Danang Strives to Tackle Dengue Fever

Vietnam’s central city of Danang city has been taking measures to fight dengue fever as infections are rising rapidly. Danang’s preventive medicine center reported that the city has so far this year recorded 3,183 cases of dengue fever, 709 more cases than the same period in 2015. In October alone, 150 cases were reported a week, mainly detected in Ngu Hanh Son, Cam Le, Thanh Khe, Hai Chau precincts and Hoa Vang district. Apart from intensifying monitoring cases, the health sector and local authorities have launched communications campaigns to encourage local people get involved in cleaning up the living environment to prevent new infections. Dengue fever is an infectious disease transmitted by the bite of an Aedes mosquito that has been infected with the dengue virus, with symptoms including high fever (39 degrees Celsius or higher), headaches, muscle and joint pains, and a skin rash similar in characteristics to measles, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). (baochinhphu.vn Nov 2)