Volume 6, Number 4—August 2000
Dispatch
Dengue Epidemic in Southern Vietnam, 1998
Do Quang Ha
, Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, Vu Thi Que Huong, Huynh Thi Kim Loan, and Cao Minh Thang
, Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, Vu Thi Que Huong, Huynh Thi Kim Loan, and Cao Minh Thang
Table 2
Specimens positive for dengue virus, by province, 1998
| Prov | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total & rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lam Dong | 0*/10 | 3/10 | 3/20 (15) | ||||||||||
| Dong Nai | 18/22 | 4/4 | 12/16 | 34/42 (80.95) | |||||||||
| Br-V Tau | 2/2 | 4/4 | 6/6 (100) | ||||||||||
| HCMC | 9/38 | 35/82 | 6/23 | 20/48 | 14/21 | 38/54 | 78/117 | 71/79 | 40/83 | 63/162 | 24/54 | 16/66 | 414/827 (50.06) |
| Long An | 0/38 | 16/24 | 6/7 | 2/3 | 24/72 (33.33) | ||||||||
| Tien Giang | 1/6 | 23/67 | 6/8 | 4/4 | 10/10 | 3/3 | 47/98 (47.96) | ||||||
| Ben Tre | 9/14 | 25/32 | 16/21 | 12/26 | 3/3 | 65/96 (67.71) | |||||||
| Vinh Long | 17/98 | 41/57 | 58/155 (37.42) | ||||||||||
| Tra Vinh | 19/27 | 5/6 | 10/17 | 5/6 | 39/56 (69.64) | ||||||||
| Dong Thap | 3/5 | 1/3 | 1/5 | 3/4 | 8/17 (47.06) | ||||||||
| Can Tho | 2/3 | 1/2 | 11/17 | 14/22 (63.64) | |||||||||
| Soc Trang | 1/2 | 8/28 | 9/30 (30) | ||||||||||
| An Giang | 28/118 | 25/101 | 45/138 | 51/117 | 72/116 | 55/68 | 62/86 | 88/114 | 50/88 | 37/60 | 26/38 | 3/4 | 542/1,048 (51.72) |
| Ca Mau | 6/7 | 8/12 | 1/6 | 9/12 | 4/4 | 28/41 (68.29) | |||||||
| Bac Lieu | 1/2 | 3/11 | 4/13 30.77 | ||||||||||
| Kien Giang | 1/17 | 0/5 | 0/7 | 11/13 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 12/44 (27.27) | ||||||
| Total | 41/178 | 77/324 | 54/167 | 74/184 | 119/202 | 201/306 | 194/285 | 194/255 | 123/229 | 144/276 | 64/107 | 22/74 | 1,307/2,587 (50.52) |
*Number of positive specimens/total number of sera tested by IgM capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Mac-ELISA)
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