Friday, June 11, 2010

Vietnam: HCM- Number of dengue cases down 51% over the same period

10-06-2010

From the beginning of the year, Ho Chi Minh more than 1,900 cases occur hemorrhagic fever (SXH), down 51% over the same period in 2009.

Doctor Nguyen Dac Tho, deputy director of Preventive Medicine Center City, said this year's rainy season comes late to the number of dengue cases increased more slowly than in previous years. When the next rainy season, dengue fever will increase. SXH cases increased 14% in May compared with April. The district has a number of high SXH Binh Thanh, Tan Binh District 8, District 5, District 6 ... In Ho Chi Minh City, 65% of cases of petechial children, workers, students, and students, 11% of cases no address and no home to find work and Epidemiology.

* Days 9-6, Quang Binh Health Department said, from now on 31-5 in Hai Trach commune, Bo Trach district had 43 patients with suspected dengue fever with symptoms of high fever, skin surface tiny pimples are red.
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