According to information from Bac Mai Hospital, dengue cases are on the rise in Hanoi and neighboring provinces and the peak could be between November and December. Doctors warn that when the seasons change in the north, other diseases are also at risk.
Concerns about the peak of the next November-December outbreak
Dr Do Duy Quong, director of the Center for Tropical Diseases at Bak Mai Hospital, said there will be a major dengue outbreak in the north every five years and a dengue outbreak is expected this year.
Bak Mai Hospital Last August the number of dengue fever patients was only 70, but in September it has risen to 160 and from the beginning of October to today to 250. Patients started mainly in suburban areas such as Dan Phuong, Thuong Tinh, Hoai Duc and Long Bien, and then spread to urban areas such as Nam Tu Liem, Thanh Xuan, Dong Da and Hoang Mai.
According to a report from the Ministry of Health, the number of patients and hospitalizations is increasing compared to the previous year. This coming November-December will be the peak of dengue fever and, with the start of a few more epidemic seasons in the winter, the risk of outbreaks such as flu, measles, chicken pox and enovirus, for example, while COVID-19 still exists.
At Bakmai Hospital Tropical Disease Center, an average of 10 to 20 patients need to be hospitalized a day with warning signs. All patients showed significant decreases in platelet or blood levels, shock and multi-organ dysfunction, and many patients had platelets below 5 G / L. Additionally, many patients with underlying diseases such as liver, kidney, heart disease, elderly or pregnant women, and children need to be carefully monitored for treatment.
