Dengue surge intensifies across Vietnam, with southern region hit hardest
Vietnam News 16:00 18/11/2025A rising wave of dengue infections is sweeping across Vietnam as post-storm flooding creates ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes, with the southern region accounting for more than 60 percent of all cases and recording the fastest surge, health authorities warn.
Ho Chi Minh City at very low risk of malaria transmission
Vietnam News 19:22 06/06/2022The results of insect monitoring showed that no malaria-transmitting mosquitoes were detected in the metropolis
Vietnam on high alert as Chikungunya rages in Cambodia
Vietnam News 16:50 20/08/2020Cambodia has seen the re-emergence of the Chikungunya virus in 15 cities and provinces with more than 2,000 infections so far
Falling prey to mosquitoes for science’s sake
Travel 15:03 21/05/2013Staff and volunteers at the Central Epidemic Hygiene Institute have acted as victims of the mosquitoes’ blood sucking frenzy over the past few years to breed dengue-free mosquitoes.