VnnNews – Since early this year, more than 74,000 dengue fever infections were reported in Vietnam, up 17 percent over the same period last year, resulting in 58 deaths.
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This month, Vietnam has seen an additional 17,000 people infected with dengue fever with 14 fatalities in 55 provinces and cities throughout the country, according to the Ministry of Health.
Hanoi saw the highest number of infections with more than 8,000, a 15-fold increase over last year’s level.
The Ministry of Health said that dengue fever has become increasingly prevalent in the last ten years with an infection ratio of 120/100,000. Around 40 percent of suspected cases in Hanoi are confirmed to have actually been infected with the dengue virus. As for the rest, it is still unclear what virus is causing the disease.
VietNamNet/VOV
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