As many as 53,000 dengue fever cases were reported in 54 of the country's 63 provinces and cities in the first 10 months of the year, according to the Preventive Health Department under the Ministry of Health.
As many as 53,000 dengue fever cases were reported in 54 of the country's 63 provinces and cities in the first 10 months of the year, according to the Preventive Health Department under the Ministry of Health. Of these, 34 people died.
HCM City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong and Khanh Hoa provinces, and Ha Noi recorded the highest number of cases.
This year could be the beginning of the typical dengue fever cycle in which the number of cases increases greatly and then diminishes over a 10-year period.
(Source:VNS)
