On September 23, according to statistics from the Hanoi Department of Health, last week (from September 13 to 19), the entire city recorded 285 cases of dengue fever, an increase of 57 cases compared to the previous week.
Some districts recorded many cases this week such as: Dan Phuong (46 cases); Thach That (29 cases); Ha Dong (22 cases); Cau Giay (20 cases); Chuong My (17 cases); Thanh Xuan (13 cases)... Thus, from the beginning of 2024 to now, the whole city has recorded 3,251 cases of dengue fever.
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In the previous week (from September 6 to September 13), the whole city recorded 227 cases of dengue fever (an increase of 37 cases compared to the previous week). Assessing the current dengue fever epidemic situation in the city, Deputy Director of Hanoi CDC Khong Minh Tuan said that dengue fever occurs all year round but the number of cases often increases during the rainy season.
In particular, from September to November every year is considered the "hot" period of dengue fever due to humid weather and heavy rain, creating a favorable environment for Aedes mosquitoes to breed and develop.
Hanoi has now entered the peak phase of the dengue fever epidemic with complex and unpredictable weather conditions combined with heavy rain. Monitoring results at some outbreak areas recorded insect indexes exceeding the risk threshold. Therefore, the number of dengue fever cases is forecast to continue to increase in the coming time.
Although dengue fever is a very old disease, the concern is that each epidemic has its own difficulties. One of the difficulties is that when infected, people often go straight to clinics or private hospitals, not to public hospitals or health stations.
This leads to a lack of information, an inability to monitor cases early and handle outbreaks early. Meanwhile, if an outbreak is not handled in the first 3 days, by the 5th day, there is a risk of it spreading and multiplying. When the outbreak has increased to 10 patients, the possibility of it becoming 20-30 patients soon after is very high.
Regarding other diseases such as hand, foot and mouth disease, measles, whooping cough, swine streptococcus, etc., the city continued to record a number of sporadic cases during the week. Specifically, 45 more cases of hand, foot and mouth disease were recorded; two cases of measles; and four cases of whooping cough.
Notably, a case of Streptococcus suis was recorded in Dan Phuong district this week. The male patient (77 years old), with an unknown epidemiological history, developed the disease on September 6, with symptoms of high fever, body aches, poor appetite, hearing loss, then became lethargic, and was admitted to the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases for treatment; blood culture results were positive for Streptococcus suis, and the patient's health is currently stable.
Thus, from the beginning of 2024 until now, the whole city has had 9 cases, including one death.
In addition, measles tends to increase in some provinces and cities such as Ho Chi Minh City, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa. In Hanoi, sporadic measles cases have been recorded in the area, so it is forecasted that in the coming time, more measles cases may continue to be recorded, especially in the last three months of 2024.
Given the complicated developments of the epidemic in the city and the whole country at present, the Hanoi Department of Health has requested the Hanoi Center for Disease Control to continue monitoring the dengue fever outbreak areas in some districts with high numbers of cases recently. At the same time, monitor rabies prevention and control activities in Thach That district.
Medical centers of districts, towns and cities organize timely and effective handling of dengue fever cases and outbreaks, especially in outbreak areas with many patients; continue to implement disease prevention and control measures, ensure environmental hygiene in high-risk areas and areas affected by floods.
Medical units closely coordinate with departments, branches, and organizations to support and guide people to practice personal hygiene, environmental hygiene, and house hygiene immediately after the water recedes (clean the environment as the water recedes);
Organize spraying of chemicals to kill disease-carrying insects in high-risk areas after environmental sanitation has been carried out; organize close monitoring, early detection of cases and outbreaks of infectious diseases occurring during and after floods for timely handling such as: dengue fever, diarrhea, pink eye, flu, cholera, typhoid.
Source: https://baodautu.vn/ha-noi-dich-sot-xuat-huyet-tiep-tuc-tang-d225656.html
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