Ten people die in dengue outbreak

YOGYAKARTA: Ten people have died in a dengue outbreak over the past two months, according to local health office doctor Kristi Indarti.

Antara quoted the doctor as saying 245 people from five regencies in Yogyakarta were affected by the disease. Last year, dengue affected 1,102 people and killed 34.

In 1995, 1,026 residents of Yogyakarta suffered from dengue; 23 died.

Separately, in Dili, East Timor, 29 people have been hit by dengue over the past two months. Dr. Rustam S. Pakaya of the Dili health office said the number was three times higher than for the same period last year.

No casualties had been reported.

Throughout 1996, 48 people were affected by dengue, three of whom died. (swe/33)