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Avian influenza in Viet Nam, one child dies (Bird Flu)
Publish Date : 9/7/2004 6:10:00 PM Source : SkinCareIndia Health News
WHO has received informal reports of a laboratory-confirmed fatal case of influenza A H5 infection in Viet Nam.
The patient is thought to be a child who was hospitalized in Hanoi and who died over the weekend. Further details are awaited from official sources.
Detection of an H5 subtype of influenza A in a human should always arouse a very high level of suspicion that the case was caused by the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, particularly in a country with ongoing outbreaks of H5N1 in poultry. H5N1 is the only strain within the H5 subtype that has ever been shown to cause disease in humans.
Since August, Viet Nam has detected four human cases of H5 infection. These cases have occurred amidst recurring H5N1 outbreaks in poultry in several Asian countries.
Since January of this year, altogether 39 human cases have been reported from two countries, Viet Nam and Thailand. Of these cases, 28 have been fatal.
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Cervical cancer vaccine breakthrough
Publish Date : 11/15/2004 1:16:00 PM
Scientists say they have tested a vaccine, Cervarix, that protects women from two strains of HPV (human papillomavirus) which are responsible for 70% of cervical cancers.
Human mad cow disease, there are many different forms of it
Publish Date : 11/15/2004 1:15:00 PM
Depending on your genetic makeup, vCJD (Varian Mad Cow Disease) will manifest itself differently, say researchers. This means vCJD may be present in some areas without being detected (vCJD means the human form of mad cow disease).
New online tool kit on HIV/AIDS prevention for sex workers
Publish Date : 11/15/2004 1:11:00 PM
GTZ, WHO and sex work networks share information and lessons learned - The German technical cooperation (GTZ) and the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with sex work networks around the world.....
Anti-drug driving campaign wins award
Publish Date : 11/10/2004 7:34:00 PM
A road safety initiative to stop people driving under the influence of drugs has won an award at the THINK road safety conference.