Vietnam: 2018 Measles

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Hanoi warned of potential measles outbreak
By Nam Phuong July 31, 2018 | 08:06 am GMT+7

Health officials say the capital city is at high risk of a measles outbreak because nearly 7,000 children have not been vaccinated yet.

They note that Hanoi has been experiencing an unexpected surge in the number of measles cases, with 271 patients recorded so far this year, compared to only 60 for the whole of last year.

Last week alone, 18 measles patients were hospitalized. Most of the patients were under five and had not been fully vaccinated.

Nguyen Nhat Cam, director of Hanoi?s Preventive Medicine Center, said the disease has scattered across the city, mostly in urban districts.

No outbreak has been reported in the city so far, but many health experts have warned of the possibility of one occurring, Cam said...

 

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Source: http://sggpnews.org.vn/health/measles-outbreaks-continue-to-escalate-in-south-vietnam-77956.html


Measles outbreaks continue to escalate in South Vietnam
Saturday, September 29, 2018 10:57
Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday announced measles outbreaks have continued to escalate since middle of August showing no sign of abating.

Measles outbreaks continue to escalate in South Vietnam
The southern province of Dong Nai is leading with 135 cases followed by Binh Duong and Ba Ria ? Vung Tau provinces.
Kids from neighboring provinces had been taken to infirmaries in HCMC causing patient overload.
For instance, the Children Hospital No.2 is treating 30 inpatients including six from Dong Nai province. From early August, the hospital has discharged 74 measles patients with 27 of them from Dong Nai province.
Most of measles kids are not vaccinated or not fully vaccinated because they are too young...