Dengue, malaria feared in Manado

Dengue, malaria feared in Manado

MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): Local health officials here
warned that the province could be in the grip of an epidemic of
dengue and malaria fever.

The head of the contagious diseases eradication unit at the
local health office, Soetjipto, expressed concern on Saturday at
the increasing number of patients being treated for the diseases
in the past few months.

The provincial capital, Manado, was identified as the area
most prone to the spread of malaria because of its location near
marshland.

Of 529 cases of malaria recorded in the province this year,
413 occurred in the city.

The spread of dengue fever has been recorded in all areas of
the province, he said.

Spread of the diseases would be expedited if members of the
public failed to recognize the need to make proper sanitation and
hygiene part of their lives. (04)