Chou Chih-hao, deputy director of the DOH’s Centers for Disease Control, said that with the increasing exchanges between Taiwan and Vietnam, people visiting the Southeast Asian country should wash their hands frequently and refrain from eating uncooked food.

Chou said the cases of cholera, including fatalities, had been reported mainly in 10 areas in northern Vietnam, including Hanoi and Hai Phong.

Among the 85 confirmed cases, 44 people lived in Hanoi, all of whom reported that they had eaten uncooked food or vegetables, Chou said, noting that Vietnamese authorities had found vibrio cholerae, the bacteria that causes the disease, in rivers, ponds and vegetables.

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