Illustrative image (Source: AFP/VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has so
far recorded no infections of human , however, the country is
promoting efforts to prevent the entry of virus, which caused a new outbreak in
neighbouring .
According to the Preventive Medicine Department under
the Ministry
of Public Health, the long borderline shared with China and busy cross-border trade activities between
the two countries pose a high risk of H7N9 virus to be transmitted into
Vietnam.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that China has reported 340 human A/H7N9
avian flu cases in 13 provinces and cities nationwide so far this year. Almost the infected cases had a history of exposure to
live poultry in markets or areas polluted by infected poultry.
The number of human A/H7N9 cases have continually
increased in China since October last year, causing the fifth outbreak in the
country since 2013, the WHO reported.
To proactively prevent the disease, the ese Ministry of Health
recommended people to not use poultry or poultry products with unknown origins,
and ensure food hygiene.
They were told to immediately notify local
authorities and veterinary units if they detected any sick or dead poultry.
People should visit doctors to be
counselled, examined and receive treatment if they have flu-like symptoms, such
as fever, cough, chest pain or breathing difficulty, the ministry said.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
