Dengue fever kills 15 in Saravane

(KPL) As of 31 August, 15 people have died of dengue fever which has also infected 1,657 people in the southern province of Saravane.

"Dengue fever outbreak is reported in 282 villages of eight districts across the province," said on Tuesday, September 31, Head of the Epidemiology Division, Health Service of Saravane province, Dr. Oudomsack Sisana.

"The outbreak began in early 2010 and now Lakhonepheng district is the hardest hit by dengue fever. The district has 547 patients of dengue fever and three dying of the disease followed by Saravane with 374 dengue fever patients and nine dying of the mosquito-borne disease.

Laongam district has 253 patients of dengue fever with one dying of the disease.

The number of dengue fever patients in the province has increased to 451 cases, almost four folds of the record for 2009.

Relevant authorities in the province have established a committee in charge of dengue fever prevention, laid out a plan on training for health workers at village dispensaries and launched health education campaign, which has so far benefited 100 villages.

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