News from the Can Tho City Center for Disease Control (CDC Can Tho) Can Tho, in the context of the complicated dengue fever epidemic, in August, the unit organized many inspection teams for disease prevention and control in the city.
Statistics from Cai Khe ward, from the beginning of 2025 to the end of August, recorded 51 cases of dengue fever, 14 outbreaks, the number of cases of dengue fever increased every month.
The local health sector assessed that the cause of the increase in the social epidemic was due to unusual weather, strong development of disease-carrying vectors, people still have the habit of storing rainwater, many boarding houses but are not cared for, leading to the emergence of spraying and disease-carrying mosquito venom containers;...
Faced with the above difficulties, Cai Khe Ward Health Station advised the People's Committee to have directives and solutions to reduce environmental pollution in areas, quickly arrange funding for spraying medicine at outbreaks; request CDC Can Tho to provide additional support in communication work, arrange spraying machines to help health stations proactively handle outbreaks.
CDC Can Tho has also monitored mosquito density for the second time before implementing chemical spraying activities in Binh Thuy ward. Accordingly, there is a risk of many tools containing mosquito larvae/ods, which can still increase the density of disease-carrying mosquitoes in the community.
According to the report of the Health Center (TTYT) of Thot Not area, as of August 26, 2025, the total number of dengue fever cases recorded in Trung Nhut, Thot Not, Thuan Hung, Tan Loc wards was 75 cases of dengue fever, an increase of 20 cases compared to the same period in 2024. Thuan Hung ward alone had 47 cases of dengue fever, an increase of 26 cases over the same period. Thuan Hung ward has 10 hamlets/areas, of which Tan Phuoc 1, Tan An, Tan Thanh and Lan Thanh 1 are hot spots for dengue fever.
Along with implementing mosquito repellent spraying to control the risk of dengue fever outbreak, CDC Can Tho recommends that localities continue to promote diverse propaganda; strengthen control work to prevent the epidemic from spreading...
Previously, Dr. CKII Ha Tan Vinh - Deputy Director of CDC Can Tho City said that, compared to the average 5-year cycle of a disease outbreak into an epidemic at one time, this time is considered the outbreak period in the community.
"The index of mosquitoes and vultures in all localities of Can Tho has increased compared to last year, so each citizen should not be subjective but need to join hands to implement it. In addition to basic disease prevention, the hospital in Can Tho also updated new schedules, preparing drug metrics to care for patients" - Mr. Vinh said.
On the infectious disease monitoring system, Can Tho City has recorded more than 1,840 cases of dengue fever, no deaths have been recorded.
At Can Tho Children's Hospital, a final-line pediatric hospital in the Mekong Delta region, in the first 6 months of 2025, it treated more than 600 outpatient dengue fever cases, an increase of 52% over the same period in 2024; 554 inpatient cases, an increase of 51%.
According to statistics from Can Tho Central General Hospital to Lao Dong, as of the end of August, there were 138 cases of dengue fever, the number of cases in July and August increased by about 40% over the same period.
Doctor Pham Tan Dat, Department of Tropical Diseases of the Hospital - informed: "Currently, dengue fever in adults is progressing a lot, with dangerous complications such as hepatitis, shock leading to low blood pressure... therefore, all people, especially those with the disease, should not be subjective to this disease".
