Dengue Fever Deaths in Ho Chi Minh City Hit 10-Year High
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Vietnam’s commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City, battling a surge in dengue fever, reported 25 deaths for the year as of this week, the highest in a decade.
The spread of the disease shows no sign of easing, said Tang Chi Thuong, head of the city’s health department, according to a post on the website of Vietnam’s health ministry. The city had reported five dengue deaths during the same year-ago period.