Unseasonable rains lead to rise in rainy season diseases
Unseasonable weather in southwestern provinces during the dry season has led to an increase in cases of diarrhoea, dengue fever, and hand, foot and mouth disease, all of which usually occur during the rainy season, according to health experts. The Cần Thơ Pediatric Hospital in Cần Thơ City has recorded about 12,400 cases of diarrhoea, 500 cases of dengue fever, and 2,400 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease. Dr Nguyễn Đức Trí, deputy head of the hospital’s general planning department, said the number of child patients had risen recently, with an increase of 20 per cent in diarrhoea cases and 23 per cent in dengue fever cases and hand-foot-mouth cases against last year.
