(ĐN)- More than 1,200 cases of measles have been reported in Dong Nai since the beginning of this year, according to the provincial Preventive Medicines Centre.
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(ĐN)- More than 1,200 cases of measles have been reported in Dong Nai since the beginning of this year, according to the provincial Preventive Medicines Centre.
Bien Hoa city, Nhon Trach and Long Thanh districts are the three leading localities with the highest cases.
In the coming time, Dong Nai health sector will continue to strengthen measures against measles, particularly vaccinations for children between 9 and 18 months old, who have not been fully vaccinated against the disease.
Moreover, further efforts will be made to monitor developments of the disease to provide timely information for people and introduce preventive measures in the hope of keeping the disease under control across the province.
Reported by L.D
