On April 10, the delegation of Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City had a meeting to monitor and support the work of preventing infectious diseases in Long An province.
The monitoring delegation worked at the Provincial General Hospital on the detection, admission and treatment of infectious diseases such as rabies, severe viral pneumonia, hand, foot and mouth disease, dengue fever and vaccine-preventable diseases. Monitored a number of poultry/waterfowl slaughterhouses in Tan An city.
Mr. Huynh Huu Dung - Director of Long An Province Center for Disease Control said: According to the delegation's assessment, all hospitals in Long An's health sector are ready to receive all patients suspected of avian influenza, treatment areas and isolation areas are ready. Supplies, equipment as well as chemicals for epidemic treatment and treatment are ready to receive cases of avian influenza as well as other infectious diseases.
After the monitoring session, the Delegation had a working session with the Long An Provincial Department of Health to re-evaluate the situation of infectious disease prevention in the province.
According to a report from Long An Provincial General Hospital, from the beginning of the year to March 31, the hospital recorded 51 cases of dengue fever, 24 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, 6 cases of chickenpox and 1 case of mumps./.
Phuong Lan - Minh Trung
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