Dengue fever kills 12 in Laos in first six months this year

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VIENTIANE, July 20, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – As many as 12 people have died so
far as a result of dengue fever in the first six months this year in Laos.

According to local daily Vientiane Times on Friday, the central Lao
province of Savannakhet has recorded the most cases.

The number of dengue fever cases was more than double the number of cases
during the same period in 2017, higher than other ASEAN countries compared to
the population, the report quoted a Lao health official as saying.

In 2017, about 5,584 dengue fever infections were recorded in the country
including 14 fatalities.

From Jan. 1 to June 30 this year, more than 2,426 cases of dengue fever
were recorded in Laos. Among them, some 12 people died, National Center for
Laboratory and Epidemiology director Onechanh Keosavanh told Vientiane Times
on Thursday.

Officials and health authorities are urging people to clear potential
mosquito breeding sites in their houses and workplaces to curb the spread of
the virus.