Chemical spraying to prevent dengue fever (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – has reported in 261
communes, wards and towns across its 30 districts from the outset of the year,
.
The said the city detected 136 new dengue fever cases
during September 17-23.
As the city is now in peak season for dengue fever (from September to November),
localities must continue taking preventive measures like cleaning up the
environment and killing mosquito larvae.
By September 1, nearly 45,600 dengue fever cases had been reported nationwide,
according to the Ministry of Health, down more than 30 percent compared to the
same period last year. However, hospitals nationwide have seen an increase in
the number of patients with severe shock caused by dengue fever.
Nine people so far this year have died from dengue fever, most of them live in
southern provinces like Ca Mau, An Giang, Tra Vinh and Dong Nai.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease. The virus is transmitted by female
mosquitoes mainly of the species Aedes aegypti and to a lesser extent,
Ae.albopictus. Dengue is widespread throughout the tropics, with variations in
risk influenced by rainfall, temperature and unplanned rapid urbanisation.
In the past week, the city also saw 12 more cases of measles and 46 cases of hand-foot-mouth
disease, bringing the total cases of these two from the beginning of the year
to 389 and 1,586, respectively.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
