More deaths reported due to measles.

On October 17th, the Dak Lak Provincial Center for Disease Control reported a death due to dengue fever in Krong Buk district. This is the third death from the disease since the beginning of 2024.

Immediately after recording the measles-related death, the Provincial Center for Disease Control coordinated with relevant units to implement measures to inspect and handle environmental sanitation, spray chemicals to kill mosquitoes to prevent and control dengue fever in the Cu Bang village area (Cu Pong commune); and investigate disease vectors in the area surrounding the patient's house.

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At the same time, the Center is stepping up communication efforts to encourage people to proactively prevent and control dengue fever. The results of the dengue fever vector investigation at the patient's home recorded the presence of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which causes dengue fever.

According to Dr. Pham Hong Lam, Head of the Infectious Diseases Department at the Central Highlands Regional General Hospital, the number of patients with severe dengue fever has been very high since the beginning of 2024.

In previous years, severe cases accounted for only 3-5%, but this year it has reached 10%. The dengue fever alert group accounts for about 55%.

The high rate of critically ill patients admitted to the hospital requires treatment to keep pace with the clinical situation. On some days, the hospital has to transfuse platelets to 5-6 cases in one shift, while also providing emergency treatment for shock, hypotension, etc.

From the beginning of 2024 to October 17th, Dak Lak recorded over 5,000 cases of dengue fever in all 15 districts and cities. Prior to this, the Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee and the Department of Health had issued numerous official documents requesting health facilities, departments, agencies, and localities to strengthen dengue fever prevention and control activities.

The province focuses on assessing the risk of disease outbreaks in the area; proactively spraying mosquito-killing chemicals in key areas with a high risk of outbreaks; and supporting units in handling large-scale outbreaks and thoroughly eradicating prolonged disease clusters in localities...

According to the Department of Preventive Medicine, measles is a Group B infectious disease caused by the measles virus. It commonly affects children under 5 years old, but can also occur in adults who have not been vaccinated against measles or have not received the full course of vaccination.

There is no specific treatment for measles, and it is easily spread through the respiratory tract via droplets from infected individuals, or through direct contact, such as through hands contaminated with the secretions of infected people.

Places where large crowds gather, such as public areas and schools, have a very high risk of measles outbreaks. Measles outbreaks typically occur in cycles of 3-5 years.

Vaccination is an effective measure to prevent disease. However, disease transmission can only be stopped when the immunity rate in the community reaches over 95%.

Therefore, to prevent measles, the Department of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health, recommends that people proactively take children aged 9 months to 2 years who have not been vaccinated or have not received both doses of the measles vaccine to get vaccinated fully and on schedule.

Keep children away from and avoid contact with children suspected of having measles; wash hands frequently with soap when caring for children.

Maintain daily hygiene for your child's body, nose, throat, eyes, and teeth. Ensure your home and bathroom are well-ventilated and clean. Provide your child with adequate nutrition.

Nurseries, kindergartens, and schools where large numbers of children gather need to maintain cleanliness and good ventilation; toys, learning materials, and classrooms should be regularly disinfected with common disinfectants.

Upon detecting symptoms such as fever, cough, runny nose, and rash, children should be isolated immediately and taken to the nearest medical facility for examination and timely treatment. Avoid taking children to higher-level facilities for treatment unnecessarily to prevent overloading hospitals and cross-infection within the hospital.

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