Two Meningitis Cases in Ca Mau, One Fatality Recorded
Ca Mau Province in southern Vietnam has confirmed two cases of meningococcal disease, with one 46-year-old female patient succumbing to the illness. Health experts are on-site to bolster containment measures. The southern region has seen an uptick in reported meningococcal cases this year.
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