Dengue fever without 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

Hanoi (VNA) – Philippines has recorded 319 deaths from dengue fever this year as infections continue to rise during the wet season, according to the Department of Health (DOH). The DOH had recorded 82,597 cases as of July 16, 106% higher than the cases recorded in the same period last year, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire was quoted by local media as saying on August 2. DOH data showed the Central Luzon region recorded the highest cases with over 13,000, followed by the Central Visayas region with nearly 9,000, and Metro Manila with almost 7,000. Vergeire added that 10 of the South-East Asian country's regions "have already exceeded the epidemic threshold in the past four weeks from June 19 to July 16 with three areas showing a sustained increase in the same period. Dengue is endemic in the Philippines. The water-borne infectious diseases, including dengue, usually peak at the start of the rainy season from July to October due to fluctuating weather … [Read more...] about Philippines records 319 dengue deaths so far

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

Dengue fever patients at a health centre in Manila, the Philippines (Photo: AFP/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Philippines recorded 102,619 dengue fever cases in the first seven months of 2022, surging 131% from a year earlier, its Health Department said August 15. The mosquito-borne viral disease also claimed 368 lives during the period. The Central Luzon region recorded the most, over 18,000 cases, followed by the Central Visayas region (over 10,000), and Metro Manila (almost 9,000), statistics show. Dengue is endemic in the Philippines. Like other water-borne infectious diseases, it usually peaks in the rainy season from July to October. The Philippines declared a "national dengue epidemic" in August 2019 due to a high number of people who died from the disease./. VNA … [Read more...] about Dengue cases in Philippines shoot up in seven months

Vaccination must be prioritized amid complicated developments of diseases. (Photo: SGGP) According to the monitoring results of the HCMC Center for Disease Control, the city has more than 7,000 high-risk points for dengue fever. From the beginning of 2022 to now, the whole city has implemented 328 sanctioning decisions according to Decree No.117/2020/ND-CP for places that let generate lots of mosquito larvae and mosquitoes capable of causing dengue fever. The sanctioning has been drastically implemented by local authorities in July and the first half of August. Specifically, 199 places in July and 74 places in August were sanctioned. Regarding the Covid-19 vaccination for children, vaccination results have been more positive after the peak month was launched. After ten days of implementation, more than 13,000 doses are injected per day, on average, twice as much as before. However, the vaccination rate among children in the city is still lower than the national average. Besides … [Read more...] about Vaccination must be top priority as many diseases develop complicatedly

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