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Can Tho city reels from dengue outbreak
VNA Monday, June 18, 2018 - 15:46:00
Can Tho (VNS/VNA) - The Department of Health of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho said there have been 213 cases of dengue fever in the city this year and 60 hotspots.
Eighty eight percent of the victims were people aged under 15 years, according to the department.
Thach Minh Duc, deputy head of the dengue fever division at the Can Tho Children?s Hospital, said: ?The hospital received 200 patients this month. The disease is expected to spread further.?
The downtown area is among the worst affected, with Ninh Kieu district accounting for 25 cases and O Mon for 32, he said.
The department said the southern region is severely affected in the rainy season. There have been four deaths in the country in the first six months out of 20,552 cases...
Can Tho city reels from dengue outbreak
VNA Monday, June 18, 2018 - 15:46:00
Can Tho (VNS/VNA) - The Department of Health of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho said there have been 213 cases of dengue fever in the city this year and 60 hotspots.
Eighty eight percent of the victims were people aged under 15 years, according to the department.
Thach Minh Duc, deputy head of the dengue fever division at the Can Tho Children?s Hospital, said: ?The hospital received 200 patients this month. The disease is expected to spread further.?
The downtown area is among the worst affected, with Ninh Kieu district accounting for 25 cases and O Mon for 32, he said.
The department said the southern region is severely affected in the rainy season. There have been four deaths in the country in the first six months out of 20,552 cases...
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