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Sunday, July 4, 2010

Vietnam : Cholera returns to northern region

Via Saigon Daily :

" Cholera has broken out again in Vietnam’s northern region, the Department of Preventive Medicine said July 3.

The Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases said it is now treating 36 people infected with acute diarrhea, with 18 of them having tested positive for cholera.

Hospital director Dr Nguyen Van Kinh said that most of the patients are from inner Hanoi. Two patients have suffered kidney failure as they were hospitalized too late, he said.

According to a recent report, most of the patients with cholera consumed unhygienic foods.

In related news, the number of people contaminated with dermatitis due to contact with insects has been increasing in the northern region."

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