Published Date: 2012-06-04 23:09:59
Subject: PRO/MBDS> Undiagnosed illness - Viet Nam (11): Quang Ngai, update, RFI
Archive Number: 20120604.1259
UNDIAGNOSED ILLNESS - VIET NAM (11): QUANG NGAI,UPDATE, REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION
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Date: Thu 31 May 2012
Source: Thanh Nien News [edited]
http://www.thanhniennews.com/index/pages/20120531-central-vietnam-skin-condition-kills-woman-raises-toll-to-23.aspx
Central Viet Nam skin condition kills woman, raises toll to 23
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A mysterious skin condition plaguing Ba To District in the central
province of Quang Ngai claimed another life Wednesday morning [30 May
2012], 2 days after a young boy from the district died of the condition
in Ho Chi Minh City. A 33-year-old woman died at Quang Ngai General
Hospital despite 3 blood transfusions, raising the death toll to 23
since the 1st case was reported in April last year [2011].
On Sunday night [27 May 2012], a 9-year-old boy died after 8 days at
HCMC Children's Hospital No.1.
Le Huy, chief of staff at the Quang Ngai Health Department, said 3 more
Ba To children with the condition, ages 5, 6, and 14, have been sent to
HCMC Children's Hospital No.2.
The condition begins with blisters on the hands and feet and loss of
appetite, and then becomes fatal due to organ failures, starting with
the liver. Most patients have had enzyme levels 4-20 times the norm.
At least 214 people from the district have the condition.
The Heath Ministry has sent officials to study Ba To several times, but
no conclusions have been released.
The World Health Organization said it has not received an official
request for help from the ministry.
[Byline: Hien Cu]
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PRO/MBDS
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[The number of deaths due to the strange disease in Ba To and Quang Ngai
has reached 23 since April 2011. The etiological agent for this disease
has not yet been identified. In contradiction to previous media
coverage, this news release says that WHO has not received an official
request for help from the Ministry of Health.
PRO/MBDS would appreciate further information from knowledgeable sources
regarding this undiagnosed illness in Quang Ngai province, Viet Nam.
For a map of Viet Nam with provinces, see
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/VietnameseProvincesMap.png.
For the interactive HealthMap/ProMED-mail map with direct links to other
outbreaks in Viet Nam and surrounding countries reported on ProMED-mail
and PRO/MBDS, see http://healthmap.org/r/1f3d. - Mod.QCN]
See Also
Undiagnosed illness - Viet Nam (10): Quang Ngai, update, RFI 20120523.1166Undiagnosed illness - Viet Nam (09): Quang Ngai, update (RFI) 20120516.1122
Undiagnosed illness - Viet Nam (08): Quang Ngai, update (RFI) 20120509.1058
Undiagnosed illness - Viet Nam (07): Quang Ngai, update, RFI 20120507.1040
Undiagnosed illness - Viet Nam (06): Quang Ngai, rickettsia 20120501.0991
Undiagnosed illness - Viet Nam (05): Quang Ngai, update, RFI 20120419.0889
Undiagnosed illness - Viet Nam (04): Quang Ngai, update, RFI 20120416.0858
Undiagnosed illness - Viet Nam (03): Quang Ngai, update 20120215.0379
Undiagnosed illness - Viet Nam (02): Quang Ngai, update 20120110.0073
Undiagnosed illness - Viet Nam: Quang Ngai, RFI 20120105.0037
2011
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Undiagnosed illness - Viet Nam: Quang Ngai, RFI 20120105.0037
Undiagnosed illness - Viet Nam (02): Quang Ngai, RFI 20111014.3076
Undiagnosed illness - Viet Nam: Quang Ngai, RFI 20110916.2829
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