VietNamNet Bridge – The number of people infected with dengue fever and hand-foot-mouth (HFM) disease in Ho Chi Minh City has been increasing.

The municipal Preventive Medicine Department reported that there were nearly 650 cases of dengue fever in May, up 27 percent compared to April and more than 900 cases of HFM disease, up 14 percent over the previous month. Infections occurred in most districts and precincts and are expected to rise in the coming rainy season, said the municipal healthcare watchdog.

The department has requested all clinic centres to strengthen environmental sanitation and dissemination of information to control these diseases.

Nguyen Thi Hong Bien, Deputy Director of the District 8 Preventive Medicine Centre, said that in June and July the district will carry out a campaign to kill mosquito larva, clean up the environment, and provide information about dengue fever prevention to local people.

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