On June 25, the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) said that in the week of June 25-22, Ho Chi Minh City recorded 507 cases of dengue fever, an increase of 50.9% compared to the average of the previous 4 weeks.
The total number of dengue fever cases accumulated from the beginning of 2025 to week 25 is 9,571 cases. Districts with cases over 100,000 people are Can Gio, Cu Chi and Nha Be districts.
Regarding hand, foot and mouth disease, in week 25, the city also recorded 571 cases, down 34.8% compared to the average of the previous 4 weeks. The total number of hand, foot and mouth disease cases accumulated from the beginning of 2025 to week 25 is 10,811 cases. Districts with cases over 100,000 people are Binh Tan district, Nha Be district and District 7.
Also in week 25, Ho Chi Minh City recorded 45 measles cases with addresses in the city, down 17.8% compared to the average of the previous 4 weeks. The total number of measles cases accumulated from the beginning of the epidemic to week 25 is 9,647 cases. Districts with high numbers of cases until week 25/2025 include Cu Chi district, Binh Tan district and Thu Duc city.
To prevent hand, foot and mouth disease and dengue fever, HCDC recommends that people continue to take measures according to the recommendations of the health sector. Parents take their children to medical facilities to get 2 doses of measles according to the vaccination schedule to create immunity for the children.
Doctor Do Chau Viet - Head of the Department of Intensive Care of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital 2 - recommends that parents should pay attention to dengue fever that can occur all year round, but increases significantly during the rainy season. Currently, the southern provinces are entering the rainy season.
If the child has a high fever for more than 2 days, parents should pay attention to the risk of dengue fever and take the child to the doctor early.
During home monitoring, special attention should be paid to signs of worsening such as fatigue, continuous vomiting, abdominal pain, unusual bleeding, etc. When the child shows severe signs, it is necessary to take the child to the nearest medical facility immediately, for safe treatment and transfer.
The Ho Chi Minh City health sector calls on each citizen to proactively take measures to prevent dengue fever to prevent outbreaks.
