Training needed on dengue feverVietNamNet Bridge – Though Vietnam has a low fatality rate among patients with dengue fever, the Ministry of Health has instructed hospitals nationwide to try to further reduce the number of deaths to the lowest possible number. Khoa said the country, particularly Hanoi, this year saw a more severe outbreak of dengue fever compared to previous years. There were a total of 181,054 dengue fever cases, an increase of 22.7 per cent compared to last year. It would also help reduce the number of patients with severe dengue fever who are transferred to city- or central-level hospitals. If patients with dengue fever are not treated in time, they can rapidly progress to dengue shock syndrome with severe complications or death, he said.

Source: VietNamNet News December 28, 2017 08:15 UTC