According to the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC), in close collaboration with international health authorities, it maintains enhanced epidemiological surveillance at Noi Bai International Airport to quickly detect any suspected cases and implement control measures. prevention adapted to the evolution of the health situation.
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| At Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi. |
| Photo : VNA/CVN |
Previously, the General Department of Preventive Medicine (Ministry of Health) published on December 12, 2024 a preliminary report on the cases of an unknown disease that appeared in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), from October 24 to December 5, 2024, in Panzi, a locality in the southwest of Kwango province, in the DRC, among 416 cases of illness of unknown cause recorded, there were had 31 deaths. Symptoms include fever, headache, cough, runny nose and muscle pain. The majority of patients were children (53% of cases and 54.8% of deaths were under 5 years old). All serious cases suffered from severe malnutrition.
Some countries in Asia and Southeast Asia also rated the risk of disease penetration from the DRC as low due to the modest number of visitors and the absence of direct flights from that country. African.
WHO quickly deployed rapid response teams to the DRC to support the country in the fight against the epidemic, by organizing investigations, taking samples and implementing prevention and control measures. On December 10, 2024, according to updated information from WHO, 10 of the 12 initial test samples were positive for malaria.
The General Department of Preventive Medicine provided coordination of epidemiological surveillance in the DRC and worked closely with WHO and partner countries to implement a coordinated international response. In the event of new developments, the Department will coordinate with WHO and relevant units to assess the risk and propose appropriate responses, including strengthening medical quarantine measures.
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