Situation of the main communicable diseases in VietNam, 1991-2000
- Author:
Tien Van Tran
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
communicable disease
- MeSH:
Communicable Diseases Epidemiology
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2000;10(4):8-12
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
During 10 years from 1991-2000, the main communicable diseases are still existing as an important health problem in Vietnam. However, the trend has changed, particularly for vaccine preventable diseases. Poliomyelitis was eradicated by the year 2000. Neonatal tetanus has decreased below 1/1000 live births at the district level, therefore, it was eliminated in Vietnam. Pertussis has diminished under 0.4/100,000 population since 1994. Japanese encephalitis (JE) has been controlled in some districts where coverage of JE vaccineation was high. Cholera still occurs in Vietnam, but the morbidity rate has decreased under 0.85/100,000 inhabitants since 1996. Plague happens in the Central, Southern and High Plataeux region, but the number of cases and deaths have dramatically decreased
