Thirty
people in Ho Chi Minh City have tested positive for the bacterium that causes
meningitis, which could be fatal if left untreated, the Tuoi Tre newspaper
reported Tuesday.
The paper quoted Tran Phu Manh Sieu, director
of the HCMC Center for Preventive Health, as saying that the cases were
detected among workers of the Japanese-owned Furukawa Automotive Parts
Vietnam’s factory in Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone, District 7.
Following the discovery, the center has
prescribed antibiotics for all 6,200 workers of the factory to prevent the
spread of Neisseria meningitides – the bacterium that causes meningitis, it
said.
Those people who have fever will be asked to
take rest at local health clinics and not return to work so as to curb the
spread of the disease.
According to the report, from Tuesday local
agencies will start inspections at other factories in Tan Thuan and launch
campaigns to raise local workers’ awareness about the disease.
Since last December HCMC has recorded six
cases suffering from brain inflammation caused by the bacterium.
The latest was that of a 22-year-old student, the VnExpress newswire
reported Saturday.
According to the report, the student of the
People Police School 2 in District 9 was admitted to the Hospital for Tropical
Diseases on January 10 with fever and the symptoms of meningitis. He tested
positive for Neisseria meningitides four days later.
The VnExpress report said the student, whose
identity wasn’t revealed, is currently in stable health condition.
It quoted Sieu as saying that to prevent the
contagious bacterium, they have prescribed antibiotics for all the students of
the school for five days and sterilize the school.
Another case was also reported in the northern
province of Nam Dinh last Friday.
Sieu said since people mainly contract the
bacterium via respiratory system, respiratory hygiene is needed. He recommended
people clean their throat with saline solution or medical throat cleansers
three times per day, stressing that it is a simple yet effective way to protect
oneself against the disease.
Thanh Nien News
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