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On October 26, the Long An Provincial Department of Health informed about a death due to monkeypox, a male patient (29 years old, residing in Binh Phong Thanh town, Moc Hoa district, Long An).
Epidemiological information shows that the male patient developed the disease while living and working in Ho Chi Minh City. When the disease had already developed, the patient returned to Long An province. Therefore, the source of infection was not from Long An province. Currently, the source of infection for this monkeypox case has not been determined.
Within 21 days from the date of onset: From September 3 to 21, the patient lived and worked in Ho Chi Minh City. Every day, the patient went to work and in the afternoon, returned to live at the boarding house, not having contact with people at the boarding house.
On September 22 and 23, the patient went on a business trip to Ninh Thuan province with his wife and colleagues. On the evening of September 23, the patient returned to his rented house. On September 25, the patient developed blisters on his buttocks and did not go to the doctor.
At about 10:30 p.m. on September 29, the patient and his wife returned home to visit Binh Phong Thanh town, Moc Hoa district, Long An province.
After returning home, the patient stayed at home, did not go anywhere, and had close contact with 3 family members. By the afternoon of October 2, the patient saw the rash and blisters increasing and spreading to the face, body, arms and legs, and felt tired, so he went to the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases for examination.
Here, the patient was found to have monkeypox, hospitalized for monitoring, isolation and subsequent treatment.
The male patient was treated intensively with antibiotics, antifungals, anti-tuberculosis drugs, mechanical ventilation, and blood filtration. However, due to the severe progression of the disease, the patient died after 18 days of intensive treatment. This is the first death in Vietnam related to monkeypox.
Currently, Long An authorities are investigating, tracing, and identifying all close contacts, instructing them to self-monitor their health for 21 days from the last date of contact; disinfecting the patient's residence, instructing close contacts to self-monitor their health; closely monitoring and tracking cases in close contact with the patient...
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