The number of weekly cases in 2025 is higher than the same period in 2024
The latest statistics of the Center for Disease Control Ho Chi Minh City said that from the beginning of the year to May 18, Ho Chi Minh City had 7,690 cases of dengue fever, an increase of 134% compared to the same period in 2024. In which, the number of severe cases accounted for 1.5% of the total number of cases. The group over 15 years old has 1.5 times the number of cases than the group aged 15 and under.
According to the trend, the number of weekly cases in 2025 is higher than the same period in 2024. When the rainy season comes, the number of cases is forecast to increase. Therefore, it is important to proactively implement measures to prevent and control dengue fever from the beginning of the epidemic season.
HCDC said that risk point monitoring activities in Ho Chi Minh City help detect water containers that generate mosquito larvae, the cause of dengue fever. Just a water stagnant object for about a week will become a breeding ground for disease-carrying mosquitoes, thereby increasing the risk of dengue fever outbreak.
The first months of 2025 are the dry season in Ho Chi Minh City, but the risk score for lentils causing dengue fever epidemics is still recorded by HCDC and the District Health Center, Thu Duc City every week, scattered in localities.
Proactively implementing dengue prevention measures
HCDC emphasized that the rainy season is about to begin in the southern region. Barbed wits will thrive and dengue fever will increase. According to the annual disease trend law in the city, the peak season of dengue fever begins to increase from June and is expected to last until the end of October every year.
Therefore, it is necessary to have the participation of ward, commune and town authorities in directing and operating the prevention and control of dengue fever epidemics in the locality. The participation of community health collaborators in monitoring dengue fever risk points in the management area is necessary.
However, preventing and controlling dengue fever is not only the responsibility of the health sector or the coordination of local departments and organizations. This is the responsibility of every citizen, every family, every agency, every office. Let's join hands to prevent dengue fever, this is part of everyone's responsibility.
Therefore, HCDC calls on each citizen to proactively take measures to prevent dengue fever from this time to prevent outbreaks.
In particular, preventing mosquitoes from laying eggs by covering and covering domestic water containers with materials that do not fly in to lay eggs; changing water and rinsing water containers periodically at least once a week; flip the water container when not in use; remove scrap, collect waste that can contain water.
Prevent mosquito bites by sleeping on the stomach, using mosquito spray, electric mosquito fishing rackets... When you have a fever, you should go to a medical facility immediately for examination and consultation on treatment, do not self-treat at home.
In addition, actively coordinate with the health sector in drug and vaccine campaigns and chemical sprayings to prevent and control epidemics. When detecting locations at risk of lentils causing dengue fever, people should report the specific address to the online Health application for timely treatment.
