Meningococcal disease warning increases across the country

The Preventive Medicine Department has just sent an official dispatch requesting localities to strengthen prevention of meningococcal disease after recording cases in many places such as Ho Chi Minh City, Son La, Hoa Binh, Gia Lai, Nam Dinh and Hai. Ocean .

Meningococcus is an acute bacterial infection that can lead to death or leave many serious sequelae. In Vietnam, the disease occurs throughout the year, which can occur in autumn, winter and spring. In 2015 and the first months of 2016 recorded cases in many provinces such as Ho Chi Minh City, Son La, Hoa Binh, Gia Lai, Nam Dinh, Lang Son, Hai Duong .

Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent meningococcal disease.

In order to proactively prevent diseases caused by meningococcal disease, the Department of Preventive Medicine has sent a written request to the Director of the Health Departments in the provinces to direct the monitoring and detection of early cases and new outbreaks. born. Exposure cases and subjects at risk need to take samples for testing in order to detect early healthy carriers, from which preventive treatment is timely and thoroughly handle the outbreak, not to spread.

The Department also directed medical examination and treatment facilities across the country to organize good early diagnosis, isolation, treatment of patients, limit complications and deaths, and timely notify the Preventive Medicine Center for investigation. , handle the outbreak. Strengthen propaganda of preventive measures for people. Health workers work in crowded places, near sick people or in epidemic areas, need to wear masks, regular nose and throat hygiene with physiological salts, wash their hands often with soap, environmental sanitation, ventilation. accommodation, work place.

The Preventive Medicine Department also recommends that anyone who detects signs of suspicion of disease should immediately go to medical facilities for timely examination and treatment. Localities mobilize people to vaccinate against preventive medicine at preventive medicine establishments . The hospital is prepared for drugs, supplies, chemicals and timely support facilities to implement measures to handle outbreaks.