Da Nang has more than 3,000 cases of rash fever suspected to be measles

Dr. Nguyen Dai Vinh, Director of the Da Nang Center for Disease Control, said that as of March 28, the city had recorded 3,074 cases of rash fever suspected of measles, of which 851 cases were confirmed positive for the measles virus. The number of rash fever cases suspected of measles per 100,000 people reached 253.31 cases.

Notably, among the measles cases, up to 54.03% had not been vaccinated. Only 25.73% of cases had received at least one dose of vaccine, 6.21% were under the age of vaccination, and 14.2% of cases did not remember their vaccination history. In terms of age distribution, people over 11 years old accounted for the highest proportion at 32.82%, followed by children aged 5-11 years old at 31.23%. Other age groups included: children aged 2-5 years old (17.96%), children aged 9-24 months (11.59%), and children under 9 months old (6.21%).

A working group from the Ministry of Health inspected measles prevention work at the Da Nang Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital.

Meanwhile, Ms. Tran Thi Hoang, Deputy Director of Da Nang Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, said that from November 2024 to March 27, 2025, the hospital admitted and treated 1,921 measles cases. Currently, the hospital has arranged 4 departments specializing in measles treatment, including: Department of Tropical Medicine: treatment of mild and moderate measles, requiring oxygen support; Voluntary Pediatrics Department: switching to treatment of mild measles; Pediatric Intensive Care Department: treatment of severe measles cases, respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation and CPAP; Neonatal Intensive Care Department: treatment of children under 29 days old with measles from mild to intensive care.

To prevent cross-infection, the hospital has implemented many important measures such as triaging measles patients right from the main hall, deploying separate isolation areas, and fully preparing personnel, supplies, equipment, medicine and infusion fluids... The Ministry of Health highly appreciated and gave timely instructions.

At the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Trong Khoa, Deputy Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management (Ministry of Health) said that the Department has sent a document guiding the admission and treatment of measles and other infectious diseases to the Departments of Health. In the coming time, the Department will organize training on new guidelines for hospitals nationwide and is completing the system of statistics and epidemiological reports. Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan acknowledged and highly appreciated the epidemic prevention work in Da Nang, and noted a number of important issues.

As of March 28, Da Nang recorded 3,074 cases of rash fever suspected of measles.

Da Nang needs to be prepared to respond to all situations because it is a locality with a large number of migrants, not only with measles but also with other infectious diseases. Hospitals need to develop a comprehensive response process from triage, isolation to infection control to minimize cross-infection. The Department of Health must prepare enough medicine and medical equipment to provide to the units. The units need to continue to strictly implement the direction of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Health, while strengthening training and professional training for lower levels. The Center for Disease Control needs to speed up the measles vaccination progress to prevent epidemics.

Faced with the complicated situation of measles, people need to proactively vaccinate their children according to schedule and strictly implement disease prevention measures as recommended by the health sector...

Source: https://cand.com.vn/y-te/da-nang-hon-3-000-ca-sot-phat-ban-nghi-soi-i763489/