The central Thanh Hoa province became Vietnam’s first locality to announce the diathpheria epidemic this year after three positive cases were detected in Muong Lat town, local media reported Monday.
Thirty-four people who had close contact with the infection cases have been identified. All of them are said to b eliving in the same residential area in Muong Lat town.
According to local authorities, the infection risk remains high.
The authorities have taking emergency preventive measures such as medical quarantine, spraying disinfectant at infection areas.
Thanh Hoa province reported the first diathpheria case on Aug. 5, which was a 17-year-old pregnant woman.
Three days later, a 10-year-old boy and a 74-year-old woman relatives of the pregnant woman were also infected.
The infected persons were being treated at the hospitals and in stable condition.
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