died.
Regarding the A/H5N1 flu, Phu said that there were no more confirmed cases last week, and the total number of such cases so far this year stands at five, including two deaths.
The A/H1N1 virus epidemic appears to have subsided and the country has not detected any mutations in the virus, said Associate Professor – Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, Director of the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.
However, Hien urged localities to closely monitor for the A/H5N1 virus as it is still being found on poultry in several areas.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), by March 30, there had been 492 confirmed cases of A/H5N1 infection in 15 countries, resulting in 291 deaths./.
At a meeting reviewing the flu epidemic situation in Hanoi on March 31, Deputy Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine and the Environment Tran Khac Phu confirmed that 11,208 people in the country had been infected with the virus as of March 31 of which 58 died.
Regarding the A/H5N1 flu, Phu said that there were no more confirmed cases last week, and the total number of such cases so far this year stands at five, including two deaths.
The A/H1N1 virus epidemic appears to have subsided and the country has not detected any mutations in the virus, said Associate Professor – Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, Director of the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.
However, Hien urged localities to closely monitor for the A/H5N1 virus as it is still being found on poultry in several areas.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), by March 30, there had been 492 confirmed cases of A/H5N1 infection in 15 countries, resulting in 291 deaths./.
