Hanoi capital sees first measles case this year

The patient is said to have already received three doses of the measles vaccine. The transmission source of the case remains unclear.

After undergoing nearly three weeks of treatment, the patient was subsequently discharged from a local hospital.

According to the Ministry of Health, the country has reported a total of 42 cases of measles and suspected measles in 13 provinces and cities nationwide since early this year. No concentrated outbreaks have been seen so far.

The Ministry has recommended that local authorities strengthen supervision in a bid to swiftly diagnose infection cases in the community and immediately curb outbreaks after cases are detected.

Health experts shared that measles was a highly infectious respiratory disease and often infected children under five or unvaccinated adults.

Symptoms include fever, coughing, runny nose, inflamed eyes, along with red and flat rashes breaking on the skin. It can spread very fast, particularly in crowded places.