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Vietnam raises alert level for Zika virus

Xinhua, March 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

Vietnam's Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday decided to raise alert level for Zika virus in the country after the World Health Organization announced that Australia has identified a case of Zika infection after returning from Vietnam.

This person came to Vietnam on Feb. 26 and left Vietnam for Australia on March 6, the General Department of Preventive Medicine under MOH said on its website.

On March 8, this person showed symptoms of Zika infection, including fever, rash, headache, muscle aches, conjunctivitis, nausea. The person traveled to southern Ho Chi Minh City, Central Highlands Lam Dong Province, central coastal Khanh Hoa Province and southern Binh Thuan Province in Vietnam.

The MOH has requested healthcare units to strengthen supervision and take sample tests of all cases which have similar symptoms to Zika virus infection. The ministry also asked localities to promote communications activities to guide residents in killing mosquitoes in order to prevent the disease.

So far, Vietnam has recorded no case of Zika infection. Enditem