Dengue fever claims 69 lives in southern region

Published: 10/11/2008 05:00

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Twenty southern cities and provinces have seen a total of 69 deaths from 58,635 dengue fever cases this year, the Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur Institute said yesterday.

HCMC has seen 11,648 cases, followed by Ca Mau Province with 6,655 and Dong Nai Province with 5,744.

Binh Duong Province has seen 10 fatalities, the highest in the country, from a total of 3,916 dengue fever patients.

The number of cases and deaths is smaller compared to the same period last year, but figures are expected to rise in the remaining months of the year.

By QUANG MINH NHAT

Update from: http://www.thanhniennews.com/healthy/?catid=8&newsid=43611

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