The number of dengue fever cases has risen sharply in northern Vietnam, especially in Hanoi, with 500-700 cases reported each week, a 10- to 12-fold rise year on year, said Nguyen Huy Nga, Head of the Health Ministry’s Preventive Health and Environment Department.
At present, there are more than 57,000 patients, an annual increase of approximately 13 percent, 44 of whom have died, down 10 percent from last year, he added.
Hanoi, which declared itself free of the epidemic for many years, has been hit hard by the mosquito-caused disease due to a surge in construction activity and population density, Mr Nga told VNA.
The ministry is continuing to spray chemicals to kill the mosquitoes and mosquito larva, and increase public awareness to prevent and control dengue fever and clean up the environment.
Dengue is spreading in many countries worldwide but there is currently no inoculation for the disease, according to the World Health Organization.
Hanoi, which declared itself free of the epidemic for many years, has been hit hard by the mosquito-caused disease due to a surge in construction activity and population density, Mr Nga told VNA.
The ministry is continuing to spray chemicals to kill the mosquitoes and mosquito larva, and increase public awareness to prevent and control dengue fever and clean up the environment.
Dengue is spreading in many countries worldwide but there is currently no inoculation for the disease, according to the World Health Organization.
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