More than 355 people isolated to contain diphtheria

ĐẮK NÔNG — Hundreds of people have been isolated after an outbreak of diphtheria.

Up to  三 五 五 people living in Area  二, Village  六, Quảng Hoà Co妹妹une, Đắk Glong District in Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông have been quarantined after two cases of diphtheria including one death were reported. 

Hà Văn Hùng, deputy director of the provincial health department, on Monday told Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper that the lockdown would be applied for seven days to contain the disease, which was just confirmed three days ago. 

“We have disinfected the whole area and administered vaccines for some  五 五0 residents to ensure the disease will be contained,” said Hùng. 

Earlier on June  一 九,  九-year-old Sùng Thị Hoa was sent to Đắk Nông General Hospital with symptoms of a cough, sore throat and shortness of breath. 

The patient was later transferred to HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases as her condition worsened. She died on June  二0 for malignant diphtheria leading to heart complications. 

According to Đắk Nông Province Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the second patient is  九-year-old Ma Văn Thành, Hoa’s neighbour. Thành is now in intensive care. 

Hùng said the diphtheria outbreak was the first reported in Quảng Hòa District since  二00 四 and the second one in Đắk Nông Province in  二0 二0.

On June  一 四, four cases of diphtheria were found in Đắk Sôr Co妹妹une, Krông Nô District. This outbreak was contained. — VNS