Cholera appeared in four provinces, the Mekong Delta

Saturday, 19/06/2010, 01:06 (GMT +7)
(SGGP) .- Cholera is a tendency to increase in the Mekong Delta. 18-6 to date, there have been four localities include Ben Tre, Tien Giang, Can Tho and An Giang matched patients with cholera. The localities in the region are urgently implement measures to prevent this serious disease.

In An Giang, less than three months after successful control in border areas, cholera broke out again right in the heart of the province. In two days 16 and 17-6, An Giang health official confirmed four cases of cholera in Long Xuyen and Cho Moi district, being isolated treatment. Most worryingly, only in Binh Khanh ward, Long Xuyen City has three cases described.

Previously, on 6-6, a case in Vinh Chanh (Thoai Son district) were sent to families in An Giang General Hospital emergency, identify positive for cholera. Through testing, the Pasteur Institute in HCMC river water determined An Phu district (An Giang) have cholera. Meanwhile, Tien Giang province have recorded cases of cholera in the first commune, My Duc Tay, Cai Be district. This is the patient's husband described her name D.TL (Live together in the same house in the south west Germany), is being treated in hospital Perfect Delta (Cai Rang district, Can Tho).

Most in Ben Tre, cholera has spread to five districts including South Mo Cay, North Mo Cay, Thanh Phu, Giong Trom, Chau Thanh with about 50 cases and more than 500 cases of acute diarrhea in the province. Most patients are concentrated in Southern Mo Cay District, Mo Cay North leads to overload in hospital Cu Lao Minh area. The worry is the status of waste treatment of the patient is not thoroughly, spread of pathogens into the environment of water. Results of the medical examination showed that the Mo Cay River have cholera.