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Over 10,000 people infected dengue fever in Myanmar so far this year

Xinhua, June 29, 2015 Adjust font size:

Dengue fever has infected more than 10,000 people in Myanmar in the first half of this year, killing more than 40 people, according to the Ministry of Health Monday.

The country's southeastern Mon state topped with 2,182 cases, followed by Ayayawaddy and Yangon regions.

With Yangon registering the highest death rate, there are about 200 to 250 dengue fever cases reported daily across the country.

An anti-dengue fever project official said the outbreak of the mosquito-infected viral disease is on an annual increase despite preventive and control measures being taken on a nationwide scale.

The ministry is calling for intensive preventive measures in the current rainy season when the outbreak of such epidemic disease in Myanmar is common.

Myanmar reported more than 13,000 dengue fever cases in 2014 but 20,255 in 2013. Endi