Quảng Ngãi skin disease outbreak
As of April 2012[update]
, multiple press sources reported an outbreak of an unidentified skin disease in the Ba Tơ District of Quảng Ngãi Province, Vietnam. The disease is reported to begin as a skin rash, and in numerous cases appears to have led to the death of the sufferers through organ failure.[1][2] As of 21 April
2012[update]
, the disease was reported to have affected 170 people, and killed 19.[1]
The Associated Press reported that Vietnam has asked for assistance from the World Health Organization.[3]
Another, separate unknown skin disease was reported from Quảng Ngãi's Sơn Hà District in early May 2012.[4]
Poisonous heavy metals in the soil or toxic mould on rice have been considered the most likely causes so far.[5]
Another outbreak of the same disease in the Quảng Ngãi area was reported in March 2013.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
- ↑ "Fatal disease baffles doctors". Viet Nam News. 2012-04-19.
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- ↑ New strange skin disease appears in Quang Ngai - News VietNamNet
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- ↑ "Bizarre skin disease outbreaks again in Quang Ngai". VietNamNet. 2013-03-11.
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