The Ho Chi Minh City Centers for Disease Control has documented about 4,500 dengue cases since the beginning of the year, of which 109 were severe and 2 died.
Hospitalizations are increasing, and many patients are heavy. In the first three months of this year, the number of dengue patients and hospitalizations at Ho Chi Minh City Tropical Hospital increased by 1.5-2 times compared with the same period last year. Since March, hospitals have received an average of about 80-100 cases of dengue fever per day, of which 15% are hospitalized.
The hospital has now treated 47 children and 283 adults. The hospital's department is treating about 80-100 patients. In the first two weeks of April, the emergency department treated nearly 10 cases of severe dengue shock and organ damage.
Hospitals, the number of hospitalizations is increasing, and many patients are very heavy. In the first three months of this year, the number of dengue patients and hospitalizations at Ho Chi Minh City Tropical Hospital increased by 1.5-2 times compared with the same period last year. Since March, hospitals have received an average of about 80-100 cases of dengue fever per day, of which 15% are hospitalized.
The initial symptoms of dengue are very similar to some other viral infections, such as influenza. In particular, the onset of the disease is sometimes similar to cases of Covid-19,
Associate Professor Nguyen Gong, director of the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, believes that with climate change, signs of an increase in cases early in the epidemic season, dengue fever is expected to be very complex by 2022, and the health department should take immediate action to limit the transfer of severe diseases and deaths without major outbreaks.