Dengue kills four in Medan

Dengue kills four in Medan

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Dengue fever has claimed the lives here
of at least four people, including a mother, her new born baby
and 12-year-old daughter and hospitalized at least 42 others in
the last week.

Head of the Medan health office, Syahrial Anas, made a plea
Saturday for residents to take precautionary measures against the
continued spread of the disease which is transmitted by the Aedes
mosquito.

The most tragic deaths, Antara reported, occurred when mother
Fitriani Boru Hasibuan and her two daughters, 12-year old Dewi
Juliani and baby Zainab, all died from the disease in a matter of
days.

Fitriani's husband, Agus Mulyono, can only look on in despair
now as the sole remaining member of his family, as son Abdul
Rachman has also been admitted to Dr Pirngadi hospital for
treatment.

The fourth reported casualty of the disease was an adult
female who had just graduated from medical school. (aan)