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- June 20, 2023
Number of dengue cases this year has reached over 400 in Rakhine State. The list was prepared with
data till 30 June, said a health worker
belonging to the public health department.
Among the patients, 104 people hail from Kyauk
Phyu township, 66 from capital city Sittwe, 63
from Taungup along with a few cases from other townships.
About 20 children aged one and one is with few months are also facing the
fever.
“So far, no critical condition has been observed among those patients,” he added.
More than 140 children from 1 to 4 years old, over 160
children aged 4 to 9 years, over 30 children between the ages of 10 and 14
and over 10
people above 15 years are reported. Young people under 15 years are reported more vulnerable
to Dengue, which
is caused by mosquito bites. The mosquitos breed
in clean water and
Dengue emerges as a fatal disease in many cases.
State attorney U Hla Thein, who is a spokesperson for the Rakhine State military council, informed that
426 dengue cases have been recognized.
All the patients are hospitalized, and no casualty is reported till date.
Dengue fever is normally reported from May to
October during the rainy days. This
year, the rain started in May and so the dengue outbreak start reporting.
Narinjara News tried to contact Rakhine State health & treatment department director Dr Kyi Lwin through
telephone, but he did not respond.
Last year, till July there were more than 900 dengue cases in the State. The dengue took away the
lives of 27 people in 2017, said the health
department sources.