The Government Office has just issued Document 2956/VPCP-KGVX dated May 12 to the ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and government-attached agencies; People’s Committees of provinces and centrally run cities on epidemics Hepatitis level in children.
Specifically, according to information from the World Health Organization (WHO), in recent years, some countries have detected acute hepatitis in children, the cause has not been identified, with a high rate of severe disease. In order to proactively prevent this disease, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam asked the Ministry of Health to exchange and update information with WHO about this disease in order to proactively have a response plan, prepare human resources and methods. facilities, supplies and equipment for prevention and treatment; direct the inspection, supervision, and guide the prevention and control of this disease; promptly report to the Prime Minister when the disease has complicated development.
Acute hepatitis of unknown etiology has been reported in 20 countries
The Ministry of Information and Communications shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Health in, propagating and providing complete and timely information on the epidemic situation and prevention and control measures so that people can actively and actively prevent and control the epidemic. sick.
The Deputy Prime Minister requested the People’s Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities, especially border provinces with international border gates, to strengthen supervision at border gates, airports and seaports to detect cases of high-risk infection. Suspicious symptoms, promptly report to the Ministry of Health for appropriate guidance and management.
Previously, the Ministry of Health suggested that localities take samples of all hepatitis cases of unknown cause for testing in order to detect the mysterious hepatitis case early. Currently, Vietnam has not recorded any cases or suspected cases of acute hepatitis in children, however, the number of patients in the world has increased to nearly 300 within just one month.
According to the Ministry of Health, cases of suspected acute hepatitis of unknown cause need to take samples for testing to determine the cause. If abnormal cases are detected, the local health sector shall immediately report to the Preventive Medicine Department.
To prevent disease, the Ministry of Health also recommends hepatitis B vaccination for children of all ages, especially infants. Localities need to organize screening tests to detect hepatitis virus infections early, treat them promptly, and avoid complications.
This is the second time within a week that the Ministry of Health has warned about mysterious hepatitis in children.
Mysterious hepatitis was first reported in England and Scotland in early April, with about 70 children between one month and 16 years old, of which the majority were under 5 years old. The disease then spread to more than 20 countries with nearly 300 cases, of which some children required liver transplants, mainly in the UK, Spain, Israel, the US and Europe. Asia recorded its first case in Japan on April 25. Fatalities due to acute hepatitis have been reported.
According to experts, currently, the cause of acute hepatitis in children is unknown, so it is not possible to recommend active and specific preventive measures. However, families should not panic, stay calm and pay attention to early symptoms of liver disease in children.
Specifically, if the child has symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, signs of jaundice, conjunctivitis, etc., take the child to a medical facility for examination. If the child has accompanying liver damage, it is necessary to receive supportive treatment and monitor and evaluate the severity of the disease from specialized doctors.
If the disease is severe, the child needs to be transferred to specialized medical facilities, the child with mild illness can be treated at the local medical facility.
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