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Encephalitis in Vietnam rises amid vaccine boycott
Thursday, June 26, 2014 17:00
Doctors in the capital city of Hanoi warned parents against neglecting the Japanese encephalitis vaccine after finding that cases surged more than three-fold in the first half of the year.
By June 26, the Central Children's Hospital received 130 patients suffering from cerebral inflammation, roughly the same as last year, though the Japanese encephalitis patients among them rose from 8 percent to nearly 30 percent, or 36 cases, including 11 from Hanoi.
One of the two fatal cases tested positive for the mosquito-borne Japanese Encephalitis virus, doctors told news website VietNamNet.
Dr Tran Minh Dien, deputy director of the hospital, said cerebral inflammation is entering its peak season and the doctor considered the number of cases "normal."
“But the worrisome thing is Japanese encephalitis cases have risen since last year. We need to check if people scared of complications skipped the vaccination,” Dien said.
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Thursday, June 26, 2014 17:00
Doctors in the capital city of Hanoi warned parents against neglecting the Japanese encephalitis vaccine after finding that cases surged more than three-fold in the first half of the year.
By June 26, the Central Children's Hospital received 130 patients suffering from cerebral inflammation, roughly the same as last year, though the Japanese encephalitis patients among them rose from 8 percent to nearly 30 percent, or 36 cases, including 11 from Hanoi.
One of the two fatal cases tested positive for the mosquito-borne Japanese Encephalitis virus, doctors told news website VietNamNet.
Dr Tran Minh Dien, deputy director of the hospital, said cerebral inflammation is entering its peak season and the doctor considered the number of cases "normal."
“But the worrisome thing is Japanese encephalitis cases have risen since last year. We need to check if people scared of complications skipped the vaccination,” Dien said.
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