In mid-March, two women were sent to the hospital with stomachaches, fever and nausea. One was in the 16th week of pregnancy and the other was in the 28th week. They both faced liver abscesses and tested positive for fasciola.
HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases
The two said that they often eat raw vegetables. According to doctors, this was the cause of the fasciola which resulted in the liver abscess.
Many liver abscess patients have to struggle with critical conditions due to being hospitalised late.
The World Health Organisation reported that fasciola infection has been found in 47 cities and provinces in Vietnam with coastal central localities such as Danang, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh hardest hit.
The fasciola infection often has the symptoms of fever, stomachache, tiredness, nausea, anorexia and urticaria. If not treated in time, it can cause liver damage.