According to reports from the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology and provinces, no new Zika cases have been discovered in Vietnam after the reporting of two cases in HCM City and Khanh Hoa province.
However, health experts said there is a high risk of new Zika cases in the coming time, so the number of cases may increase during the upcoming dengue fever season this summer.
The General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health confirmed that at present Vietnam is applying a Level 2 warning alert under the action plan on preventing Zika virus and fighting against the disease.
The Ministry of Health will continue working closely with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and international organisations to update expert instructions in the supervision, prevention and response to the Zika virus.
Agencies of the health sector will remain high vigilance, and continue to take test samples in early detecting and solving any emerging cases, and to strengthen public communications campaigns on killing mosquitoes and larvae.
The WHO and the United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention earlier scientifically agreed that Zika virus is one of the reasons causing small brain in babies.
However, health experts said there is a high risk of new Zika cases in the coming time, so the number of cases may increase during the upcoming dengue fever season this summer.
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The Ministry of Health will continue working closely with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and international organisations to update expert instructions in the supervision, prevention and response to the Zika virus.
Agencies of the health sector will remain high vigilance, and continue to take test samples in early detecting and solving any emerging cases, and to strengthen public communications campaigns on killing mosquitoes and larvae.
The WHO and the United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention earlier scientifically agreed that Zika virus is one of the reasons causing small brain in babies.
