Da Nang and Khanh Hoa Province have been taking strong measures to fight dengue fever as infections are rising rapidly.

Spraying to kill mosquitoes (Source:http://www.nhandan.com.vn)

According to the Da Nang Preventive Medicine Centre, the city has so far this year recorded 3,183 cases of dengue fever, an increase of 709 cases agaisnt the same period last year.

In October alone, 150 cases were reported a week, mainly detected in Ngu Hanh Son, Cam Le, Thanh Khe and Hai Chau urban disitricts, and Hoa Vang Rural District.

Apart from intensifying monitoring cases, the local authorities have increased their publicity activities to encourage local people to get involved in cleaning up the living environment to prevent the speading of the disease.

The Head of the Contagious Disease Management and Bio-Vaccine Division of the municipal Preventive Medicine Centre, Doctor Nguyen Tam Lam, said local health workers tackled 206 dengue fever hotspots in a total of 56 communes and wards across the city.

In Khanh Hoa Province, 4,040 cases of dengue fever were uncovered between January and October, rising 0.5% from the same period last year.  Infections rose especially between July and September, and 213 hotspots were dealt with.

The provincial health sector predicted a rise in dengue fever cases as the rainy season is favoured for mosquito breeding.

Vice Director of the provincial Health Department Le Tan Phung remarked that killing mosquito larvae is the focal task in preventing new dengue fever incidences.

(Source: VNA/ Da Nang Today)