Six killed by diarrhea

Six killed by diarrhea

KUPANG: Six people have died of diarrhea and another of dengue fever when disease hit this East Nusatenggara province early January.

Unconfirmed reports from the East Sumba regency said that two out of the 22 people attacked by diarrhea have died. But head of the provincial health office Dr. Agus Y. Berek said as of this weekend he had not received any more news of the outbreak from the local health office. In Kupang regency 50 people are suffering from dengue fever and of them one has died. On Rotte island 44 people are suffering from the fever, Antara said. Dr. Agus said that his office has dispatched a medical team to Rotte to help the local health office in their efforts to alleviate the suffering of the people. (tis)