Vietnam (Mar—Aug, 2012). Khanh Hoa province is located on the South central coast of
Vietnam. Our catchment area is Nha Trang city which is the capital of Khanh Hoa province.
Dengue fever is known to be highly endemic in the southern part of Vietnam, with a reported
dengue incidence for Nha Trang city of 358/100,000 in 2010[18]. There are 27 communes in
Nha Trang. In collaboration with Nagasaki University, census information collected in 16 communes
was shared and used as baseline demographic data in the DVI’s study in Nha Trang.
The study was conducted in three rural and three urban communes which were randomly selected
among 16 communes.