Hanoi gets acute diarrhoea under control

29/04/2008 -- 3:22 PM

Hanoi (VNA) – The acute diarrhoea infection in Hanoi is now considered under control, with the number of hospitalised patients falling from about 100 cases per day early this month to only from 5-10 per day over the past week, said Director of Hanoi Health Care Department Le Anh Tuan. According to him, Hanoi detected 1,123 patients of severe acute diarrhoea between March 6 and April 28, of whom 44 tested positive to cholera virus. The city has taken strict measures to ensure food safety and hygiene to eliminate sources of infection of the disease. The Health Ministry and local authorities in Hanoi sent 260 teams to inspect food premises around the city. Tuan said that all samples of water taken from 55 lakes and ponds in Hanoi by the Hanoi Preventive Medicine Centre tested negative to cholera virus.-Enditem
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