Rospotrebnadzor requested data on cases of the Coxsackie virus in Vietnam

Rospotrebnadzor sent a request to the Ministry of Health of Vietnam and the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) after reports of symptoms of the Coxsackie virus in several Russian tourists in a hotel in the city of Cam Ranh, the press service of the Ministry reported.

“In connection with the appearance in the media of information that several Russian tourists during a holiday in one of the hotels in the city of Cam Ranh appeared symptoms of the Coxsackie virus, Rospotrebnadzor sent a request to the Ministry of Health of Vietnam to provide official data on the results of the investigation and assess the risk of a possible deterioration of the epidemiological situation,” the report says.

The request was sent to the Vietnamese Ministry under the current agreement on cooperation in the field of sanitary and epidemiological well-being. Rospotrebnadzor sent a similar appeal to ATOR.

The Ministry recommended that tourists observe measures to prevent enterovirus infections: regularly wash their hands, drink bottled or boiled water, do not swallow water while swimming in pools and thoroughly wash fruits and vegetables.

As noted in Rospotrebnadzor, if there is a temperature, cough, runny nose, sore throat, rash, headache or bowel disorder, including after returning from resort countries, it is necessary to seek medical help.

The situation is under the control of Rospotrebnadzor.

Earlier, the telegram channel Mash reported several sick Russian tourists in one of the hotels in Cam Rani. According to the channel, the holidaymakers sharply rose temperature - up to 40 ° C, after which doctors diagnosed them with the Coxsackie virus. The publication also mentions several more families with children who fell ill while vacationing at the resort.

Coxsackie viruses are enteroviruses and can cause fever, sore throat, rash and other symptoms. The infection is transmitted from person to person, including through contaminated water, food, hands and objects. The source of infection can be both a sick person and an asymptomatic carrier.

In July, Rospotrebnadzor requested information from the Ministry of Health of Turkey on cases of infection with the Coxsackie virus among Russian tourists. The reason was the reports of sick people, including children, in one of the hotels of Belek. A similar request was sent to ATOR.

Later, ATOR said that it did not record an increase in the incidence of enterovirus infections among Russian tourists in Turkey. The association noted that isolated cases of infection with the Coxsackie virus regularly occurred in the summer season in the resorts of the Mediterranean and Black Seas.