VOV.VN - Rabies remains an extremely dangerous disease, although many local residents remain negligent of the risks and do not fully understand the consequences of being bitten, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Hanoi.
VOV.VN - Since the beginning of the year the nation has recorded a total of 29 deaths from rabies across 17 provinces and cities, a figure double compared to the same period from last year, according to the Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health.
VOV.VN - Rabies cases are currently on the rise in several Vietnamese localities across the country, with dozens of deaths reported.
VOV.VN - The increasing number of cases involving animal attacks has resulted in a rise in rabies vaccinations at both hospitals and immunization centres nationwide.
VOV.VN - About 75 people in Vietnam die of rabies each year, despite progress being made over the past decade, said Vu Cao Cuong, deputy director of the Hanoi Department of Health, at a meeting held in Hanoi on September 28 to mark World Rabies Day 2023.
VOV.VN - Rabies cases have been detected and are on the rise in Hanoi, posing a high risk of further outbreaks in the coming time, according to warnings made by the municipal Department of Health.
VOV.VN - The number of people killed by rabies during the first eight months of the year showed signs of increasing in comparison to the same period from last year.