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Add more new translation points
Thanh Hoa is the most: seven new translation points in seven communes of six districts and towns; Quang Ninh has six points in six communes in two districts; Thai Nguyen…
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Who volunteered to test the H5N1 vaccine?
Facing with the information about the strain of H5N1 virus, the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology affirmed:
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H5N1 virus was found on dead poultry in Quang Ngai
Test results of samples of dead poultry in Binh Thanh Tay commune (Binh Son district) have just shown positive results of H5N1. Most recently, in Hanh Thien commune (Ngh…
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Virus variant found in bird flu patients
Studies show that the H5N1 avian influenza virus in Chinese patients has changed compared to this virus in avian influenza patients in Vietnam, the Chinese Ministry of H…
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Strict control of cases of pneumonia-negative H5N1
On the afternoon of November 30, Deputy Minister of Health Trinh Quan Huan asked establishments to treat patients with influenza A to closely monitor severe cases of pne…
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The H5N1 vaccine cannot be tested on humans because ... procedure?
The Ministry of Health must agree, the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) has just been clinically tested. But the ministry also awaits the results of…
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The H5N1 vaccine will be useless for a pandemic
The World Health Organization warns that currently developing human bird flu vaccines will not work much once a pandemic occurs. The reason is that they do not target th…
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H5N1 virus in Vietnam has reduced its virulence
Research by the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology shows that, compared to when it first appeared in Vietnam, H5N1 has had a slight change in genetics and pa…
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Patients in Hai Phong: Negative for H5N1!
Patients Vu Van Hoa, male, 15 years old residing in Tan Quang village, Tien Hung commune, Tien Lang district, Hai Phong had negative test results for H5N1 after a period…
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Issue new regimens to treat influenza A
On November 14, the Ministry of Health issued a protocol to guide the diagnosis, management and prevention of viral pneumonia infection. This new document will be used i…
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Why does the H5N1 virus quickly kill young, healthy people?
Hong Kong virus experts say they have explained why bird flu viruses often kill young, healthy people: they create
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Complete decoding of the H5N1 influenza virus genome
Regional Animal Health Center in Ho Chi Minh City - the unit cooperating with Pasteur Institute in the above study, gives more unexpected information: by monitoring the…
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Signed the Tamiflu production agreement with F. Hofmann-Laroche
In the afternoon of November 10, the Ministry of Health officially announced that it had signed an agreement on the production of Tamiflu with Oseltamivir phosphate in V…
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H5N1 virus has had high toxicity mutations
Ho Chi Minh Pasteur Institute has completed and reported to the Ministry of Science and Technology on the project
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18-month-old boy in Thailand infected with bird flu
A baby less than 2 years old near Bangkok is confirmed to have the H5N1 virus. Babies can become infected when playing around chickens in their yard. Currently, the boy'…