Health officials spray chemicals to kill mosquitoes. One person has been confirmed dead from dengue fever in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)The Central Tropical Diseases Hospital on May 21 confirmed that a 19-year-old student who rented a house in Dong Da District’s Trung Liet Ward died of dengue.
In Hanoi, the number of patients with denguefever has shown a tendency of increasing since early this month, with 27 casesrecorded in the last two weeks.
Since the beginning of the year, the city hasrecorded more than 700 cases of dengue fever, up 2.1 times compared with thesame period last year, according to the statistics of thepreventive health centre.
Most of the cases were reported in the districtsof Dong Da, Hoang Mai, Hai Ba Trung and Thanh Xuan.
The city’s Department of Health has directedmedical units to strengthen the implementation of measures to prevent thedisease, particularly, providing information on the epidemic situation tolocals and guiding them on how to prevent the disease.
Dengue is a viral infection transmitted by thebite of an infected mosquito. There is no specific vaccine and treatmentfor dengue. - VNA
Since the beginning of the year, the city hasrecorded more than 700 cases of dengue fever, up 2.1 times compared with thesame period last year, according to the statistics of thepreventive health centre.
Most of the cases were reported in the districtsof Dong Da, Hoang Mai, Hai Ba Trung and Thanh Xuan.
The city’s Department of Health has directedmedical units to strengthen the implementation of measures to prevent thedisease, particularly, providing information on the epidemic situation tolocals and guiding them on how to prevent the disease.
Dengue is a viral infection transmitted by thebite of an infected mosquito. There is no specific vaccine and treatmentfor dengue. - VNA
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