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Saturday, September 18, 2010

India : 19 Dengue deaths in Andhra Pradesh Dist: Minister

An article from New Kerala :

" Vijayawada Sep 17 : As many as 19 people have died of dengue and 24 people from other viral fevers including malaria during the last two months in Krishna District, Animal Husbandry Minister K Parthasarathi informed here today.

Admitting at a press conference here that viral fevers including dengue and malaria were rampant in Krishna District and several people had died, he said 52 people were being treated for dengue, 1977 for malaria and 1204 for diarrhoea in the district in various hospitals.

Contradicting the media reports that more than 100 people have died of dengue in the city itself, the Minister said only 13 persons have died in the city with dengue fever during the last two months.

He explained that 13,767 people suffered from various type of viral fevers in July, 29,000 in August and 9,000 during the current month in the city and added that all steps had been taken to contain the spread of viral fevers in the city as well as in the district."

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