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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Indonesia : Sharp increase in dengue fever in West Nusa Tenggara

Via Antara News :

" Mataram : West Nusatenggara had a total of 1,781 dengue fever cases in the January-October 2010 period, up from 625 in the same period last year, a local public health official said."The number of dengue fever sufferers in 2010 was much higher than in 2009," the head of disease control and environment, health office of West Nusa Tenggara, I Made Suadnya, said here Tuesday.

He said dengue fever was an acute disease caused by the dengue virus and transmitted by mosquitoes. The disease is found in tropical and sub-tropical regions including in many Southeast Asian countries.There were four types of dengue virus, each of which can cause dengue fever, either mild or fatal.

Dengue fever is transmitted to humans through the bite of female Aedes mosquito infected by dengue virus. The disease can not be transmitted directly from person to person."

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