Three children die of dengue

Three children die of dengue

GROBOGAN, Central Java: Three children of the Belor village
have died, while 128 others have been hospitalized in a dengue
outbreak striking the Ngaringan district.

Hengki Pramono and Susanto, both four years old, and
Kabudiyah, 11, died of the hemorrhagic fever over the past few
days.

Chief of the local office of the Ministry of Health, Agustinus
Soebandijo, said a number of health workers have been dispatched
to the stricken areas to spray the neighborhoods for the aedes
mosquito.

A number of medical personnel have also been sent to help
treat the dengue victims in local health care centers. (har/rms)