The ministry also asked officials to step up surveillance to detect new cases.
A 21-year-old student in Vietnam has unfortunately become the first person to die from bird flu in the country. The Ministry of Health confirmed that the student studying at Nha Trang University died of the H5N1 subtype virus on March 23.
The death prompted health officials to urge stricter control measures to prevent the spread of bird flu to humans. While the investigation found no signs of sick or dead poultry near the student residence, wild birds were reported to be trapped nearby during the Lunar New Year holiday. Outbreaks of bird flu have been recorded in several provinces in Vietnam since January.
The Ministry of Health has expressed concern that changing weather patterns brought about by seasonal changes may create favorable conditions for the spread of the virus. To combat this risk, they called for increased surveillance to detect any potential new cases.
According to a statement translated and released bird flu diary, Infectious disease news blogger, male patient, 21 years old, lives in Xinning Village, Ninh Trung Commune, Ninh Hoa Town, Khanh Hoa Province. On March 11, 2024, the patient developed fever and cough symptoms and treated himself, but the symptoms did not improve. The patient came to Ninghe Medical Center for examination and treatment from March 16 to 17, 2024, and was subsequently diagnosed with pneumonia and was transferred to Qinghe General Hospital for treatment. “
“On March 19, 2024, the Khanh Hoa Provincial Center for Disease Control tested the patient’s sample. According to the test results on March 20, 2024, the patient was positive for influenza A/H5. In March, the Pasteur Institute in Nha Trang The diagnosis result was that on March 22, 2024, the patient was positive for influenza A H5N1 virus. Due to the severe development of the disease, the patient died on March 23, 2024.
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