Mekong Delta: Number of dengue fever and measles cases increases sharply

The epidemic situation in the Mekong Delta provinces is complicated, with the number of dengue fever, measles and hand, foot and mouth disease cases increasing rapidly recently.

In Long An , since the beginning of the year, there have been 903 cases of dengue fever recorded, an increase of 2.1 times compared to the same period last year (430 cases).

Faced with the increasing number of cases, the Provincial People's Committee has directed localities to strengthen epidemic prevention and control, thoroughly handle outbreaks, ensure adequate medicine and hospital beds, and widely disseminate information to the public.

In Tien Giang , the Provincial People's Committee requested to promote vaccination work, especially catch-up vaccination and catch-up vaccination for children who have not been fully vaccinated in the expanded immunization program and fully update children's vaccination information on the national immunization information system.

In addition, the Department of Health is assigned to closely monitor the epidemic, take drastic measures to prevent and thoroughly handle outbreaks, prevent new outbreaks from occurring, strengthen communication and ensure adequate medical logistics according to the "4 on-site" motto.

In addition, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Tien Giang province has actively strengthened surveillance, early detection and timely handling of animal diseases, especially avian influenza, rabies...; effectively managed dog and cat herds and vaccinated livestock, poultry and pets.

From the beginning of 2025 to now, the province has recorded 398 cases of dengue fever, 212 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, and no deaths.

The Front, organizations and local people joined forces to destroy mosquito larvae in Ben Tre city, Ben Tre province.

In Ben Tre, the provincial Center for Disease Control (CDC) said that from the beginning of 2025 to now, there have been 376 cases of dengue fever, an increase of 4.3 times compared to the same period in 2024 (88 cases), most concentrated in Ben Tre City. In addition, the locality also recorded 268 cases of measles and 261 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease.

CDC Ben Tre warns of the risk of an outbreak during the rainy season, and recommends that people proactively get vaccinated and coordinate to kill mosquito larvae and promptly handle outbreaks.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/dbscl-so-ca-mac-sot-xuat-huyet-soi-tang-manh-post794296.html