HANOI: In Vietnam, cases of dengue fever are taking a concerning turn, particularly among the younger population, as reported by Vietnam News on Friday.
Over the past month, the number of dengue infection cases in Hanoi, one of Vietnam’s major dengue hotspots, has been steadily increasing, with more than 15,300 reported cases to date.
The National Hospital of Tropical Diseases in Hanoi is now receiving an average of four to five dengue fever patients daily, and these patients exhibit warning signs of dengue shock. These warning signs include symptoms such as abdominal pain, liver pain, mucosal bleeding, low platelet counts, and concentrated blood.
Alarmingly, around five percent of these patients are in severe condition.
Nguyen Trung Cap, the hospital’s vice director, has expressed concern that without intensive care, these patients can rapidly progress into dengue shock in just 4-6 hours, potentially leading to severe conditions and, in some cases, death.
According to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, dengue fever cases began to surge in Hanoi and other northern regions in July and August, with peak numbers recorded in September and October.
