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Dengue fever deaths mount in Indonesia - UPI.com
Dengue fever deaths mount in Indonesia
Published: Feb. 23, 2009 at 8:00 PM
JAKARTA, Feb. 23 (UPI) --
A Dengue fever outbreak has claimed 104 lives in Indonesia's Banten province this month, health officials said Monday.
Ignatius Darya, a spokesman for Misi Rangkasbitung Hospital, said the number is expected to increase through March, the month the disease traditionally peaks for the year, the state news agency ANTARA said.
"The number of dengue patients treated at the hospital has increased by a third this month, to 90 cases, when compared to last month," Darya said.
However, those patients were recovering after being treated quickly and properly, he said.
"The residents here don't really understand the illness and how to prevent it. They live in densely populated neighborhood with poor hygiene," he added.
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<cite cite="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/02/23/Dengue_fever_deaths_mount_in_Indonesia/UPI-75001235437211/">Dengue fever deaths mount in Indonesia - UPI.com</cite>Published: Feb. 23, 2009 at 8:00 PM
JAKARTA, Feb. 23 (UPI) --
A Dengue fever outbreak has claimed 104 lives in Indonesia's Banten province this month, health officials said Monday.
Ignatius Darya, a spokesman for Misi Rangkasbitung Hospital, said the number is expected to increase through March, the month the disease traditionally peaks for the year, the state news agency ANTARA said.
"The number of dengue patients treated at the hospital has increased by a third this month, to 90 cases, when compared to last month," Darya said.
However, those patients were recovering after being treated quickly and properly, he said.
"The residents here don't really understand the illness and how to prevent it. They live in densely populated neighborhood with poor hygiene," he added.
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