2023-09-14 15:45:59
Medical staff distribute medicine to students to prevent diphtheria. (Photo: Nam Thai/TTXVN)
The Steering Committee for Disease Prevention and Control of Dien Bien province needs to strengthen monitoring and early detection of suspected cases of diphtheria in the community, take samples for testing to promptly identify cases of the disease, and deploy measures to thoroughly handle the disease. To the outbreak, organize an investigation and prophylactic antibiotic treatment for all cases of close contact in accordance with regulations of the Ministry of Health.
Dr. Vuong Anh Duong – Deputy Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management emphasized this when Working Group No. 2 of the Ministry of Health inspected prevention work. diphtheria epidemic in Dien Bien province in recent days.
[Bộ Y tế lập 2 đoàn kiểm tra, giám sát phòng chống bệnh bạch hầu]
The working group visited schools and households with people suffering from diphtheria in Pa It village, Huoi Mi commune, Muong Cha district; Visiting patients at Muong Cha District Medical Center; Working with Dien Bien Provincial General Hospital and the Provincial Steering Committee for Epidemic Prevention and Control.
According to a report from Dien Bien province, from May 1 to September 10, the province recorded 6 cases of diphtheria.
The first outbreak is in Pu Nhi commune, Dien Bien Dong district, the first case started on April 25, 2023 (died), the second case started on May 6, 2023.
The second outbreak in Pu Hong commune, Dien Bien Dong district, 1 case was recorded on August 12, 2023, has now recovered and been discharged from the hospital.
The third outbreak in Huoi Mi commune, Muong Cha district recorded 03 cases, the first case started on August 23, 2023 and the next 2 cases on August 26 and 27, 2023, all 3 cases are currently in good health. The patient is continuing to be monitored and treated at Muong Cha Medical Center.
At the working session with the Steering Committee for Disease Prevention and Control of Dien Bien province, the working group of the Ministry of Health shared the difficulties and hardships of the Steering Committee for Disease Prevention and Control of Dien Bien province in the work of epidemic prevention in general and public works. diphtheria prevention in 2023. Outbreaks occur in remote villages and communes with difficult transportation, no concrete roads to the village, no electricity grid, and in many places there is no electric signal. telephone, low, cramped housing; mainly ethnic minorities (Hong and Kho Mu ethnic groups).
The cases are diverse in age, 50% of cases are over 15 years old, the disease occurs in children with complete vaccination monitoring, some cases have atypical symptoms (2 cases did not have pseudomembranes), the source of infection is unknown. determine…; Specially share with the family of 01 patient who died in May 2023 in the first outbreak.
To strengthen the prevention of diphtheria epidemic, the Deputy Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management requested the Steering Committee for epidemic prevention and control. Dien Bien province Continue to direct a number of tasks such as reviewing and updating the province’s diphtheria prevention and control plan; proactively make plans to be ready to mobilize human resources to support districts and communes when an epidemic occurs; Arrange local budgets and other legal mobilization sources to purchase vaccines, treatment drugs, chemicals… to deploy anti-epidemic tasks.
The Ministry of Health also proposed that Dien Bien province continue to promote communication about diphtheria, special prevention measures to coordinate between health and education to organize close monitoring of children’s health at schools. preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school; Regularly clean and ventilate classrooms, promptly notify medical facilities when detecting suspected cases of disease so that they can be isolated and treated promptly to prevent outbreaks./.
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