First death from H1N1 flu in Ho Chi Minh City

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First death from H1N1 flu in Ho Chi Minh City

A 72-year-old man in Ho Chi Minh City has died from the H1N1 avian flu after only a day of treatment. This is the first death from the virus strain in the city so far this year, health authorities reported.

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First death from H1N1 flu in Ho Chi Minh City

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First death from H1N1 flu in Ho Chi Minh City

A 72-year-old man in Ho Chi Minh City has died from the H1N1 avian flu after only a day of treatment. This is the first death from the virus strain in the city so far this year, health authorities reported.

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VN issues guidance on combating H7N9 flu

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 1 month(s) ago

VN issues guidance on combating H7N9 flu

As one of the efforts to cope with the new bird flu virus strain H7N9 that has killed nine people in China, the Vietnamese Health Ministry has issued instructions on combating H7N9 flu virus in Vietnam.

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H7N9 virus more virulent than H5N1, ministry says

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 1 month(s) ago

H7N9 virus more virulent than H5N1, ministry says

Amidst preparations being made to cope with the new bird flu virus strain H7N9 that has killed seven people in China, the Vietnamese Health Ministry has warned that the new strain is more dangerous than the H5N1 strain.

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Avian flu patient dies of pneumonia in HCMC

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SaiGon GP English 6 month(s) ago

Avian flu patient dies of pneumonia in HCMC

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A 42-year-old man said to be infected with the avian flu virus died of pneumonia after being treated for a few days at the Tropical Diseases Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Vietnam ranks third in world in human A/H5N1 cases

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 7 month(s) ago

Vietnam ranks third in world in human A/H5N1 cases

With 123 human cases of A/H5N1 avian flu confirmed since 2003, 61 of whom have died, Vietnam now ranks third in the number of flu patients in the world, the Health Ministry reported.

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Brain-eating amoeba claims second victim

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SaiGon GP English 8 month(s) ago

The Department of Health in Ho Chi Minh City on September 19 confirmed the death of a six-year-old boy from Binh Tan District from the deadly brain-eating amoeba.

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Another death from ‘brain-eating amoeba’

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SaiGon GP English 8 month(s) ago

Another death from ‘brain-eating amoeba’

Tran Thanh Duong, deputy head of the Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health, on September 18 confirmed the death of a six-year-old child in Ho Chi Minh City from an infection by the so-called ‘brain-eating amoeba’, scientifically known as Naegleria Fowleri.

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First Vietnam man dies from brain-eating amoeba

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 9 month(s) ago

First Vietnam man dies from brain-eating amoeba

The death of a 25-year-old man who developed high fever and headache after diving to catch clams in a pond in Phu Yen Province in July has been confirmed to be caused by a brain-eating amoeba. This is the first confirmed case in Vietnam.

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Brain-eating amoeba infection not a threat: Doctors

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SaiGon GP English 9 month(s) ago 1 duplicate news

Brain-eating amoeba infection not a threat: Doctors

Dr. Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, director of the Tropical Diseases Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, assured the public on August 30 not to be worried about ‘Naegleria Fowleri’, the brain-eating amoeba, after one man succumbed to the infection recently.

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Two more children die of HFMD in Vietnam

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Báo Thanh Niên English 13 month(s) ago

Ho Chi Minh City has reported two more fatal cases of the hand, foot and mouth disease this month.

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Man with bird flu in critical condition

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VietNam News English 16 month(s) ago

A 22-year-old man from southern Binh Duong Province is in a critical condition after contracting bird flu, according to director of the HCM City Tropical Diseases Hospital Nguyen Van Vinh Chau.

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Doctors warn of contagious brain inflammation in Vietnam metro

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Báo Thanh Niên English 17 month(s) ago

Doctors in Ho Chi Minh City have warned of the outbreak of a fatal type of encephalitis that has affected five co-workers.

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20 HCMC children die of hand-foot-mouth disease

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SaiGon GP English 24 month(s) ago 1 duplicate news

20 HCMC children die of hand-foot-mouth disease

The death of a child with the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) a few days ago has taken the toll among children in Ho Chi Minh City to 20.

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Swine flu death brings monthly toll to four

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VietNam News English 28 month(s) ago

A victim infected with swine flu died after one day treatment at the Tropical Diseases Hospital on Tuesday, according to the HCM City Department of Health.

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