Hand-foot-mouth and dengue fever cases are increasing at an alarming rate, said Dr. Le Hong Nga from the Center for Disease Control in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday.
A total of 5,427 cases of dengue fever have been recorded in Laos so far this year, with nine fatalities, the Health Ministry of Laos said on August 25.
The dengue fever is now in its peak season in many provinces especially in Ho Chi Minh City, the Mekong delta and the Southeast region with dengue cases highly increasing compared to the same period last year; accordingly, health authorities have made attempts to battle the disease but the prevention task bumped into difficulties.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday warned of a rise in infection cases of hand-foot-mouth and dengue fever.
The Ministry of Health yesterday set up eight inspection teams to cities and provinces countrywide after a spike in cases of the viral disease which has left 11 people dead.
Head of Singapore’s National Environment Agency's (NEA) Chew Ming Fai has warned that the dengue problem in the country will get worse before it gets better, as the coming dry, hot months are prime breeding season for the dengue-spreading mosquito.
Dengue fever has killed two and drove 2,163 people into hospitals in the South, up 4 percent compared to last week and by 57 percent compared to same period last year, according to a report of the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City.
Due to an impact of a hot westward low-pressure zone, both the Northern and Central regions have experienced the hottest days with an average temperature of 37- 39 degrees Celsius.
