Dengue fever kills six in Brebes
Dengue fever kills six in Brebes
SEMARANG, Central Java: At least six people have died over the
last three months from an outbreak of dengue fever in Brebes
regency, Central Java.
The head of the local health office, Krishnajaya, said here
over the weekend that the victims were residents of Sengon
village, Tanjung district. Four other people are being treated
for dengue fever at the hospital in Brebes.
He said his office had distributed medicine, fogging equipment
and sprayers to fight against the spread of the epidemic.
He said in addition to these measures, locals had been asked
to empty containers of standing water, where the aedes aegypti
mosquito can usually be found. --JP
SEMARANG, Central Java: At least six people have died over the
last three months from an outbreak of dengue fever in Brebes
regency, Central Java.
The head of the local health office, Krishnajaya, said here
over the weekend that the victims were residents of Sengon
village, Tanjung district. Four other people are being treated
for dengue fever at the hospital in Brebes.
He said his office had distributed medicine, fogging equipment
and sprayers to fight against the spread of the epidemic.
He said in addition to these measures, locals had been asked
to empty containers of standing water, where the aedes aegypti
mosquito can usually be found. --JP