First death from Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease: Source of infection unknown

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health will establish a professional council to evaluate and draw conclusions about this death case.

Regarding the first death from Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease on September 20, the Preventive Medicine Center of Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City has reported on the epidemiological situation in the area where the death occurred.

A quick report from the Tan Phu District Preventive Medicine Center said that in addition to the death from Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease at 16 Nguyen Du, Tan Quy Ward, opposite this address, there were also 2 other children diagnosed with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease level 1. Epidemiological investigation showed that all of the above cases, including the death from Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, did not go to school and the source of infection could not be determined.

The death case due to Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease was initially diagnosed with pharyngitis but died on only the third day of illness.

The house of the 8-month-old baby who died was identified as a pig transit station, with many people, so the range of contact and transmission was high. Around this house is Tan Huong market, which sells fish, vegetables, fruits, etc. with poor environmental hygiene conditions, and stagnant water discharged by traders.

The Center for Preventive Medicine organized cleaning and soaking of tools and household items at the deceased patient's house continuously for 10 days with 0.5% concentration of Chloramine B solution and instructed on regular hand washing with soap. At the same time, medical staff also monitored households with children under 5 years old within a 100m radius around the deceased patient's house for 14 days.

The death case due to Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease was initially diagnosed with pharyngitis but died on the third day of the disease. When taken to Children's Hospital 1 for emergency treatment, the patient was in stage 4 of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, a stage that is very difficult to treat. The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health will establish a professional council to evaluate and draw conclusions about this death case./.

According to VOV.VN