The number of measles cases in Lam Dong increased dramatically

According to information from the Lam Dong Department of Health, from January 1 to 4:00 p.m. on April 9, the whole province recorded 995 cases of measles. The locality with the highest number of cases is Da Lat city, accounting for 30% of the total cases in the province (297/995 cases) and Duc Trong district, accounting for 25% of the total cases in the province (248/995 cases); of which 62 cases tested positive for measles. At the same time, in 2024, there were 2 cases.

In the face of the above situation, Lam Dong Department of Health has advised the Provincial People's Committee to issue a Plan on prevention and control of infectious diseases in 2025. At the same time, training was organized for health workers in the entire sector on monitoring, diagnosis and treatment of measles; and epidemiological surveillance in high-risk localities was strengthened.

Lam Dong Provincial Center for Disease Control and local health units are also actively investigating the epidemic, tracing cases in close contact with the patient, and monitoring the disease situation in districts and cities.

Medical facilities have fully prepared supplies, medicines, and equipment for measles treatment, while promoting effective triage and treatment to limit cross-infection in medical facilities.

The measles vaccination campaign has been accelerated. Accordingly, Lam Dong Department of Health has implemented supplementary vaccination for high-risk groups, including: children from 6 months to under 9 months old in risk areas, areas with measles cases/measles outbreaks, and children from 1 to 10 years old who have not received two doses of measles-containing vaccine. The results showed that the vaccination rate reached over 95% for both groups. Specifically, 4,594/4,807 children from 6 months to under 9 months were vaccinated (reaching 95.57%) and 6,111/6,328 children from 1-10 years old were vaccinated (reaching 96.57%).

Communication work has been promoted on many channels: television, radio, social networks, to every household and school. Lam Dong province's health sector has strengthened proactive monitoring and timely reporting systems, applied information technology to disease surveillance...

Trinh Ninh

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