VOV.VN - A 26-year-old man of Dong Nai province, southern Vietnam, has died of measles following a confirmed test from the Pasteur Institute, reported the Center for Disease Control (CDC) of Dong Nai.

VOV.VN - With the sharply increasing number of measles across the country, residents have been asked to take proactive measures against the disease.

VOV.VN - The measles outbreak in Ho Chi Minh City is becoming increasingly complicated, with a rapid rise in cases and another fatality reported.

VOV.VN - The country recorded 14,287 scarlet fever cases and measle infections over the past 11 months, up 42 times compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Health.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 14 urged ministries, agencies and localities to strengthen measles prevention and control measures, given an uptrend recorded in several localities.

VOV.VN - The capital has so far recorded a total of 35 cases of measles, although so far there has been no deaths caused by this disease, according to the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (CDC).

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi on October 14 launched a citywide measles vaccination campaign for local children aged 1-5.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Disease Control has announced that over recent weeks, the city has recorded a significant increase in cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), dengue fever, and measles.

Nearly 17,000 children aged 1-5 in Ho Chi Minh City got measles jabs from August 31 to September 2 as the city recently declared the contagious and serious airborne disease an epidemic.

Ho Chi Minh City will kick off a measles vaccination campaign at all medical stations in the 22 districts, and Thu Duc city from August 31.