Vietnam reports first death from recent cholera outbreak

HANOI (AFP) — Vietnam has recorded its first cholera death during an outbreak that has spread to 11 out of 63 provinces and cities across the communist nation, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
The 50-year-old victim from northern Ninh Binh province died on May 12 a few hours after hospitalisation, said a Ministry of Health [...]

Vietnam dog slaughterhouses shut on health fears

May 18, 2009
HANOI (AFP) — Authorities in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi have temporarily closed at least a dozen dog slaughterhouses on fears their unclean conditions may help spread cholera bacteria to people, an official said Monday.
Dog meat is a popular dish in Vietnam.
It was unclear when the slaughterhouses in Hanoi’s suburban Duong Noi would be [...]

Ha Tinh: cholera and dengue fever spread

VietNamNet Bridge – By Tuesday, the central province of Ha Tinh had an additional ten acute diarrhea patients hospitalized, raising the total number to 42, including 15 positive to cholera bacteria.
The epidemic may have originated from Quynh Phuong Commune, Quynh Luu District of Nghe An Province, according to Nguyen Luong Tam, vice director of the [...]

Vietnam battles cholera outbreak, over 130 infected

HANOI (AFP) — Vietnam, battling a cholera outbreak that has infected over 130 people, this week launches a month-long public hygiene drive while cracking down on dirty food stalls and dredging sewage-choked lakes.
The epidemic of the dangerous bacterial disease — the country’s third major outbreak since October — has spread in recent weeks from its [...]

Cholera spreads in Vietnam

Hanoi – A cholera outbreak that began in mid-March has expanded to 16 provinces throughout Vietnam and infected at least 121 people, health officials said Thursday. “The situation is dangerous, and the possibility that the outbreak will further expand to other provinces is very high,” said Nguyen Huy Nga, director of the Ministry of Heath’s [...]

Acute diarrhea epidemic ravages northern Vietnam

Acute diarrhea outbreaks have occurred in 10 northern localities, with Hanoi being the hardest-hit area, a local health agency reported.
Preventive Health Department Head Nguyen Huy Nga said on Wednesday that 85 patients had tested positive for cholera, with 44 cases reported in Hanoi alone.
Tran Thi Phuong Thuy, a doctor from the Hanoi-based National Institute for [...]

Vietnam to vaccinate 400,000 children against cholera: reports

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HANOI (AFP) — Vietnam plans to vaccinate 400,000 children in the capital against cholera, and officials warned Wednesday that cases of acute diarrhoea could flare up again after an outbreak sickened thousands last year.
Nearly 2,000 acute diarrhoea cases were reported in Hanoi and 12 other provinces and cities in October and November, of which 295 [...]

Vietnam contains acute diarrhea outbreaks

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HANOI, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — Vietnam has basically contained an acute diarrhea after it has hit the country for over one month, local newspaper Labor on Tuesday quoted Vietnamese Deputy Health Minister Trinh Quan Huan as saying.
    The number of new infection cases admitted to hospitals sharply decreased last weekend. Only [...]

Vietnam may contain acute diarrhea outbreaks in next 5-7 days

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HANOI, Nov 15, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — Vietnam is likely to contain acute diarrhea outbreaks in the next 5-7 days, if it well remains measures to combat the disease, local newspaper Young People on Thursday quoted head of the country’s Central Hygiene and Epidemiology Institute Nguyen Tran Hien as saying.
The number of new infection [...]

Vietnam takes urgent measures to control acute diarrhea

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HANOI, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) — Vietnam has taken drastic measures, including monitoring food safety, ensuring environmental hygiene and intensifying propaganda on acute diarrhea, to eliminate the disease which has infected 1,713 people in 14 out of 64 its cities and provinces since Oct. 23.
    Of the infection cases, 226 people, including three foreigners from the [...]