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Thirty-two die of dengue fever in Myanmar in July (2) |
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20:44, August 22, 2007 |
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 also 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.
The health authorities have occasionally advised people to take necessary measures to prevent and control the disease, including hygienic use of drinking water, combating larvae, week-end sanitation activities and education talks on the dengue fever, which is analyzed as being spread by a species of mosquito active during the day.
Source: Xinhua
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