Since the beginning of the year, the country has recorded nearly 23,000 cases of dengue fever, including 5 deaths. Ho Chi Minh City alone has seen a 134% increase in cases compared to the same period last year. Although the number of cases decreased by 2.4% compared to the same period in 2024, the number of deaths increased.
In Ha Tinh , thanks to proactive implementation of epidemic prevention and control measures, since the beginning of the year, only 3 cases of dengue fever have been recorded. Although the cases appear sporadically and have not yet formed an epidemic, if the authorities at all levels and the people are subjective, negligent, and do not take drastic action and synchronously implement prevention and control measures, it is very easy for a large epidemic to occur and be difficult to control.
Leaders of CDC Ha Tinh supervise epidemic prevention and control work in Huong Binh commune, Huong Khe district.
To proactively prevent and control the epidemic, since the beginning of the year, the Provincial Center for Disease Control (CDC) has organized 2 training courses to improve the capacity of disease prevention and control monitoring for district-level preventive health workers . In addition, CDC Ha Tinh has also organized many inspections, supervisions, and support for lower-level units in preventing and controlling infectious diseases, especially dengue fever. Coordinate with the education sector to direct all schools in the area to proactively implement disease prevention and control in schools...
Master Nguyen Chi Thanh - Director of CDC Ha Tinh commented: "This year, the weather is forecast to be hot and rainy, creating favorable conditions for mosquitoes to develop, leading to the risk of spreading dengue fever. It is very likely that the dengue fever epidemic situation in some localities in the province will have complicated and unpredictable developments and occur earlier than previous years if timely prevention and control measures are not proactively taken."
Monitor mosquito larvae density.
Dengue fever is a dangerous infectious disease that spreads rapidly if not controlled. The disease has some initial symptoms such as: high fever, fatigue, headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle pain, often accompanied by sore throat, nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain and diarrhea... The disease is mainly transmitted through blood by mosquito bites, so if the disease is not detected and treated promptly, the epidemic will tend to increase.
According to recommendations from the health sector, to effectively prevent and control dengue fever, in addition to the efforts of the health sector, it requires the cooperation of departments, sectors and organizations, especially the awareness of each citizen. Proactively preventing and controlling the epidemic, especially destroying disease vectors, is still an important strategy in the current work of preventing dengue fever. In particular, it is necessary to best implement the motto "no Aedes mosquitoes, no larvae, no dengue fever".
The dengue fever vaccine will be licensed for circulation by the Ministry of Health in May 2024. Photo from the internet.
“The best way to avoid getting sick is for people to proactively clean their houses and yards, turn over unnecessary water containers, kill larvae and mosquitoes. When sleeping, use mosquito nets to prevent mosquito bites…
For patients with symptoms of fever, cough, headache, body aches... they need to go to medical facilities for diagnosis and treatment, do not take medicine on their own, because if not treated promptly and properly, it will cause dangerous complications, even death. In addition, currently, the dengue fever vaccine is licensed by the Ministry of Health in May 2024, so people can get vaccinated. However, before getting vaccinated, people need to be carefully consulted by a doctor" - Master Nguyen Chi Thanh - Director of CDC Ha Tinh noted.
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