Hoa Binh joins list of H1N1 infected provinces

Published: 08/08/2009 05:00

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The northern province of Hoa Binh has detected its first influenza A H1N1case, a health official said Saturday.

The patient is a three-year-old girl living in Lac Thuy District’s Chi Ne Commune, said the provincial Health Preventive Center’s Director Le Xuan Hoa.

Hoa added the girl caught the flu from her father who is being treated in a hospital in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

The Health Ministry reported 37 new cases nationwide Saturday, raising the country’s tally to 1,115.

Also on Saturday, the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said it had received 500 kits from the World Health Organization for quickly diagnosing the flu. These tests have an accuracy rate of 98 percent and produces results within 15 minutes.

Reported by Lien Chau - Thai Son

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