HCM City refutes rumours about diphtheria infection
VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (HCDC) on July refuted rumours about an infection of diphtheria in the city, saying that information about the case on social media is incorrect.
The city has yet to discover any case of diphtheria as the news was surfacing on social media, confirmed Dr. Nguyen Hong Tam, director of the HCDC.
The city last detected an infection case of diphtheria in 2020 and the patient came from other localities, added the doctor.
According to the health professional, diphtheria is an infection caused by bacteria. The disease spreads quickly, with a high risk of death if it is not treated promptly. If detected and treated early, it will be cured.
Dr. Tam recommended that people understand the disease to prevent it, not to panic. Full vaccinations and periodic booster vaccinations are effective solutions to prevent disease.
Last last week, an 18-year-old girl died of diphtheria in central Nghe An province, Another girl tested positive for the disease on July 6 after getting in close contact with the first patient.
The girl returned to northern Bac Giang province without knowing that she had contracted the disease.
More than 100 people who had contact with the girl in Bac Giang were put in quarantine for medical surveillance, and one of them also tested positive for the disease on July 10.
The Ministry of Health requested Nghe An and Bac Giang provinces to immediately take measures to keep the disease at bay in the community.
