prevention of meningitis

Along with some provinces and cities, Hanoi recorded the first case of meningococcal encephalitis in the area in 2016.

Meningococcal disease is a serious bacterial infection, the disease is very contagious and has a very fast mortality rate within 24 hours after the first symptoms are detected.

The Preventive Medicine Department has just sent an official dispatch requesting localities to strengthen prevention of meningococcal disease after recording cases in many places