2 children infected with H1N1 in Kyaukme
Two children in Kyaukme Township, northern Shan
State, are have been infected with swine flu, according to an MP from the Shan
Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD).
Sai Tun Nyun, an SNLD MP representing Kyaukme, who
has been assisting in a health awareness campaign about the H1N1 virus, told Shan
Herald that he was advised by Dr. Aung Aung, the head of the local health
department, that two children were diagnosed with H1N1 on August 13.
“These two children, aged about 7-8, were brought to
Kyaukme Hospital on August 9. They are from Pakar village, Tawsarng village
tract, in Kyaukme,” he said. “Their blood was sent for testing in Yangon and
found to be carrying the swine flu virus.”
He said that the young victims’ condition is not
serious, and that their health is good. They will remain in hospital for
treatment, Sai Tun Nyun said.
Since early August, seven people have been diagnosed
with the H1N1 flu strain across Shan State and another four are currently being
tested, according to Dr. Sai Zaw Win Hlaing, the
deputy of Shan State’s Public Health Department.
Throughout the country, 25 persons have
died from the disease and another 242 have been confirmed infected.
By Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN)
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