Dengue outbreak kills dozens<\/p>\n
PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: An outbreak of dengue in several
\nregions has killed 17 people and hospitalized 100 in the past
\nthree months.<\/p>\n
A spokesman from the provincial office of the Ministry of
\nHealth told Antara on Thursday that the disease, caused by Aedes
\nAegepty mosquitos, spread in the municipality of Palembang and
\nthe regencies of Ogan Komering Ilir and Musi Banyuasin.<\/p>\n
Dr. Azhari, however, said the number of fatalities has not yet
\nreached a point where it can be considered a \"disaster\". Dengue
\noutbreaks in previous years affected and killed more people, he
\nsaid, without specifying any number.<\/p>\n
The health office has successfully curbed the spread of the
\ndisease by deploying health workers to the stricken areas, he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
An outbreak of dengue has also taken place in Bangkalan
\nregency, East Java, killing two people. Of the 39 hospitalized
\nfor dengue in the Dr. Soetomo General Hospital in Surabaya this
\nmonth, most were children.<\/p>\n
The number of both patients and fatalities, however, could be
\nhigher as there were unrecorded cases in remote places, Antara
\nreported.<\/p>\n
Hospital director Dr. Achmad Furqon said dengue hits the
\nregency every year, and spreads mostly in the subdistricts of
\nGeger, Klampis and Kamal.<\/p>\n
Given the fact that Bangkalan is a transit area for traffic
\nconnecting the regencies of Sumenep and Sampang, respectively on
\nthe islands of Java and Madura, it's possible that the dengue
\noutbreak was \"imported\", Furqon said. (swe)<\/p>",
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