Four Japanese encephalitis cases reported in Kon Tum

October 19, 2016 - 10:15

Four cases of Japanese encephalitis have recently been reported in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Kon Tum, local health officials said yesterday.

KON TUM — Four cases of Japanese encephalitis have recently been reported in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Kon Tum, local health officials said yesterday.

The provincial health department said four patients were residing in the districts of Sa Thầy, Tu Mơ Rông, Đăk Hà and Đăk Glei each.

The cause, according to health officials, was poor environmental hygiene and local authorities’ neglect of the vaccination programme.

The province’s Preventive Health Centre was coordinating with medical centres of the four districts to implement disease-prevention measures. The centre urged locals to get vaccinated to limit the spread of the disease.

The department said it was alarmed to see cases of Japanese encephalitis since there was no cases in 2015 in the province. — VNS

Tags Kon Tum Japanese encephalitis

Tân Sơn Nhất Airport increases flights for Lunar New Year holiday

Society

Frequency of labour accidents decreases by 6-7 per cent on annual basis

Society

HCM City's first metro line

Society

Việt Nam’s population achievements and challenges ahead

Society

Cold weather, strong winds to hit northern region

Society

Guardians of the forest: battling poaching in Vũ Quang National Park

More on this story

Society

Dubious herbal meds harm kidneys

Patients with chronic kidney failure are putting their lives at risks using herbal medicines of unclear origin, a nephrologist said.

Society

City surgeons remove giant kidney stone

Doctors at HCM City’s Medical University have successfully performed surgery to remove a giant kidney stone from a 59-year-old woman.

Society

Gifted students participate in HCMC inspiration forum

More than 400 talented students from HCM City and neighbouring provinces have taken part in the YouthSpeak forum which encourages them to take action and initiate positive societal change.

Society

Timber loggers encroach on Ea So

The expansion of artificial forests and roads around Ea Sô Natural Reserve in the Central Highland province of Đắk Lắk has been blamed for the increased encroachment by timber loggers.

Society

Hà Nội billboards stand despite removal order

Many illegal billboards are still standing in the outskirts of the capital city despite the administration ordering their removal a month ago.

Society

Ministry tightens hospital transfers

The Ministry of Health has requested hospitals to tighten their regulations on the transfer of patients for treatment at clinics outside the hospital and have proper punishments for violations.

Society

Typhoon due today in northeast VN

Local authorities have been placed on full alert for typhoon Sarika, which keeps moving west at a speed of 15km per hour and is predicted to make landfall in northeastern Viet Nam at around 4pm today.

Society

Worker at railway work dies due to fall

A worker at Hà Nội’s Cát Linh-Hà Đông Urban railway construction site died in hospital this morning after falling from a height of 5m onto the road on Sunday afternoon.

Society

Four crewmen rescued off Quảng Bình coast

Four crewmen safely reached land in central Quảng Bình Province this morning after their cargo ship was washed away 100km away from the coast, local borderland security said.