Hand-foot-mouth cases on rise

11:03, 19/03/2013

(ĐN) – Total of 889 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease and 47 malaria patients were confirmed in Dong Nai since the beginning of this year, 11.2% and 50% year-on-year increase, respectively.

(ĐN) – Total of 889 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease and 47 malaria patients were confirmed in Dong Nai since the beginning of this year, 11.2% and 50% year-on-year increase, respectively. Besides, 485 petechial fever cases were also reported in this period, a decrease by 80 cases compared with the same period last year.

Hand-foot-mouth disease was on the rise in the province. Accordingly, Dong Nai Department of Health will launch action plans to fight the spread of the disease in the coming time.

Reported by P.L