Dengue fever spreads to 38 localities in Vietnam, killing 3
TUOI TRE NEWS
UPDATED : 03/04/2015 16:02 GMT + 7
Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus, has affected over 5,200 patients so far this year in 38 provinces and cities in Vietnam and killed three of them, according to the Ministry of Health.
The deaths were recorded in the southern provinces of Dong Nai and Long An, the ministry?s Preventive Health Department said.
Compared to the same period last year, the number of patients increased by 27 percent and the death toll rose by two instances.
In February alone, 3,640 people were infected with dengue fever, the department said, adding that the disease is spreading mainly in the southern region.
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TUOI TRE NEWS
UPDATED : 03/04/2015 16:02 GMT + 7
Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus, has affected over 5,200 patients so far this year in 38 provinces and cities in Vietnam and killed three of them, according to the Ministry of Health.
The deaths were recorded in the southern provinces of Dong Nai and Long An, the ministry?s Preventive Health Department said.
Compared to the same period last year, the number of patients increased by 27 percent and the death toll rose by two instances.
In February alone, 3,640 people were infected with dengue fever, the department said, adding that the disease is spreading mainly in the southern region.
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