Via WA Today :
" Travellers are being cautioned over visiting Bali amid a worrying outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus dengue fever.
The WA Health Department has warned the number of those suffering from the disease has topped 150 so far this year, up from a total of 16 in 2006.
Symptoms include fever, severe headache, aching joints and muscles, pain behind the eyes, nausea, vomiting and a rash and usually occur within three to 14 days of being bitten.
Director of Communicable Disease Control Dr Paul Armstrong said that while most people recovered completely from the illness, there was a risk of developing a rare but potentially fatal form of the disease.
He said the mosquito that transmits dengue fever commonly bites during the day and in shady, indoor venues."
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