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Monday, October 11, 2010

Vietnam : Dengue epidemic grips Vietnam, claims 59 lives

Via Saigon Daily :

" So far this year the mosquito – borne disease has sickened 80,000 people across the country, 59 of whom have died, said the Health Ministry’s Department of Preventive Health.

Although the number of infected people this year decreased 6.3 percent as compared to last year, the dengue fever situation still is complicated and at risk of spreading on a large scale, said the Health Ministry.

The worst affected region was the southern provinces with 43,844 cases."

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