Mosquito dengue fever

Illustrative photo The number of outpatient visits increased by 4.8 percent but the number of in-person visits declined by 14 percent. Last week, HCMC confirmed two more deaths in District 7 and Cu Chi District, raising the total number of dengue deaths in the city to 16. Amid the increase signs of the disease, Doctor Nguyen Huu Hung, Vice Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Health Department said that current dengue fever prevention and control works still face many difficulties due to the lack of qualified personnel in dengue treatment and people's neglectfulness in the implementation of precautionary measures against dengue. Currently, there are many unfinished construction sites, the abandoned lands are favorable environmental conditions for mosquitoes to breed and spread the disease. In the coming time, the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City will strengthen supervision and impose fines on individuals and organizations that do not take measures leading to widespread … [Read more...] about HCMC records two more deaths from dengue fever

According to the city Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), they were reported in 26 out of the city’s 29 districts. So far this year Hanoi has reported 608 cases, or double the number in the same period last year. There have been no deaths. Thanh Nhan General Hospital in Hai Ba Trung District has been admitting around 10 patients a day and Dong Da General Hospital in Dong Da District, five to seven. The CDC said the number of cases would continue to rise in the coming weeks since it is the rainy season in the north. Since dengue is mosquito-borne, stagnant water during the rainy season in which mosquito larvae breed means the disease normally peaks then. Experts from the CDC have warned people to closely monitor their health since influenza A and Covid-19 also currently pose threats in Hanoi. The three diseases have several similar symptoms, and people should get themselves checked if they have fever of 39-40 degrees Celsius, severe headache, muscle pain, and … [Read more...] about Dengue fever incidence rises sharply in Hanoi

Chairman of the People’s Committee of Thu Duc City Hoang Tung speaks at the ceremony. Speaking at the launching ceremony, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Thu Duc City Hoang Tung informed that the Covid-19 pandemic has not eluded along with other diseases such as the current dengue fever, hand-foot and mouth disease which are under outbreak peak. Thu Duc City launches environmental sanitation campaign. With the target of gradually reducing infectious cases from the above-mentioned diseases, removing and cleaning black spots on waste, creating a beautiful environment, chairman Hoang Tung requested localities and units to launch more communication activities on propaganda against the diseases, and to call on residents to raise their awareness, responsibility on the implementation of environmental sanitation such as killing mosquitoes and mosquito larvae along with environmental sanitation in residential areas and public areas, flipping down all containers of stagnant … [Read more...] about Thu Duc City launches peak month of disease prevention, environmental sanitation