Vietnam: 2024 Measles

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Ho Chi Minh City records numerous measles cases
SGGPO
August 11, 2024 at 05:34:00

According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, the city has recorded 505 suspected measles and rash fever cases, including 262 testing positive, by August 4.

More than 50 percent of these cases were from other provinces.

In Ho Chi Minh City alone, there were 201 suspected measles cases. Of these, 116 cases had positive results for testing, including a rate of 27.6 percent being children under nine months old and 78.4 percent being children under five years old.

Accordingly, 66 percent of cases have not been received and fully vaccinated against the disease and 30 percent have had uncertain vaccination history.

As for this outbreak, hospitals across Ho Chi Minh City have reported three deaths related to measles...

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HCMC health department proposes declaring measles outbreak
By Le Phuong August 12, 2024 | 08:15 pm PT

The HCMC Department of Health has proposed declaring a measles outbreak in the city and initiating a vaccination campaign after hundreds of cases were confirmed the past months.

"As we wait for the People's Committee to announce the outbreak, the health sector should focus on improving herd immunity to reduce infections and protect children in vulnerable groups, minimizing deaths," Tang Chi Thuong, director of the HCMC health department, said Monday.

HCMC hospitals have recorded 597 fever cases with rashes suspected to be measles since May 23, and 346 of these cases have tested positive for the disease. More than half of the patients came to HCMC from other localities for diagnosis and treatment. In the past month, three children with chronic conditions died due to severe complications from measles.

The HCMC Center for Disease Control (HCDC) reported that measles has been detected in 16 districts, with 25% of the cases being children under nine months old, and the majority of the cases are in children under five years. Notably, 84% of these cases are not fully vaccinated...

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HCM City declares measles outbreak
Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on August 27 declared a measles outbreak across the city due to a rapid increase in cases.
August 27, 2024 at 10:20:11

HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on August 27 declared a measles outbreak across the city due to a rapid increase in cases.

The committee also issued a plan to proactively respond to the measles outbreak. Accordingly, the Department of Health was requested to coordinate with relevant departments and agencies to urgently implement activities to prevent and control the spread of measles, including vaccination...

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Source: https://www.vietnam.vn/en/sot-phat-b...i-h-huong-khe/

Rash fever suspected to be caused by measles spreads in Huong Khe district
Thanh Nien Magazine
16/10/2024


October 16.10, information from the Provincial Center for Disease Control Ha Tinh According to the report, from October 1.10st to now, in Huong Khe district, 38 patients with rash fever suspected of measles were recorded, aged 2-9.

Of which, Huong Trach commune has the most patients, with 31 cases. These patients came to the facility. medical Treatment with typical symptoms of fever 38,5 - 39,5 degrees Celsius, rash all over the body with itching...

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Hanoi warns of rising measles cases
Monday, 18:30, 28/10/2024
VOV.VN trên Google News

VOV.VN - The capital has so far recorded a total of 35 cases of measles, although so far there has been no deaths caused by this disease, according to the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (CDC).

Last week saw Hanoi record an additional seven cases of the disease, with six of them being unvaccinated....

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Ho Chi Minh City reports 4 measles-related deaths amid rising cases
Thursday, November 14, 2024, 16:55 GMT+7

Measles cases are surging in Ho Chi Minh City, with four deaths reported among local patients and those transferred from other areas in 2024.

Health authorities are urging vigilance, particularly for unvaccinated children in schools and residential areas.

During the 45th week of this year, from November 4-10, 167 measles cases were recorded among residents in the city, 29 percent higher than the average of the previous four weeks, taking total local infections until then to 1,635 cases, including three deaths, the department said on Wednesday.

From early this year to November 10, the city also treated 2,565 measles cases transferred from other localities, with one of them dying.

During this period, Ho Chi Minh City treated 4,200 patients, with a total of four deaths. The health department partially attributed the rise in cases to unvaccinated students in schools and residential areas.

The agency cited a recent survey as showing that several students at 15 city schools were unvaccinated for measles, despite reports from these schools that all students had been immunized...

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18/11/2024 14:16 (GMT+07:00)
Dong Nai Province records first fatality from measles in 2024
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Dong Nai Province has reported its first measles-related death of the year: an unvaccinated 8-year-old boy who succumbed to severe pneumonia complications.

According to the Dong Nai Department of Health on November 18, the deceased was H.T.H., an 8-year-old boy from Tam Hoa Ward, Bien Hoa City. The boy had not been vaccinated against measles.

On November 15, H. was taken to Dong Nai Children's Hospital by his family after experiencing persistent high fever, coughing, nasal congestion, and a full-body rash.

