VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 240 people in Ba To District in the central province of Quang Ngai have been affected by bizarre skin disease and 23 have died.

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An urgent meeting to discuss the mysterious disease was held in Quang Ngai on July 13, chaired by provincial Party Committee Secretary Vo Van Thuong.

Though no new cases were detected in the province in the past month, the disease has become increasingly complicated and many infected patients remain in critical condition.

Participants at the meeting stressed the need to quickly identify the cause of the disease to minimize its spread and reduce the death toll.

They called for closer cooperation between local authorities and healthcare agencies and relevant central ministries and agencies to stamp out the deadly disease.

Provincial Party leader Thuong asked the leaders of Ba To districts to focus on local patients and provide them with immediate assistance.

In another development, a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development worked with Ba To district leaders on July 13 on building a clean water supply network to ensure safe water for 400 households in areas hit by the bizarre disease.

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