Detection of influenza A outbreak at a school in Hanoi

A newly discovered influenza A outbreak in Hanoi.

That is the area of ​​Tri Duc High School in My Dinh, Tu Liem with dozens of students transferred to the Central Hospital of Tropical Diseases in high fever, fatigue, respiratory infections. Rapid test results showed that all patients had the flu A.

Students at the hospital.(Photo: Vnexpress)

On average in the last 4 days, every day, the Pediatric Hospital of Tropical Diseases has 10-20 children who are admitted to Tri Duc school with flu symptoms. The same number of patients discharged from hospital for outpatient treatment is not sufficient to treat the entire procedure for such a large number of patients.

As soon as the test quickly test results for influenza A, the hospital reported to the Ministry of Health, Hanoi Preventive Medicine Center to conduct surveillance and treatment of the outbreak. The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology has taken 4 samples for testing. The results just showed that they all belong to the regular seasonal flu strain.

In addition to this cluster of cases, there have been scattered patients with influenza A and influenza B. Recently, even influenza A / H1N1, after the outbreak of 2009, is currently circulating like a regular seasonal flu strain. The weather in the North is now a good time for flu virus to develop and spread and spread quickly through the respiratory tract. Therefore, people especially young children, the elderly and pregnant women should take precautions.