Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Da Nang (VNA) –
Residents in the central city of should intensify measures against
dengue fever as the has started, encouraging
to grow, said a local doctor.
Doctor Nguyen Tam Lam from
the municipal Preventive Health Centre said 1,447 cases of dengue had been
recorded in the city so far this year, down more than 65 percent over the same
period last year.
However, from August 6-12,
Da Nang reported 88 cases, 12 cases more than the previous week, mostly in Lien
Chieu, Thanh Khe and Hai Chau districts, according to the doctor.
The Preventive Health
Centre has coordinated with medical teams in the districts to handle dengue
hotspots, Lam said, adding that apart from spraying mosquito repellent, the
local medical sector has intensified the information work to raise public
awareness of the fight against the epidemic.
Dengue
fever is an acute viral disease spread by two kinds of mosquitoes – Aedes
Aegypti and Aedes Albopictus, with no specific vaccine and treatment
established to date.
The disease is common in tropical countries. In
Vietnam, peak season of the disease lasts from July to October. As the virus is
divided into four types – D1, D2, D3 and D4, a person can be infected many
times.
Vietnam experienced a boom of in
2017 when 181,054 infection cases and 30 deaths were reported in almost all
localities.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
