More cholera patients have been discovered in some northern provinces, says Dr. Tran Nhu Duong, Central Institute for Epidemiology Vice-Director, on May 12.

Cholera strikes Mekong Delta

The latest case was reported on May 8, when a 65-year-old woman from Hanoi’s Dong Da District was hospitalized at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases for cholera.

Since early March 2010, a total of 106 cholera patients have been recorded in five northern provinces, including Hanoi, Ha Nam, Hai Duong, Hai Phong and Bac Ninh. The southern provinces of An Giang, Tay Ninh and HCM City have also detected cholera patients in the last two months.

Area water sources transmitted cholera in An Giang province, but the reasons for cholera in other locations have not been identified.

Epidemiologists note that cholera is a big threat this year because of the hot weather and Vietnamese people’s habit of consuming raw cooking.

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