Dengue fever on the rise in Phu Yen

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VietNam News English 3 day(s) ago

The incidence of dengue fever has been increasing in the central province of Phu Yen, with 536 people contracting the disease so far this year.

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Illegal labor export and horrible obsession

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VietnamNet English 1 week(s) ago

Illegal labor export and horrible obsession

VietNamNet Bridge - Security instability, unstable job, the specter of diseases like malaria and dengue are the problems that Vietnamese workers have to face in Angola.

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Vietnam fights dengue fever with virus resistant mosquitoes

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Báo Thanh Niên English 1 month(s) ago

Vietnam fights dengue fever with virus resistant mosquitoes

A jar of mosquitoes with viral resistant Wolbachi bacteria is placed in a house on Tri Nguyen Island under a project to inhibit the spread of dengue fever. Photo by Thu Huong

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Dengue cases in Singapore hit record high last week

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VietnamPlus English 1 month(s) ago

Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) has said the number of reported dengue cases reached an all-time high of 492 in the week from April 7-13.

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Pharma firm invests in new factory

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VietNam News English 1 month(s) ago

Pharma firm invests in new factory

Sanofi, a French-based pharmaceutical company, has announced a new project worth US$75 million – its biggest investment in Viet Nam so far despite the current economic downturn. Sanofi CEO Chris Viehbacher spoke to Viet Nam News at a local press briefing about the group's commitment in Viet Nam.

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Singapore, Australia join forces to tackle infectious diseases

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VietnamPlus English 1 month(s) ago

Joint funding of 4.5 million SGD will support five research teams based in Singapore and Australia working on research projects that will address infectious diseases including tuberculosis, dengue fever and influenza.

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Viet Nam greets 1.8 million foreign tourists

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VietNam News English 1 month(s) ago

Viet Nam welcomed 1.8 million foreign tourists and 12.3 million domestic tourists during the first quarter, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism. Most tourists were from China, South Korea and Japan. Turnover in the first quarter reached VND53.5 trillion (US$2.5 billion).

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Mosquitoes released to help curb dengue

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VietNam News English 1 month(s) ago

Scientists on Wednesday released Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes into the environment on Tri Nguyen Island in central Khanh Hoa Province in an attempt to reduce the transmission of dengue-fever viruses.

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Outbreak of hand-foot-mouth in preschool in HCMC's Binh Chanh District

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SaiGon GP English 1 month(s) ago

The Department of Preventive Medicine in Ho Chi Minh City on April 1 informed of an outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease in Hoa Lan Preschool in Binh Chanh District of Ho Chi Minh City.

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Top 10 worst diseases in Vietnam announced

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Báo Dân Trí English 1 month(s) ago

Top 10 worst diseases in Vietnam announced

The Ministry of Health has just announced 10 diseases that recorded the highest mortality rates in 2012.

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Extreme weather behind rise in number of sick children

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Báo Dân Trí English 2 month(s) ago

A lot of little toddlers and young children are being rushed to hospitals recently in Ho Chi Minh City due to extreme fluctuation in weather, with temperatures dropping at night and early mornings to scorching at noontime.

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Dengue fever cases continue to climb

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VietNam News English 3 month(s) ago

Dengue fever among people between the ages of 15 and 35 in the southern region has increased in recent years, according to the HCM City Pasteur Institute.

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Current health news in brief

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SaiGon GP English 3 month(s) ago

Current health news in brief

The Ministry of Health on January 30 sent orders to hospitals and medical facilities across the country to ensure good treatment of patients during the coming long Tet holiday season.

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Institute launches trial project to stem dengue fever cases

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VietNam News English 4 month(s) ago

The naturally existing strain of the bacteria Wolbachia will be used to control dengue-fever transmission, which has increased in recent years, according to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.

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Central islet gets storm shelter

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VietNam News English 4 month(s) ago

A storm shelter was inaugurated on Monday on Cham Islet off the central province of Quang Nam. The 660sq.m shelter, built at a cost of VND4.7 billion (US$223,800), can accommodate nearly 300 people in case of storms.

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