Dong Nai reports rise in measles cases

04:03, 26/03/2019

(ĐN)- Seventy-eight cases of measles have been reported in Dong Nai last week, an increase of 37 percent compared to the previous week.

(ĐN)- Seventy-eight cases of measles have been reported in Dong Nai last week, an increase of 37 percent compared to the previous week.

The figure brought the total cases of measles in the province to nearly 375,000 from the beginning of the year until now.

Most measles patients were children under nine months old who were not old enough to get the measles vaccination and those over 15 years old.

Nhon Trach and Long Thanh districts are the two leading localities with the highest cases.

Reported by L.D