Dengue fever cases increase in Northern region including Hanoi
The Ministry of Health yesterday said that the country has recorded more than 66,380 dengue fever cases, including 15 deaths since the beginning of 2023.
Hand-foot-mouth disease, dengue fever in HCMC expected to get more complicated
Amid the prediction of serious hand-foot-mouth disease and dengue fever in upcoming months, the health sector of Ho Chi Minh City has proactively implemented control measures against the infectious diseases since May.
Seven delegations set up to inspect dengue fever, hand-foot-and-mouth disease
The Ministry of Health decided to set up seven delegations to inspect, supervise and direct the prevention and control of dengue fever and hand-foot-and-mouth disease in 14 key provinces and cities in the country.
Dengue fever outbreaks are on the rise
Though the rainy season has not yet approached, dengue fever outbreaks are on the rise in Vietnam.
Abnormal surge of dengue fever cases in Mekong Delta
A person has died in Long An Province and others have been affected by dengue fever in the Mekong Delta region since the beginning of 2023.
HCMC records decrease in dengue fever cases
Last week, the number of dengue fever cases decreased by 32.5 percent compared to the four-week average, with the number of inpatients down 37.6 percent, outpatients down 27.1 percent, and no deaths were recorded.
75 percent of adults succumb to dengue fever
Currently, about 75 percent of dengue deaths are adults. There are cases of late arrival at the hospital, which increases the risk of death due to the lack of timely treatment, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) today.
Cases of HFMD, dengue cases keep soaring in past week: HCDC
Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease and dengue fever in the city continued to increase rapidly in the past week, said the Center for Disease Control of Ho Chi Minh City (HCDC).
WHO, HCMC’s Pasteur Institute organize training program for dengue prevention
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pasteur Institute in HCMC co-organized a training course in Binh Duong Province on monitoring and preventing dengue fever for district-level medical facilities in the southern region on June 13.
Hospitals overloaded with surge in dengue fever patients
Vietnam has seen a year-on-year increase in the number of dengue patients resulting in overloaded hospitals.
Health authority in HCMC issues RAP for treatment of dengue fever patients
The Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City yesterday evening sent an urgent document to medical facilities in the city on the implementation of the Red Alert Protocol (RAP) for patients with dengue hemorrhagic fever.
Mekong Delta health sector concentrates on fighting against pink eye
Many localities in the Mekong Delta are experiencing a worse outbreak of pink eye in children; thus, the health sector in localities is currently focusing on combating and controlling the epidemic.
Ministry tells hospitals to stock up on dengue drugs
The Ministry of Health told hospitals across the country to stock up on dengue drugs for treatment of the disease.
VN witnessing increase in infectious diseases
This time of the year is when Vietnam sees a significant rise in infectious diseases like chickenpox, diphtheria, hand-foot-mouth disease, respiratory diseases.
Medical, educational sectors need to prevent diseases in back-to-school season
Many diseases have had a high risk of out-breaking during a back-to-school season since the beginning of September so the education sector needs to closely collaborate with the medical sector to proactively prevent the spread of diseases.
HCDC identifies genotype of EV71 causing severe hand-foot-mouth disease
HCMC Center for Disease Control (HCDC) yesterday informed that the genotype B5 of Enterovirus 71 EV71 was successfully detected (EV71) in three major children hospitals of the city.
Number of dengue fever cases in HCMC tends to decrease
The Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control said that although the number of dengue fever cases last week from August 22 to August 28 decreased by more than 21 percent compared to the average of four weeks ago, but it was still higher than the same period in previous years.
Cases of hand-foot-mouth disease rocketing in HCMC
Ho Chi Minh City recorded 2,172 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease last week, 2.1 times more than the number last month with 1,020 cases.
Dengue cases decrease but 29 die
Today, the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) said that last week, the number of dengue fever cases in the city decreased by 24.2 percent compared to the average of 4 weeks ago; however, it is still high compared to the same period of the years. Worse, 29 people succumbed to the fatal disease.
Southern localities face surge in dengue fever cases
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health informed one more death from dengue fever raising the total number of dengue deaths in the city to 18.