One person dies in dengue outbreak

One person dies in dengue outbreak

SEMARANG, Central Java: One person has died and dozens of
others have been hospitalized due to an outbreak of dengue fever
in seven villages.

The Central Java provincial government announced recently that
the dengue fever outbreak was the first in five years.

The Wonogiri administration has taken measures to curb the
disease spread by aedes aegepty mosquitoes. It has sent in more
medical supplies and formed a task force in charge of medical
action. (har)