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Myanmar continues to take preventive measures against dengue fever
English.news.cn 2010-06-14 10:28:06
by Feng Yingqiu
YANGON, June 14 (Xinhua) -- A Myanmar official daily Monday called on the country's people to continue to take preventive measures against dengue fever as it has entered the rainy season which is sensitive to the occurrence of the disease.
" Dengue fever, malaria, diarrhea, cough and pneumonia may rare their ugly heads again," the New Light of Myanmar warned in its editorial, stressing the need to take preventive measures against the seasonal diseases.
Pointing out that mosquito, in particular, is the most prolific in the rainy season, the editorial emphasized the need also to pay serious attention to the prevention and control of dengue fever so that people can stay away from the disease caused by mosquito.
Quoting the health department, the editorial said mostly under- 15 children, especially between three and nine years of age suffer dengue fever and now such cases are found even among some adult people, further warning that dengue fever cases can occur regardless of age and season.
According to the Yangon City Development Committee, the city saw less dengue fever occurrence in the first quarter of 2010 correspondingly, thanks to the authorities' tight preventive measure against the disease.
During the three-month period, 235 were infected with the disease with one person killed, the sources said, adding that the occurrence rate in townships with the highest outbreak also declined apparently.
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The number of people infected with dengue fever in the whole of 2009 amounted to 3,129 with 37 deaths registered.
The health authorities said it has been stepping up preventive measures against dengue fever in the Yangon municipal area targeting a coverage of every township starting this year by introducing abate medicine with better effect.
In June last year, dengue fever once broke out in two populated suburban townships of Dagon Myothit (North and South) and Hlaingtharya in Yangon division affecting children of five years of age and above.
The Myanmar health department, in cooperation with U.N. organizations and domestic non-governmental organizations, then launched a 700,000-US-dollar anti-dengue-fever campaign in 11 townships in Yangon and Ayeyawaddy divisions.
Dengue fever once reached a critical stage of level-3 in 2007 killing 100 out of 15,000 people infected with the disease, said anti-malaria department, adding that such occurrence happened once a decade.
Dengue fever usually breaks out in Yangon, Bago, Sagaing, Ayeyawaddy, Mon and Mandalay divisions and states especially in the rainy season which falls in the months of June, July, August and September.
The health authorities have occasionally advised people to take necessary measures to prevent and control the disease, including hygienic use of drinking water, combating larvae, week-end sanitation activities and education talks on the dengue fever, which is analyzed as being spread by a species of mosquito active during the day.
Myanmar continues to take preventive measures against dengue fever
English.news.cn 2010-06-14 10:28:06
by Feng Yingqiu
YANGON, June 14 (Xinhua) -- A Myanmar official daily Monday called on the country's people to continue to take preventive measures against dengue fever as it has entered the rainy season which is sensitive to the occurrence of the disease.
" Dengue fever, malaria, diarrhea, cough and pneumonia may rare their ugly heads again," the New Light of Myanmar warned in its editorial, stressing the need to take preventive measures against the seasonal diseases.
Pointing out that mosquito, in particular, is the most prolific in the rainy season, the editorial emphasized the need also to pay serious attention to the prevention and control of dengue fever so that people can stay away from the disease caused by mosquito.
Quoting the health department, the editorial said mostly under- 15 children, especially between three and nine years of age suffer dengue fever and now such cases are found even among some adult people, further warning that dengue fever cases can occur regardless of age and season.
According to the Yangon City Development Committee, the city saw less dengue fever occurrence in the first quarter of 2010 correspondingly, thanks to the authorities' tight preventive measure against the disease.
During the three-month period, 235 were infected with the disease with one person killed, the sources said, adding that the occurrence rate in townships with the highest outbreak also declined apparently.
(Page 2 of 2)
The number of people infected with dengue fever in the whole of 2009 amounted to 3,129 with 37 deaths registered.
The health authorities said it has been stepping up preventive measures against dengue fever in the Yangon municipal area targeting a coverage of every township starting this year by introducing abate medicine with better effect.
In June last year, dengue fever once broke out in two populated suburban townships of Dagon Myothit (North and South) and Hlaingtharya in Yangon division affecting children of five years of age and above.
The Myanmar health department, in cooperation with U.N. organizations and domestic non-governmental organizations, then launched a 700,000-US-dollar anti-dengue-fever campaign in 11 townships in Yangon and Ayeyawaddy divisions.
Dengue fever once reached a critical stage of level-3 in 2007 killing 100 out of 15,000 people infected with the disease, said anti-malaria department, adding that such occurrence happened once a decade.
Dengue fever usually breaks out in Yangon, Bago, Sagaing, Ayeyawaddy, Mon and Mandalay divisions and states especially in the rainy season which falls in the months of June, July, August and September.
The health authorities have occasionally advised people to take necessary measures to prevent and control the disease, including hygienic use of drinking water, combating larvae, week-end sanitation activities and education talks on the dengue fever, which is analyzed as being spread by a species of mosquito active during the day.