Doctors diagnosed him with measles and its complications, including pneumonia, conjunctivitis, and enteritis, and recommended hospitalization.

However, after receiving antibiotics, the family requested to discharge him from the hospital.

At home, H.'s condition worsened, with escalating symptoms of high fever, severe coughing, and difficulty breathing. The family gave him ginger water but did not return him to the hospital.

On the morning of November 17, H. entered a critical state, showing signs of cyanosis and unresponsiveness. Though the family called for an ambulance, the boy succumbed to cardiac and respiratory arrest before reaching the hospital. His death was attributed to severe pneumonia caused by measles complications.

The Dong Nai Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports nearly 1,900 cases of measles have been recorded province-wide since the beginning of the year...

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HCM City: Measles cases on the rise, another fatality reported
Tuesday, 14:43, 03/12/2024
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The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health reported that the city recorded 319 fresh cases in the past week, an increase of 58.1% compared to the average of the previous four weeks.

The number of cases continues to rise in the 6–9-month-old and 11–14-year-old age groups, while the 1–10-year-old group has not seen an increase.

Notably, the city documented an additional measles-related fatality - a 12-month-old girl from Linh Chieu Ward, Thu Duc City. The child had not been vaccinated against measles due to malnutrition and a congenital right lung hypoplasia condition...

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Measles cases continue to increase in Vietnam
Since the beginning of this month, the number of measles cases in southern provinces and cities has been increasing and will continue to grow until the beginning of next year.
Viet Nam News

December 12, 2024

HO CHI MINH – Since the beginning of this month, the number of measles cases in southern provinces and cities has been increasing, and that growth is expected to continue until the beginning of next year, according to the HCM City Pasteur Institute...

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Measles cases increase in the North, many patients become seriously ill
December 21, 2024 17:20
Measles cases are increasing in Hanoi and some northern provinces, many patients including adults and children are getting worse and needing ventilators.

The Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC) recorded 44 measles cases last week, an increase of 19 cases compared to the previous week and an increase compared to the same period in 2023. In the first 11 months of the year, the total number of cases was 87, in 23 districts, with no deaths. The CDC said the number of cases continued to increase, mainly in people who had not been vaccinated or had not been fully vaccinated.

Hanoi Children's Hospital, the capital's final medical facility, has received more than 40 cases since it opened in early October. Many children from neighboring provinces have come for treatment. Dr. Do Thi Thuy Nga, Deputy Director of Hanoi Children's Hospital, said that children under one year old account for more than 10%, many of whom are not old enough to be vaccinated, and about 40% of those hospitalized are in serious condition, requiring oxygen or mechanical ventilation. In addition, the hospital has also recorded a number of cases in children over five years old...

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An adult dies of measles in southern Vietnam
Saturday, 16:45, 28/12/2024

VOV.VN - A 26-year-old man of Dong Nai province, southern Vietnam, has died of measles following a confirmed test from the Pasteur Institute, reported the Center for Disease Control (CDC) of Dong Nai.

The patient, residing in Phu Cuong commune, began showing symptoms of fever and cough on December 1, and his family self-medicated him at home. Two days later, he developed a full-body rash and difficulty breathing, and was admitted to the hospital for emergency care.

However, due to the severity of his condition, he passed away on December 5 after returning home from hospital on family request.

He was diagnosed with acute respiratory failure, septic shock from the lungs, suspected measles-related secondary infection, psoriasis, and Down syndrome.

On December 23, the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City reported that the male patient had tested positive for the measles virus.

This is the third measures related fatalities in Dong Nai this year. Local authorities have urged the public to practice good hygiene, wash hands regularly with soap, and especially to vaccinate children aged 1 to 10 who have not received both doses of the measles vaccine.

So far this year, Vietnam has reported more than 20,000 suspected cases of measles, including nearly 5,000 confirmed cases and seven deaths. Most of the infections were recorded in southern localities, including Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces...

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Number of measles cases surge 130-fold in Vietnam for 2024
Vietnam has recorded 6,725 cases of measles since the beginning of 2024, a 130-fold increase over 2023, according to the Ministry of Health.
December 31, 2024 at 06:01:53

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has recorded 6,725 cases of measles since the beginning of 2024, a 130-fold increase over 2023, according to the Ministry of Health.

Along with the increase in cases, 13 fatalities have also been reported this year, mainly children and the elderly with underlying diseases.

The ministry forecast that in 2025, there is a continued risk in the surge of measles, and other vaccine-preventable diseases, as vaccination coverage has not yet reached optimal levels...