Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City reported a year-on-year decrease of36 percent in the number of dengue fever cases in the first seven months of2018, however recently recording its first death caused by the disease thisyear.
Doctor Nguyen Tri Dung, Director of the municipal PreventativeMedicine Centre, revealed the information on July 30.
He cited the centre’s statistics as saying that between 350 and450 people are hospitalised due to dengue fever each week.
Although the number of new cases posted a reduction, thedisease is forecast to break out in the near future as the city has entered itsrainy season, with the disease reaching its peak in October or November, Dungstated.
Therefore, the municipal health sector has carried outdrastic measures, including launching a campaign to kill mosquito larvae, andcalling for locals to respond to ASEAN Dengue Day (June 15).
The city has to date controlled and eliminated a lot ofhigh-risk areas containing larvae. However, new areas will spring up in the rainyseason.
Locals should be aware of killing larvae in their home,including in aquariums, flower vases, and other water containers.
Last year, dengue fever hospitalised over 20,000 locals,killing six. –VNA
VNA
