Cholera hits Vietnam's central province
14/10/2008 17:25
More than 50 people in Quynh Luu district of Vietnam's central Nghe An
Province have recently been hospitalized with acute diarrhea, with 23 patients
tested positive for cholera, the Vietnam News reported today, citing source from
the provincial health department.
The department said the Mai Giang River,
which runs through the district, is the main cause of the epidemic, as vibrio
cholera bacteria was discovered in the river.
Many of the seafood sourced
from the river, including fish and oysters, have been found to be infected with
the bacteria, according to the department.
The department has warned local
citizens to ensure food hygiene and safety to prevent the spread of the disease.
It has also told citizens to use safe water, separate uncooked and cooked food
and preserve food at safe temperature.
Vietnam, which has been stricken by
cholera since late last year, reported more than seven hundred cholera cases in
the first eight months this year.
Xinhua
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