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How to recognize and prevent bird flu on humans
Patients with influenza due to H5N1 also have the same basic expressions as other flu types. However, the disease often happens very quickly with severe pneumonia, which…
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3 people suspect bird flu in China
China has announced three suspected cases of H5N1 and called for help from WHO in verifying the number of cases. Three suspected cases were a 12-year-old girl who died,…
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Infectious bird flu like?
The World Health Organization and the World Animal Health Organization have recently developed a global strategy to prevent H5N1 avian influenza from developing into a p…
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The Ministry of Health confirmed 1 case of H5N1 infection
On the afternoon of November 7, Deputy Minister of Health Trinh Quan Huan confirmed: Vietnam has discovered the first positive H5N1 in this season.
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Patients suspected of being infected with H5N1 in Bac Giang have a high fever
On November 7, Director of Bac Giang Department of Health Nguyen Huy Real said that after 4 days of fever, the patient with TTH who was suspected of being infected with…
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First published photo of avian influenza virus
Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyeter on November 7 released the first close-up photos of the H5N1 avian influenza virus by photographer and scientific researcher Lennart Nils…
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There is no H5N1 vaccine for birds
Migratory birds are considered by scientists to be carriers of the H5N1 virus that spread avian influenza, but Vietnam has no preventive vaccine for them. Tourist sites…
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Vietnam started producing H5N1 flu vaccines
On November 8, a source from the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said: on November 10, the Institute will produce H5N1 flu vaccine for humans in the form…
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20 million doses of H5N1 vaccine arrived in Vietnam
Mr. Hoang Van Nam, Deputy Director of Animal Health Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said, on November 4, there will be 20 million doses of H5N1…
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Bac Giang: Announcing bird flu in 3 communes
In the afternoon of November 3, Chairman of Bac Giang People's Committee decided to announce bird flu in three communes: Yen Lu (Yen Dung), Van Trung and Tang Tien (Viet…
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A suspected fatal patient with H5N1 in Hanoi
In the afternoon of November 3, Dr. Nguyen Duc Hien - Director of the Institute of Clinical Medicine for Tropical Diseases (Bach Mai Hospital) said that at Bach Mai Hosp…
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10% of Vietnam's population will be infected with H5N1, if ...
The recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) on human pandemic influenza is likely to become a reality in Vietnam. In that case, please be aware that the di…
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APEC, Africa and the Middle East strengthen bird flu alert
Countries in the Asia-Pacific region, Africa and the Middle East have increased their alertness to bird flu after the deadly virus has recently been found in many Europe…
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Avian flu occurs in Canada
On October 31, Canadian officials announced the discovery of waterbirds infected with bird flu in Quebec and Manitoba, but this is not a dangerous H5N1 strain.
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Some insights about bird flu and Tamiflu (oseltamivir)
Why is it called bird flu? As a bird flu virus; These viruses are naturally found in birds. Wild birds worldwide carry the virus in the gastrointestinal tract but often…