On May 15, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Khanh Hoa province said that the unit had just issued a document requesting coordination to strengthen communication on prevention and control of meningococcal diseases in the province.
People are advised to wash their hands regularly with soap, rinse their mouths with antiseptic solutions, wear masks in public places and limit contact with sick people.
Along with that, localities need to propagate to people to pay attention to living environment hygiene, strengthen ventilation in residences and workplaces, maintain a reasonable diet and exercise the body to improve resistance.
For children, functional agencies recommend that parents take their children for full vaccination on schedule to create proactive immunity to prevent the disease.
When suspected symptoms appear such as high fever, headache, nausea, stiff neck or bleeding rash, people need to go to the nearest medical facility for examination and timely treatment. Early detection is considered important in limiting severe complications and reducing the risk of death.
Communication work will be implemented through many forms such as electronic information pages, social networks and grassroots loudspeaker systems to ensure timely information to people, especially parents and people living in densely populated areas.
According to the disease surveillance report, from the beginning of the year to week 14 of 2026, the whole country recorded 24 cases of meningococcal disease, including 4 deaths. Children under 15 years old accounted for about 46% of cases.
Although cases are currently recorded sporadically, and no concentrated outbreaks have yet formed, the number of cases has been higher than the same period in 2025, posing a requirement to raise vigilance and proactively implement disease prevention measures.
Meningococcal disease is an acute infectious disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis bacteria, mainly transmitted through the respiratory tract when directly exposed to nasal and throat secretions of patients or healthy people carrying the germ.
This is a dangerous disease with rapid progression, which can cause purulent meningitis, septicemia and leave many serious sequelae such as deafness, paralysis, mental retardation, and even death if not treated promptly.
