Dengue, HFMD raise alert across Mekong
Health authorities across the Mekong region, including Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, are reporting a surge in dengue fever and hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns are being cited as contributing factors to the increased disease burden.
Why it matters
It highlights the regional public health impact of seasonal disease outbreaks exacerbated by environmental changes.
Communities across the Mekong region face heightened seasonal threats from dengue and hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) amid changing rainfall patterns and soaring temperatures.
Health authorities in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam are raising alerts as the diseases become a serious public health threat, especially among children.
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