Monday, May 17, 2010

Vietnam: An Giang Province Dengue

Edit: Changed Title to "An Giang Province" (from Dong Thap)

Previously posted here

From the beginning of the year, Dong Thap province has more than 600 cases of dengue fever and two cases were fatal, up 1.5 times over the same period last year.


Excerpt:
Dengue fever in An Giang complicated

Situation of dengue fever in An Giang province is very complex evolution, to mid-July 5-2010 province had 858 cases of hospitalized treatment, three people died, up 100% over the same period in 2009, Most Long Xuyen, Cho Moi, Chau Thanh. From Dr. Quoc Tuan - Director of An Giang Department of Health: At present no signs of reduced service, forecast dengue fever is still up in the last months of the year. Risk mentioned above, the Department of Health to direct focus to handle small to avoid spreading outbreak; focus on school districts. Currently the province is implementing phase chemical spray kills mosquitoes, diluted toss in residential areas. Force medical collaborators leaflets and propaganda on the speakers, guiding people to raise awareness of environmental hygiene, cleaning around the house, cleared pool drains, drop guppies in the flood water around killing weak throw, advised people to sleep, including daytime mosquito (People 17 / 5).
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