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Dr. Ho Van Hoang, Deputy Director of IMPE Quy Nhon examining patients at the Institute's clinic. |
Fascioliasis and intestinal parasitic diseases control activities of IMPE-Quy Nhon in the first half of 2010.
Helminthiasis and intestinal parasites situation in the first half of 2010 Fascioliasis situation According to the statistics of IMPE-Quy Nhon, in the first half of 2010, there were 1,028 Fascioliasis morbidity cases in Central Vietnam (with the Institute's clinic 528 and the provinces of Binh Dinh, Quang Ngai, Quang Nam 500) and 2,360 cases of follow-up exammination. However, these statistics were not insufficient because health services didn't report frequently to the Institute after detecting and treating at localities. Parasitic diseases situation In the first half of 2010, there were 16,678 patients from many provinces/cities coming to the Institute's clinic for Fascioliasis and parasitic diseases treatment, including Toxocara canis/ascaris with 4,891 of new morbidity cases, 2,316 of follow-up examination; Strongiloides stercoralis with 3,454 of new morbidity, 1,064 of follow-up examination; Gnathostoma stercoralis with 2,300 of new morbidity, 843 of follow-up examination; Taenia solium with 1,985 of new morbidity, 632 of follow-up examination and 4,049 of other common diseases. | Taking blood for detection of parasites at the Institute's clinic. | Helminthiasis control activities in the first half of 2010
Surveillance activities Conduct the Toxocara canis/ascaris situation surveillance in two communes of Quang Ngai province and Van Canh district (Binh Dinh) and detect 83 positive cases out of 406 examined ones. The soil-transmitted helminthiasis surveillance in Binh Thuan province resulted in a general infection rate of 4.61%, including Toxocara canis/ascaris 0.48%, Trichuris trichiura 0.97%, Ancylostoma duodenale 3.39%. The soil-transmitted helminthiasis surveillance in Ninh Thuan province resulted in a general infection rate of 7.74%, including Toxocara canis/ascaris 7.27%, Ancylostoma duodenale 0.46%. The soil-transmitted helminthiasis surveillance in Khanh Hoa province resulted in a general infection rate of 5.86%, including Toxocara canis/ascaris 1.64%, Trichuris trichiura 0.7%, Ancylostoma duodenale 3.52%. The Opisthorchiasis situation surveillance at Thuan Hanh commune, Dak Song district (Dak Nong) found a 8% infection rate. Research activities The Institute conducted the Institutte-level project "Research on infection rate and intensity of Opisthorchaisis after 5- year intervention in provinces of Binh Dinh and Phu Yen" The result of surveillance at two communes of My Tho, My Chanh (Phu My district, Binh Dinh province) found5.20% and 3.0%infection rate of Opisthorchiasis. The result of surveillance at two communes of An Chan, An My (Tuy An district, Phu Yen province) found 0.24% and 6.25% infection rate of Opisthorchiasis. Supervision activities The Institute organised the supervision of the deworming campaign for primary school children in 7 provinces of Central Vietnam, including Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan. As a result, 565,237/572,282 school children took deworming medicine, achieving 98.77%. Participated the workshop on reviewing infectious diseases in Lao Cai. Focus of Fascioliasis and intestinal parasitic diseases control activities in the last half of 2010. Fascioliasis control project for highly-infected areas The Institute suggested the Ministry of Health to support Fascioliasis control project for 7 highly-infected provinces (Binh Dinh, Quang Ngai, Quang Nam, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Da Nang and Gia Lai) in the period of 3 years (2010-2012) so as to decrease infection rate; besides, enhance the quality of diagnosis and treatment, health communication and education on Fasioliasis controlfor the community and give control measures effectively. Research and surveillance activities of helminthiasis diseases Supervised Fascioliasis situation in some areas of Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam; researched intermediate hosts causing Schistosomiasis in Dak Lak province. Monitored helminthiasis control activities, trained the medical staff at provincial level to improve gradually the laboratory systems on intestinal parasites for localities. Supported technology and some equipments for the intestinal parasite laboratory of two provinces of Quang Binh and Thua Thien-Hue.
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