In recent weeks, at Can Tho City Children's Hospital - the final-line hospital specializing in Pediatrics, Grade I of the Mekong Delta region, the pressure to treat dengue fever has not subsided. Talking to reporters, CKII Doctor Nguyen Huynh Nhat Truong - Head of Dengue Fever Department of the hospital - said that at this time, the disease shows signs of cooling down in the number of new cases compared to the peak of 2025.
If about 2 months ago, the department maintained 90 - 100 cases of treatment per day, now it is at 50 - 60 cases, and the number of hospitalizations/hospitalizations is about 10 - 20. However, a worrying reality is that the number of serious cases is still maintained at a high level, with serious cases every day, and doctors continuously on duty and monitoring.
In the dengue fever department, some children were hospitalized in normal condition, then progressed, had complications, or the child was hospitalized in a state of shock. This raises the requirement for parents to absolutely not be negligent or subjective.
The rate of severe illness in children occurs from 6, 9, 16 years old, in a state of shock with liver damage. Through recording the above cases, doctors advise parents to pay attention to symptoms such as fever, lethargy, abdominal pain, vomiting in children to recognize the possibility of dengue fever. With those signs, parents should not hesitate but must immediately take their children to the nearest medical facility for testing and treatment" - Dr. Truong said.
According to a report by the Can Tho Department of Health, in the fourth quarter, the city recorded 2,623 cases of dengue fever (an increase of 1,574 cases compared to the same period), 01 death (an increase of 1 case compared to the same period). Accumulated from the beginning of the year to date, Can Tho has recorded 4,961 cases (an increase of 2,368 cases compared to the same period), 01 death.
Thus, in the fourth quarter alone, the number of dengue fever cases accounted for more than 50% of the number of cases for the whole year. The Department of Health also said that communes and wards with many dengue fever cases are Binh Thuy ward (111 cases), An Khanh ward (97 cases), An Binh ward (90 cases), Soc Trang ward (54 cases), Phu Loi ward (46 cases).
According to experts, the risk of a hemorrhagic fever epidemic is forecast to last until the Lunar New Year 2026. This is a sensitive time due to very large population fluctuations. Can Tho City - the center of the Mekong Delta region - will welcome a large number of workers and children from Ho Chi Minh City and the Southeast provinces to return to their hometowns for Tet.
