Dengue kills 156 people

Dengue kills 156 people

SEMARANG: A total of 156 people in Central Java have died of
dengue fever this year, a government official here has said.

Dadik Suhardadi, head of the local social affairs office, said
most of the victims live in the coastal areas in the northern
part of the province, Antara reported.

He said the number of people affected by the disease
increased sharply this year to 7,371. Rembang regency tops the
list with 1,008 sufferers and 20 fatalities, while the province
capital, Semarang, ranks third with 956 sufferers and 18
fatalities.

The fatal disease is generated by a virus carried by Aedes
Aegepty mosquitos.

Other affected regencies are Blora, Pati, Grobogan, Purworejo,
Kendal, Klaten, Boyolali, and Karanganyar. (26)