Vietnam's capital city of Hanoi likely to become dengue fever hotspot, says health experts


HANOI (Bernama-Xinhua): Vietnam's capital city Hanoi could become a hotspot for dengue fever soon, local media has reported, citing the country's National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology.

Dengue fever has shown changing patterns with the increasing number of cases in the northern region compared to the same period last year, Xinhua quoted local newspaper Vietnam News' report, citing the institute's Department of Insects.

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