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Dengue fever treatment remains weak: official

Vietnam still sees weaknesses in dengue fever treatment, although its fatality rate caused by the disease is lower than that of many countries in the region.
Dengue fever treatment remains weak: official ảnh 1Treating dengue fever patient (Source: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – Vietnam still sees weaknesses in dengue fevertreatment, although its fatality rate caused by the disease is lower than thatof many countries in the region.

The remark was made by Nguyen Trong Khoa, deputy head of theMedical Examination and Treatment Department under the Ministry of Health, at aconference in Ho Chi Minh City on December 27 to review dengue fever treatmentin the southern region.

According to Khoa, dengue fever boomed in Vietnam in 2017,especially in Hanoi and northern localities.

The nation recorded a total of 181,054 dengue cases thisyear, with 152,659 patients hospitalised and 30 deaths reported.

The fatality rate stood at 0.03 percent, much lower thanthat of Malaysia (0.23 percent), Cambodia (0.23 percent) and the Philippines(0.24 percent).

However, several early-detected cases died due to weaknessesin treatment, he said.

To reduce the fatality rate, doctor Pham Van Quang stressedthe need to improve the treatment capacity of local-level hospitals,particularly district hospitals and private clinics.

Meanwhile, doctor Truong Ngoc Trung from Ho Chi Minh City’sHospital for Tropical Diseases said that it is necessary to intensify trainingfor nurses as they work directly with patients.-VNA
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