Sunday, August 31, 2014

PRO/MBDS> Japanese encephalitis - Viet Nam (03)

Japanese Encephalitis -- Worldwide/Unknown

The Preventive Medicine Department under the Ministry of Health has reported that the deadly mosquito-borne disease [Japanese encephalitis, JE] has claimed 32 lives out of 705 reported cases in the country so far this year [2014].

Over the past week alone, an additional 19 cases have been reported. Son La topped the list of provinces reporting fatalities with 18, followed by Hanoi and Bac Giang with 4 each.

Provinces with the highest number of diagnosed cases are Son La, Hanoi, Thai Binh



Source: HealthMap Global Disease Alerts http://ift.tt/1r0O67f

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