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08:31, July 09, 2007 |
A total of 30 people died in Myanmar out of 3,000 infected with dengue fever in the first half of this year, higher than that of the same period of 2006, local media reported Sunday.
The health authorities have warned the public to take precaution against DF especially during the current monsoon season which started last month, said the Myanmar Times in its next weekly issue (July 9-15) pre-published on Sunday.
The highest number of the DF cases occurred in southern Mon state, followed by Yangon and Ayeyawaddy divisions during the half- year period, the report said.
According to statistics, 11,049 people were infected with DF in the country resulting in 130 deaths in 2006.
Dengue fever cases once dropped in Yangon city in 2006 thanks to preventive measures taken against the disease.
The dengue fever cases in Yangon declined to 1,531 with 18 deaths in 2006 from 5,621 cases with 40 deaths in 2005.
The dengue fever cases were attributed to heavy population and poor stream-water flow in some areas in the 680-square-kilometer Yangon which has a population of 6 million.
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