Information from the Department of Health Cao Bang on November 23 said that through the test, the specimen was identified in a case in Bao Lam district (Cao Bang province) positive for diphtheria.The patient was a 11 -year -old girl (residing in Khau Khau, Thach Lam commune, Bao Lam district).
The typical signs of diphtheria.Artwork
Before that, on November 14, girlThere are signs of coughing, fever but still going to school.After 1 week of taking the medicine but not recovered, the disease was serious, until November 21, the family took the girl to Bao Lam District Medical Center for examination and treatment.
Despite being received emergency, the patient died on the same day.Suspecting that patients with diphtheria, Bao Lam District Health Center reported to the Cao Bang Provincial Disease Control Center and took a sampling of throat epidemic to the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.
The test results of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology on the afternoon of November 23 confirmed that the patient was positive for diphtheria.
Currently, Bao Lam District Health Center conducts disinfection spraying of patients' families and schools;Isolate cases in contact with patients in recent days.
Diphtheria is an acute bacterial infection.The disease is transmitted by respiratory tract due to contact with patients or healthy diphtheria bacteria.The disease can also be contagious due to exposure to objects that are excreted by a person infected with diphtheria bacteria.Symptoms of the disease are nasopharyngitis, fatigue, lymphadenopathy under the jaw, swelling of the neck.
Sampling of diphtheria test specimens
According to the Department of Preventive Medicine (Ministry of Health), the number of diphtheria cases in the past few years has continuously fluctuated, increased and decreased, then increased.From the beginning of 2024 to now, the whole country recorded a number of diphtheria cases in Ha Giang, Nghe An, Bac Giang, Thanh Hoa and Cao Bang.In which 2 deaths are 18 -year -old female patients (in Nghe An) and 11 -year -old girl mentioned above.
Diphtheria is a disease with a national vaccination in the national expansion vaccination program.In recent years, the number of diphtheria cases in Vietnam has decreased many times compared to before the start of expanded immunization, from nearly 3,500 cases in 1983 to about 10-50 cases/year.(within 15 years, from 2004-2019).
Diphtheria vaccine in the expanded vaccination program is a coordinated vaccine to prevent diphtheria-shaped diphtheria for children.Start injecting for children from 2-3 months old, 2 times, 1 ml 1 month each time.A year later once a year to 5 years old.