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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Thailand : Dengue fever outbreak strikes thousands nationwide

Via The Nation :

" The Public Health Ministry reported Tuesday that dengue fever has infected 17,587 people and killed 20 patients around the country in the past five months.

The Ministry's permanent secretary Dr Paiji Warachit said the number of dengue fever patients this year has increased by 58 per cent when compared with the same period last year. Most dengue victims were aged between 10 to 24 years.

The Ministry reported the Central region was the hardest hit with 7,945 cases, followed by 4,264 in the South, 3,753 in the Northeast, and 1,625 in the North.

The Department of Disease Control's director general Dr Manit Teeratantikanont said the dengue virus type 1 has been spreading widely this year. But people are at risk also from dengue virus type 2 and type 3 as most do not have immunity against these two virus types.

Paijit said the dengue fever outbreak would peak during the rainy season from June to August."

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