The Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) reported on 3 October 2026 that in week 39 (21–27 September 2026) the city recorded 1,491 dengue cases, stable (1.7%) compared with the average of the previous four weeks. The cumulative total from the start of 2026 to week 39 is 35,714 cases.
Main points
- Wards and communes with high dengue rates per 100,000 people: according to the infographic with the HCDC article, up to week 39 Con Dao special zone had 883, Chanh Phu Hoa 777, Minh Thanh 706, Ngai Giao 697 and Dong Hoa 632 cases per 100,000 people.
- Hand, foot and mouth disease (not insect-borne, reported in the same bulletin): 1,538 cases in week 39, a sharp 63.8% rise compared with the average of the previous four weeks; 36,676 cases in total. High rates per 100,000 people in Con Dao special zone (673), Binh Khanh (535) and Hiep Phuoc (443).
- HCDC advises residents to keep following the health sector’s prevention measures; dengue prevention guidance is at hcdc.vn/sxh.
VPMA’s note
HCDC’s official weekly bulletin: new dengue cases in Ho Chi Minh City are stable compared with the average of the previous four weeks. Areas with high rates per 100,000 people include Con Dao special zone and outlying communes and wards. Members working in Ho Chi Minh City should follow HCDC’s weekly bulletin to see which areas are at risk, and work with local health stations when taking part in mosquito and larval control.
- Source
- HCDC – Dengue and hand, foot and mouth disease in Ho Chi Minh City up to week 39/2026
- Published
- 3 October 2026
- Section
- Research · Vector-borne disease
- Agency
- Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC)
- Updated
- 10:16, 3 October 2026
- Reporting period
- Week 39: 21–27 September 2026
Source: HCDC – Tình hình dịch bệnh sốt xuất huyết, tay chân miệng trên địa bàn TP. Hồ Chí Minh tính đến tuần 39/2026 (summarised in English by VPMA). Read the Vietnamese page.