The number of dengue infections has risen significantly in the Mekong Delta, particularly in Can Tho city and the provinces of Dong Thap, Ben Tre, Ca Mau and Tien Giang, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Ministry of Health has urged people to take actions to prevent dengue fever amid increasing infections nationwide.

According to the Ministry of Health, the dengue infections dropped by 20 percent in the first months of 2017. However, at present, the disease is increasing in some cities and provinces such as Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Thuan, Thua Thien-Hue, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Binh Duong, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, Tra Vinh, Vinh Long, Hau Giang and Dak Lak. The country has recorded several Zika cases in some cities and provinces in the south where the rainy season is creating favourable conditions for mosquitoes to develop.

Health officials from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia shared experience in fighting infectious diseases, especially avian flu, at a workshop in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue o­n May 10.

Thanh Hoa intensifies A/H7N9 avian flu prevention; New A/H5N1 outbreak reported in Vinh Long southern province.

• Southern provinces plan bird flu prevention (04/11/2017)
• More efforts needed to prevent A/H7N9 from entering Vietnam (03/31/2017)
• Ha Tinh and Can Tho announces new avian flu A/H5N1 outbreak (03/29/2017)
• Vietnam on high alert of avian influenza virus intrusion (03/22/2017)
• Lang Son holds bird flu prevention drill (03/20/2017)