Dengue death toll reaches 30

Dengue death toll reaches 30

PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: An outbreak of dengue fever here has
killed 30 people in the months to May this year, with Mayor Husni
pledging Tuesday to fighting the disease.

Husin said in a plenary meeting with his staff that the
mayoralty would increase preventive and offensive measures
against the disease which has struck 410 people in the area.

The measures include cleaning water barrels before covering
them, scattering chemical powder on water and growing predator
fish to kill the larva of aides aegypty mosquitoes which carry
the dengue virus.

The government has made Palembang the home of the pilot
project of the national movement for mosquito net cleansing. The
mayoralty has chosen Ilir subdistrict to host the project,
scheduled for this month. (amd)