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Dong Nai reports one more death from dengue fever

The southern province of Dong Nai has reported the second death from dengue fever, Director of the provincial Preventive Medicine Centre Bach Thai Binh said on September 8.
Dong Nai reports one more death from dengue fever ảnh 1Dong Nai province has recorded more than 3,000 dengue fever cases since early 2018. (Photo: VNA)

Dong Nai (VNA) – The southern province of Dong Nai has reportedthe second death from dengue fever, Director of the provincial PreventiveMedicine Centre Bach Thai Binh said on September 8.

Binh confirmed the death of a woman who resided in Tam Hiep ward, Bien Hoacity.

The Preventive Medicine Centre joined hands with Tam Hiep ward’s health centreto spray chemicals around her house to prevent dengue fever while enhancingcommunication to raise public awareness of the disease.

Since the outset of the year, Bien Hoa city has been among leading localitiesin Dong Nai province in the number of dengue fever cases with some 1,000 cases.

Statistics from the Preventive Medicine Centre showed that the province hasrecorded more than 3,000 dengue fever cases since early 2018, decreasing 20percent from the same time last year. Most of the patients came from Dinh Quan,Trang Bom and Nhon Trach districts.

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease. Dengue virus is transmitted by femalemosquitoes mainly of the species Aedes aegypti and to a lesser extent,Ae.albopictus. Dengue is widespread throughout the tropics, with localvariations in risk influenced by rainfall, temperature and unplanned rapidurbanisation.-VNA
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