Vietnam capital still reeling under dengue fever outbreak

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Vietnam capital still reeling under dengue fever outbreak

The mosquito-borne dengue fever is raging in many residential areas in Hanoi.

The number of infected people has reached 500 this year, twice compared with the same period last year.

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Among the worst-hit areas are Hai Ba Trung, Thanh Xuan, Hoang Mai, and Dong Da districts.​

The Health Ministry said in the north Hanoi was second only to Nghe An province in the number of cases.

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It has come under control in the south though some 1,000 patients turn up for treatment each week.

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In southern provinces and cities 39,200 people contracted the disease this year, 37 of them fatally, according to official figures.

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Source: Tuoi Tre ? Translated by Tuong Nhi
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