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Vietnam's HCM City reports 128 Zika cases

Xinhua, December 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City has so far detected 128 Zika patients in 23 out of its 24 districts, including 18 pregnant women, the municipal Preventive Medicine Center said on Wednesday.

Binh Thanh District has the biggest number of Zika infections with 23 patients, and only District 8 is free of Zika cases.

The Zika virus, which can cause severe birth defects, is transmitted primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito.

To date, Vietnam has recorded 138 Zika cases, including 128 from Ho Chi Minh City, two each in Dak Lak, Binh Duong and Ba Ria Vung Tau provinces, and one in Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, Long An and Dong Nai provinces respectively. Endite