Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA)
Ha Nam (VNA) – A was
organised for in the northern province of Ha Nam, about 50km
south of Hanoi, on August 17 to improve their skills and capacity to deliver
at all levels.
The event was co-held by the National Institute of
Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) and the provincial Centre for Disease Control.
Experts from the NIHE provided the attendees with basic
knowledge on dengue fever epidemiology, dengue vectors and methods to treat
dengue hotspots and others.
The health workers were also introduced to different
types of mosquito foggers and anti-mosquito chemicals and how to mix chemical
substances to kill and repel mosquitos as well as proper ways to clean up the
environment around houses and at work.
According to Deputy Director of the Ha Nam Centre for
Disease Control Nguyen Ngoc Anh, more than 800 people across the province were
infected with dengue fever last year with some 600 having travelled back from
Hanoi and other provinces.
Thanks to the province’s preventive efforts, no death was
reported due to dengue, he said, adding that this year, has recorded two
dengue fever cases so far.
The training has helped local health workers become more
active in preventing dengue fever this year which is forecast to be more
complicated, Anh said.
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 dengue fever in 2017 when 181,054 infection cases
and 30 deaths were reported in almost all localities, mostly Hanoi and Ho Chi
Minh City.
Last month, Ho Chi Minh City reported the first death
caused by the disease in 2018. –VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
