Health Authorities-Skin Infection-Skin Disease-Vietnam

Vietnam seeks foreign help after skin disease kills 19

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's Health Authorities will seek foreign assistance to deal with a resurgence of a mystery skin infection that has already killed 19 people in the central region and terrified villagers, state-run media reported on Saturday. The disease was first reported between April and December last year, with doctors unable to identify the cause and it has re-emerged in a mountainous district of Quang Ngai province. One village was reported to be in a state of terror over the death of a resident, and altogether 171 people reported infections on palms and the soles of their feet. ... read more..

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H5n1 Bird Flu Virus-Poultry Flocks-Human Deaths-H5n1 Virus

Bird flu still a menace in Asia and beyond

Thought bird flu was gone? Recent human deaths in Asia and Egypt are a reminder that the H5N1 virus is still alive and dangerous, and Vietnam is grappling with a new strain that has outsmarted vaccines used to protect poultry flocks. read more..

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