Philippines dengue fever kills 10
Source: Agencies |
July 7, 2013, Sunday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
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.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
