MOPH: Dengue fever spread a concern nationwide

BANGKOK, 10 August 2010 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has voiced concern over the spread of dengue fever in all provinces nationwide after the number of infections was found higher than last year by 83%.

Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit considered the ongoing spread of dengue fever a worrying issue. He said the Ministry had been monitoring the epidemic spread closely from June to August and last week accumulated the number of patients at 41,413, higher than the previous week by 3,000, along with 10 confirmed fatalities. The disease this year has been found most prevalent in the South, followed by the Central and the Northeast.

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