Vietnam has not had research on H1N1 swine flu

While the world is experiencing a fever about the swine flu pandemic, Vietnamese scientists said that Vietnam has not had any research on this highly virulent virus.

The only way to prevent the spread of disease

The H1N1 flu virus itself in pigs does not cause human epidemics, only when the virus is associated with other US, Asian and European influenza A viruses (eg H5N1 in poultry) will it become a virus. (new) swine flu is highly virulent, deadly.

It is worth mentioning that, research on recombinant influenza A virus in mammals and poultry has never been found in Vietnam. The swine flu vaccine has never been found in the world.

Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Hai, HCM City Agriculture and Forestry University, said that 40% of pigs in Vietnam have influenza viruses.However, these viruses are not the same as the H1N1 swine flu virus.

In the face of many concerns, if the swine flu outbreak occurs in Vietnam, does the person have a way to support it? Professor Nguyen Van Thanh, head of the Pharmacy Department, Nguyen Tat Thanh College in Ho Chi Minh City, said that there will only be a way to use the drug against Tamiflu or interferon flu and transfer the water to eliminate the virus. This approach is highly dependent on the patient's condition and is not an effective measure.

Therefore, research to produce influenza virus vaccines is necessary. While not yet available, the only way is to block all directions that can spread the disease. However, it is not entirely certain because this flu is able to spread from person to person.

Having research is also difficult to apply

Meanwhile, Dr. Cao Minh Nga, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, said: "While viruses change very quickly, the compatibility between vaccines and viral strains is an important factor in Thus, developing countries, such as the United States, still have regular studies of regular influenza viruses every year, and they keep the timing of the spread of flu from months. 11 to April, we will study vaccine production from the middle of the year so that September and October will be available for drinkers.

The case that the H1N1 swine flu that the world is alerting today will make leading scientists around the world care and research. About a week or two later, they will solve the gene sequence for non-toxic strains (understandably, non-toxic viruses, which can form vaccines and inject people to prevent swine flu).

Both research methods are seasonal and research in pandemic as mentioned above, our country has not approached well. Vietnam still has influenza vaccination studies, but most of these studies are only accessible: 'Scientists in our country have modern research techniques, but cannot apply them in practice yet!' , Ms. Nga said.

Also talking about flu vaccines, Professor Nguyen Van Thanh recommended, studying the process of creating influenza virus should pay special attention to biosafety issues. The vaccine is really a biological weapon of a dangerous nature like a double-edged sword. Successful research will reduce virulence but not many schools will not decrease. Experiments on mice were successful but on chickens and ducks were dead and not necessarily safe for humans.