Hanoi monitors E.coli epidemic at the airport

Hanoi Department of Health has just asked the International Medical Quarantine Center to closely monitor passengers entering at Noi Bai airport, early detection, isolation and referral to timely treatment of E.coli sufferers to prevent prevent infection into the city.

Facing the situation of E.coli disease causing confusion in Germany and many European and Thai countries have also discovered imported fruit samples infected with this bacterium, Hanoi Department of Health sent a dispatch to the units in City, requires close supervision.

Specifically, the Preventive Medicine Center will provide professional and technical guidance in the supervision and treatment of E.coli infections for medical centers in urban and rural districts and towns.

The Department of Food Safety and Hygiene must coordinate with related industries to inspect food hygiene, focusing on establishments providing and trading in fresh food, street food .

Health centers and hospitals are tasked with closely monitoring and early detection of suspected acute diarrheal cases of E. coli for timely treatment to prevent spread and outbreaks.

Deadly E.coli bacteria have been found on bean sprouts.
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Associate Professor Phung Dac Cam, researcher on intestinal bacteria, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, said that Vietnam has not found E.coli bacteria causing disease in Germany and some European countries. .

Concerned that the epidemic could spread - because two Americans actually came to Germany when they came back to the affected country - Professor Phung Dac Cam confirmed that the disease could be transmitted from person to person but very little, mainly due to eating. drink food, contaminated water.

Moreover, according to him, this is an acute disease, when infected with bacteria, patients often have immediate manifestations so they are less able to move, so the risk of spreading to other countries, including Vietnam is very difficult. However, Dr. Cam warned that Vietnam is a country with a lot of E.coli diarrhea and often happens all year round, so it should not be subjective.

" To prevent disease, the best way is to eat cooked, boiled water , eating raw vegetables is very dangerous because even with salt water, potassium permanganate will only work to reduce bacteria but not kill. Moreover, there is a "The number of single-celled intestinal bacteria in vegetables, using concentrated salt water and potassium permanganate not only has no effect on killing, but also makes it resistant and more developed ," said Cam.