Vietnam: 2025 Dengue

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Health
26 February 2025
Dengue Fever Cases Surge Alarmingly In Ho Chi Minh City
With 3,431 reported infections, health officials warn of potential outbreak risks and urge community action.

Ho Chi Minh City is facing a significant rise in dengue fever cases, with reports indicating 3,431 infections during the first seven weeks of 2025, marking a dramatic 125.3% increase compared to the same period last year. This alarming trend raises concerns about the potential for a dengue outbreak to occur earlier this year than it did previously, as noted by health authorities.

According to the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control, the weekly number of infections has consistently surpassed the averages of previous years, signaling heightened risks for residents. "Dengue fever has the potential to arrive sooner than in 2024, requiring proactive and decisive action to prevent and control this disease," stated officials from the health department.

The current surge not only exceeds 49% compared to the average of the past three years but also defies typical seasonal trends, which usually see outbreaks peaking between July and November. This year, the unusual weather has led to above-average rainfall and warmer temperatures, fostering ideal conditions for the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the primary carrier of dengue.​..

 

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Source: https://www.deshsewak.org/english/news/197838

Dengue fever cases surge in Southern Vietnam
May 16, 2025​

Hanoi, May 16

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's southern economic hub, has recorded 7,398 cases of dengue fever from the beginning of 2025 to May 11, a 136 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2024, Vietnam News Agency reported Friday.

Experts warned that the dengue season has arrived earlier this year than usual and may carry a heightened risk of widespread outbreaks, according to the city's Centre for Disease Control.

Ho Chi Minh City and other southern provinces have entered the rainy season, which typically marks the start of the annual rise in dengue infections.​..

 

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Source: https://dtinews.dantri.com.vn/vietn...ens-in-ho-chi-minh-city-20250710210751301.htm

Three dead as dengue outbreak worsens in Ho Chi Minh City
July 11, 2025 - 05:00 AM

Ho Chi Minh City is facing a severe dengue fever outbreak, with rising infections and deaths reported in recent months.

Several major hospitals in the city have become overcrowded, with both children and adults hospitalised in critical condition.​

Children’s Hospital 2 reported 1,585 dengue cases in the first half of 2025, an increase of more than 630 cases compared to the same period last year. According to the Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Disease Control, the city recorded 645 new cases between June 23 and June 29, a rise of over 60 per cent compared to the average over the previous four weeks...


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Source: https://dtinews.dantri.com.vn/vietn...y-raises-outbreak-alert-20250712104114461.htm

Six die from dengue fever, HCM City raises outbreak alert
July 12, 2025 - 01:35 PM
HCM City, following the merger with Binh Duong and Ba Ria-Vung Tau, recorded 14,370 dengue fever cases in the first 27 weeks of the year, including six deaths.

According to the HCM City Centre for Disease Control, during the first 27 weeks of this year, the post-merger city reported 14,370 dengue fever cases, up 153.3 per cent on-year.

Specifically, the former HCM City area reported 11,014 cases, up 158 per cent on-year. Binh Duong had 2,494 cases, a 145 per cent rise, while Ba Ria-Vung Tau logged 862 cases, up 122 per cent on-year...


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Source: https://www.deshsewak.org/english/news/210016

Dengue fever cases surge in Vietnam
July 28, 2025​

Hanoi, July 28

Dengue fever cases in Vietnam's two largest cities, Ho Chi Minh City and the capital Hanoi, surged last week, reported on Monday.

Hanoi reported 72 new infections last week, double the previous week's figure, bringing the total to 475 cases and 15 outbreak clusters since the beginning of 2025, according to the city's Centre for Disease Control, the newspaper reported.

In southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, more than 15,500 dengue cases and 10 deaths had been reported by mid-July, up 157 per cent year on year, the report added.​..

 

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Source: https://dtinews.dantri.com.vn/vietn...urge-in-southern-region-20250813112952167.htm

Dengue fever cases surge in southern region
August 13, 2025 - 03:42 PM
Dengue fever cases surged in southern localities by over 97 per cent against the whole of 2024 in the first eight months of this year, with severe cases rising rapidly.

The information was given by Luong Chan Quang, Deputy Head of Disease Control and Prevention of the Pasteur Institute of HCM City, at a meeting on infectious diseases in the southern region of Vietnam on August 12.

Dengue fever topped the list with 44,417 new cases and 11 deaths. Compared to last year’s total of 22,473 cases and seven deaths, this represents a 97.6 per cent increase in cases, indicating a significant rise.

The rate of serious cases is currently 2.3 per cent, in line with the multi-year average. The fatality rate remains low, at 0.027 per cent among adults and 0.021 per cent among children.​..

 

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Source: https://english.vov.vn/en/society/d...-despite-year-on-year-decline-post1228676.vov


Dengue cases in Hanoi rise again despite year-on-year decline
Tuesday, 11:38, 09/09/2025
VOV.VN - Although dengue fever cases in Hanoi have decreased compared to the same period last year, the disease is showing signs of rising again in recent weeks, reported the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (CDC Hanoi).

Statistics show the capital city recorded 162 infections across 61 wards and communes between August 29 to September 5, up 11 compared to the previous week.

Notably, nine new outbreak zones were identified in Tam Hung, Tay Mo, Xuan Phuong, Ba Dinh, Nghia Do. Chuyen My, and Tay Ho wards and communes. Currently, 16 outbreaks are still active in the city.

Since the beginning of the year, Hanoi has logged 1,381 cases, with no fatalities. Despite a year-on-year decline, the number of new weekly cases has been increasing.​..
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Source: https://www.lokmattimes.com/health/dengue-fever-cases-surge-in-vietnams-capital-hanoi/amp/

Dengue fever cases surge in Vietnam's capital Hanoi
By IANS | Updated: September 23, 2025 12:05 IST​

Hanoi, Sep 23 Vietnam's capital Hanoi has reported a sharp rise in dengue fever cases, with 258 new infections recorded from September 12 to 19, up from 190 cases in the previous week, local media reported.

According to the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control, the city has identified 19 new outbreak clusters, bringing the total number of active hotspots to 33.

Since the beginning of 2025, Hanoi has recorded 1,884 cases of dengue fever, down 42 per cent compared to the same period in 2024, reports Xinhua, quoting Vietnam News Agency.

Health authorities warned that insect indices at outbreak sites remain at high-risk thresholds and forecast that the infections are likely to keep rising in line with the annual epidemic cycle.

Local health stations have also been instructed to strengthen early detection and ensure timely response to emerging cases, especially in high-risk communities, the report noted.​..