2023-06-27 16:49:14
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(Xinhua file photo: Schoolchildren wash their hands before entering classrooms at an elementary school in Cao Lan City.) Dong Thap Province, Southern Vietnam, February 14, 2022)
HANOI, June 27 (Xinhua) — Vietnam has seen an increase in the number of children infected with hand-foot-mouth disease in the southern regions of Vietnam. At least 7 people have died this year and there are more severe cases.
According to the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, 20 cities and provinces in southern Vietnam reported about 11,000 cases of HFMD this year, most of them infected with enterovirus 71. EV71) that can lead to serious complications and death.
Reports indicate that Ho Chi Minh City Binh Duong, An Giang and Kien Giang provinces have seen an increase in cases of hand, foot and mouth disease in severe cases over the past few weeks.
Ho Chi Minh City’s health bureau said that although the number of HFMD cases in the city dropped by 53 percent year on year, But the number of patients with severe symptoms has increased.
In addition, local hospitals in southern Vietnam face a shortage of medical supplies due to the increasing number of HFMD cases. Many pediatric hospitals lack medicines to treat severe cases, such as gamma globulin and phenobarbital. (phenobarbital)
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