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| A health worker sprays chemicals to kill mosquitoes in Binh Thanh District (Photo: VNA) |
New Zika case reported in southern province
The southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau on November 21 reported a second Zika virus infection case. The 22-year-old female is an older sister of the first patient. Both are residing in Phu My town, Tan Thanh district. Director of the provincial Department of Health Pham Minh An said the woman got sick on October 31, one day after her younger brother was diagnosed to be infected with the virus, with symptoms of fever and rash. She received outpatient treatment at Ba Ria Hospital, and her blood sample was sent to Ho Chi Minh City's Pasteur Institute for test. on November 21, the provincial health sector received the positive test result from the institute, and thus promptly zoning off areas, killing mosquito larva and spraying chemicals to exterminate the outbreaks. Medical workers also provided health consultations and check-ups for 80 pregnant women in Tan Thanh district. HCM City develops Zika infection treatment process The Ho Chi Minh City Health Department has instructed the building of aprocedure for receiving and curing Zika-infected cases, particularly pregnantones.The agency guided the local hospitals, namely Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Tu Du, Hung Vuong, Nhan Dan Gia Dinh, Nhi Dong 1, and the municipal Centre for Preventive Medicine to coordinate in developing a procedure for treating Zika-infected pregnant women in the city. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases will be in charge of completing the procedure and conducting tests, diagnosis and treatment for Zika infections in accordance with the criteria of the Health Ministry, and reveal test results within 24 hours. The department urged all local health care facilities to take blood samples for testing, with priority given to pregnant women, and send the samples to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases for testing and diagnosis. It also noted that healthcare facilities which perform Zika virus screening are allowed to appoint pregnancy ending for Zika-infected cases as instructed by the Health Ministry while ensuring safety for the pregnant women. Vietnam had detected 65 Zika infection cases by November 19, including 62 in Ho Chi Minh City. Zika virus is transmitted to humans primarily through Aedes aegypty mosquito bites and sexual intercourse. The symptoms of Zika infection include fever, conjunctivitis, headaches and muscle pains. Zika infection during pregnancy may lead to microcephaly in babies, which is responsible for incomplete brain development and unusually small head. Currently, there is no vaccine for this virus.
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