The number of people being infected by the hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) has increased sharply in Ho Chi Minh City with a total of 3,088 separate cases being reported during August.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health on Monday afternoon asked local authorities and hospitals nationwide to strengthen preventive measures to control the spread of hand-foot-mouth disease.

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Communicable diseases from around the world could enter Viet Nam and spread easily if the country does not improve prevention and control, said Tran Dac Phu, director of the Ministry of Health’s Preventive Medicine Department.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Medical Prevention Department has warned of new virus strains causing hand-foot-mouth disease and urged local health agencies to prepare preventive measures against possible outbreaks

 VietNamNet Bridge – An one-year-old boy in southern Ben Tre Province' Mo Cay Nam District died from hand-foot-mouth disease at Nguyen Dinh Chieu General Hospital on Thursday, Aug 8.

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