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Myanmar: Dengue fever kills 48, infects over 10,700 people

Dengue fever killed 48 people and infected 10,757 others across Myanmar in the past seven months, said the Public Health Department under Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports on August 14.
Myanmar: Dengue fever kills 48, infects over 10,700 people ảnh 1A dengue fever patient (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Dengue feverkilled 48 people and infected 10,757 others across Myanmar in the past sevenmonths, said the Public Health Department under Myanmar Ministry of Health andSports on August 14.

As of July 27, Ayeyarwady region registeredhighest number of infection cases with 1,974 cases and five deaths, followed byYangon region with 1,788 cases and 15 deaths, the department's figures showed.

In 2018, a total of 187 people died of themosquito-borne disease in connection with 3,649 cases in Myanmar.

Dengue fever mostly occurs in the rainyseason from June to August in the Southeast Asian country.

People are warned to take preventionsagainst the dengue transmission as lack of sanitation, unhygienic water storageare blamed for causing the infectious disease.-VNA
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