As Ninh Binh province enters the 2026-2027 academic year, health authorities are tracking an influx of pediatric infectious disease cases driven by seasonal weather transitions and dense school environments. According to statistics, the region recorded 2 066 cases of infectious diseases among children under 15 years old by the end of August 2026, with hand, foot, and mouth disease accounting for 1 426 of those diagnoses.
Hospital Admissions Rise Among Young Children in Ninh Binh
Local medical facilities are managing a steady stream of young patients as seasonal humidity and prolonged wet weather create favorable conditions for viral and bacterial proliferation. These patients are primarily receiving treatment for adenovirus, influenza, hand, foot, and mouth disease, and various respiratory illnesses.
Dr. Điệp advises parents to seek professional medical evaluation immediately if children display abnormal symptoms such as persistent high fever, heavy coughing, rashes, crying, or diarrhea. Medical professionals caution against purchasing medications at home on their own initiative.
School Sanitation and CDC Surveillance Efforts
To combat the spread of illness at the start of the school term, the Ninh Binh CDC has stepped up epidemiological surveillance across local communities, schools, and healthcare facilities. Lê Hoàng Nam, director of the Ninh Binh CDC, notes that while the regional epidemiological situation remains fundamentally controlled with no large-scale outbreaks recorded, children under five years old continue to represent a high-risk group for contracting and transmitting infections.
The health sector is actively collaborating with the education sector, local authorities, and commune health stations to sanitize school environments. At Gia Vien Primary School—which serves more than 1 540 students across 47 classes—recent heavy rains and flooding in late August inundated one of the school’s sub-facilities. School director Nguyen Thi Thu Ha explains that staff, teachers, and parents mobilized to clear mud, wash classrooms, and spray disinfectants across the campus and functional rooms to prepare for the students’ return.
Public Health Response and Ongoing Monitoring
Health authorities in Ninh Binh are maintaining medical personnel, drug supplies, chemicals, and equipment on alert status to quickly detect and isolate emerging disease clusters. When abnormal case groups are identified, health workers conduct rapid epidemiological investigations, collect samples, and enforce localized containment measures to prevent wider transmission within educational institutions.