By mid-April, Southern Vietnam recorded 18 meningococcal cases, an increase of 13 cases compared to the same period last year, with Ho Chi Minh City accounting for 10 of these.
High fever, startling, lethargy, and vomiting are early warning signs of brain complications in children with hand, foot, and mouth disease that require intervention.
An 11-year-old girl from Phu Quoc was dramatically saved by doctors at Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases during the "golden hour" after contracting type B meningococcal bacteria from a classmate.
