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04 Jun 2024 | 01:58 PM UTC

Vietnam: Elevated hand, foot, and mouth disease activity reported in Ho Chi Minh City in early June

Elevated hand, foot, and mouth disease activity reported in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in early June. Use basic health precautions.

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Vietnamese health officials have reported elevated Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) activity in multiple areas in Ho Chi Minh City, with a total of 5,086 cases reported Jan. 1-May 26. Districts reporting more than 60 cases per 100,000 population at risk include Nha Be, Binh Chanh, District 8, District 6, Binhtan, District 7, Can Gio, and District 1. Local health officials recommend that the public take basic health precautions, including washing their hands, regularly cleaning surfaces and objects, and ensuring infected children or individuals stay home to prevent further disease transmission. This report represents the most complete data available as of June 4.

Practice basic health precautions and regularly disinfect commonly touched surfaces and items. Call your medical provider if symptoms develop within a week of being in affected areas.

Risk of HFMD exists year-round in most provinces in Vietnam; however, disease activity typically peaks from March to May, and September to December. Vietnam reports roughly 50,000 to 100,000 HFMD cases yearly, with the Southern region being the most affected, accounting for more than 60 percent of Vietnam’s cases.

HFMD is a very contagious disease caused by several viruses that spread through person-to-person contact, or respiratory droplets created when an infected individual coughs, sneezes, or speaks. Infected individuals can also expose people around them by contaminating surfaces and objects with fecal material or secretions from the nose, mouth, and throat. Symptoms typically appear 3-6 days after exposure. Symptoms of HFMD typically include fever, sore throat, mouth sores, and skin rash. The rash usually develops on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. HFMD is usually not serious and complications are rare.

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