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July 02, 2003

 

INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS

 

"Vietnam Takes Tough Measures Against Infectious Diseases"

Xinhua News Agency (202.84.17.11/en/main.htm) (07/01/03)

 

Health officials in Vietnam have pledged to take extra precautions to control the spread of summer infectious diseases, such as Japanese encephalitis, cholera, and typhoid.  To raise public awareness, the health sector plans to distribute tips on food hygiene and encourage people to do their part to safeguard the community's health.  Other initiatives, such as immunization efforts and the implementation of national malaria and petechial fever prevention projects, will also be accelerated.  Since the beginning of summer, more than 1,600 typhoid cases have been reported in Vietnam, and there have been over 7,000 malaria cases recorded in the Mekong Delta in the first half of this year--an increase of nearly 50 percent.

 

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