Minister warns of dengue outbreak

Tue, 18 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari called on people
to improve sanitation in their neighborhoods as the number of
dengue fever cases was increasing with the arrival of the rainy
season.

She said on Monday that since June, more provinces had been
reporting to the ministry increased numbers of dengue cases in
their respective areas.

The number of patients with dengue in Jakarta, for instance,
increased by 160 percent from July to August, she said. -- JP

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