According to the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City, the Dengue hemorrhagic fever epidemic in Lam Dong province is continuously increasing, the highest in the country in terms of the number of dengue fever cases per 100,000 people and is developing complicatedly, involving many people. element.
Lam Dong Department of Health said that the number of dengue fever cases/100,000 people in 2024 is 1.9 times higher than the same period in 2023 and an increase of 1.7 compared to the average number of cases/100,000 people in the period 2018-2022. .
Currently, the whole province has recorded 17 cases of severe dengue hemorrhagic fever, concentrated in the 30 - 49 year old group (accounting for 47%).
Among them, Bao Loc city has the highest number of severe dengue hemorrhagic fever cases (6 cases). In 2024, 1 death was recorded in Bao Loc.
In 11/12 districts and cities in the province, dengue fever outbreaks have been recorded (except Lac Duong district), in which the rate of treating outbreaks with chemical spraying is high in Cat Tien, Da Teh, and Da Huoai districts. .
Currently in the province there are 947 dengue fever outbreaks , 100% of detected outbreaks have been treated. Of these, 396 outbreaks were treated with chemical spraying combined with larvae extermination and 551 outbreaks were treated with larval extermination.
According to Lam Dong Department of Health, it is forecast that dengue fever in the province will continue to record high levels in 2024 and the following years.
The dengue epidemic situation depends on many factors such as weather, climate, and rainfall during the year. Climate change and erratic rain and sunshine create favorable conditions for disease-carrying mosquitoes to develop.
In particular, the temperature of Lam Dong province creates favorable conditions for the Aedes mosquito population to develop.
