A total of 23,653 people have been hit by dengue fever this year around Thailand with 21 of them killed by the disease, the Public Health Ministry of the country announced on Monday.
Deputy Public Health Minister Morakot Kornkasem said the 23,653 cases had been recorded until July 7.
Among the cases, 8,177 cases happened in central provinces, 6, 816 in northeastern provinces, 5,282 in southern provinces and 3, 378 in northern provinces.
The high-danger season of dengue fever is July but earlier than usual rains has meant that dengue is a greater concern this year than before, Morakot was quoted by local radio FM 100 as saying, adding that the insurgency in the far South means that anti- mosquito measures are more difficult to apply.
More breeding grounds for dengue-carrying mosquitoes emerge during the rainy season, he explained, especially in the three southernmost provinces where heavier rainfall contributes to a higher population of mosquitoes than in the country's other regions.
The Ministry of Public Health has ordered health officials to work with local authorities to prevent the further spread on any outbreak.
Source: Xinhua
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