According to Preventive Medicine Bureau – Ministry of Health, since early this year, the country recorded more than 34,000 cases of dengue fever including 28 fatal cases. The number of patients is increasing.
The dengue breakout has appeared in many provinces in the central and southern region. The cycle of this disease is -5 years / time, fatality rate on adults is higher than on children, the peak is in rainy season from April to November. The South usually has hot and wet weather, thus dengue fever occurs all year round. As reported, since the beginning of 2015, there were 31,744 cases of dengue (73.6%) in southern provinces. Therefore, everyone should beware of this disease.
Reported by Tran Thuong – Translated by Ngoc Huynh












