Japanese Encephalitis -- Vietnam
In all, 37 severe cases of encephalitis--meningitis are being treated at the Department of Infectious Diseases of Viet Nam National Children's Hospital, reported Phu Nu Viet Nam (Viet Nam Women) newspaper. Of all these cases, 2 children were diagnosed with the deadly Japanese encephalitis, a contagious [infectious] disease carried by mosquitoes. Both were not vaccinated properly, or possibly not at all.
A 13 year old from Hai Duong Province was hospitalised after suffering from acute fever
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