Philippines dengue fever kills 10
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July 7, 2013, Sunday
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DENGUE fever has surged in the central Philippines, infecting more than 1,800 people and killing at least 10, a provincial official said yesterday.
The number of people struck down by the mosquito-borne disease in the central province of Iloilo this year is already 71 percent higher than the same period last year, provincial administrator Raul Banias said.
He added dengue fatalities in the first half of 2013 were already equal to the total deaths for all of 2012.
The latest outbreak in the province, about 400 kilometers south of Manila, has caused particular alarm because it began before the rainy season's start in June, when mosquitoes are less plentiful, he said.
He added the outbreak may be a sign of the changing behavior of mosquitoes and a result of people storing water improperly. Provincial health workers are now being deployed to the hardest-hit areas to inspect homes.
The number of people struck down by the mosquito-borne disease in the central province of Iloilo this year is already 71 percent higher than the same period last year, provincial administrator Raul Banias said.
He added dengue fatalities in the first half of 2013 were already equal to the total deaths for all of 2012.
The latest outbreak in the province, about 400 kilometers south of Manila, has caused particular alarm because it began before the rainy season's start in June, when mosquitoes are less plentiful, he said.
He added the outbreak may be a sign of the changing behavior of mosquitoes and a result of people storing water improperly. Provincial health workers are now being deployed to the hardest-hit areas to inspect homes.
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