Mekong Delta: Dengue fever, chickenpox spread

In the Mekong Delta region, chickenpox, dengue fever are increasing rapidly. Children get chickenpox and spread it to adults. Dong Thap Province, 700 dengue cases .

According to statistics of Tien Giang Provincial Preventive Medicine Center, over the past two months, the province has discovered more than 250 cases of chickenpox. In there, Cai Lay district has 140 cases, the remaining districts each have 7-10 cases. Most chickenpox patients are students.

Meanwhile, in Tra Vinh province, chickenpox has also appeared in many places after Tet. The majority of infected people are children.

A private examination facility in Ward 5, Tra Vinh town said that in the past two weeks, this facility has examined about 20 patients with chickenpox every day. Among them, children account for about 90%, up 2-3 times over the same period last year.

Get the chickenpox vaccine for children.( Photo: Dinh Thanh / Can Tho newspaper )

In Soc Trang, Ms. Nguyen Thi Dien, on Le Hong Phong Street, Soc Trang City, said she had contracted the disease from her 6-year-old son.

According to the health sector, due to lack of information on this disease, some patients did not follow the doctor's request so the risk of spreading the disease is very high. Some people even uproot stubble, leaves and leaves to bathe quickly to get rid of the disease, but inadvertently make the disease worse because of being infected.

According to Dr. Tran Thi Phuong, deputy director of Tien Giang Provincial Preventive Medicine Center, the source of vaccination for chickenpox is scarce, the price of each dose is up to 316,000 dong so the poor cannot afford to vaccinate. for children.

On the other hand, funding for propaganda for this disease is not yet available, while people's awareness of prevention and treatment of this disease is not high.

* Simultaneously with chickenpox, dengue fever is widespread in Dong Thap province of the Mekong River Delta region .

Up to now, the province has nearly 700 cases, doubling compared to the same period in 2006, of which there is 1 death in adults.

The districts of Tam Nong, Thap Muoi, Cao Lanh, Thanh Binh and Chau Thanh have nearly 100 cases / district.

Ng. Lan