Dengue haemorrhagic fever has claimed the lives of a 23-year old man and an infant during the last week, reports ProMedMail. According to local sources, the number of dengue fever cases tripled relative to last year, with more than 200 cases [over an uncertain period]. Interestingly, the report states that the epidemic occurred between June and December. Recommendations to the public in the report include using mosquito nets, which might not have much effect as Aedes aegypti is a day-biting mosquito.
The same report announces that the number of dengue cases in Port Douglas, North Queensland, Australia reached 14, despite control efforts by mosquito trapping and spraying. As usual, residents are urged to remove potential breeding sites. The report includes interesting notes of previous outbreaks with 30 cases in Cairns in 2003 and a large outbreak of 500 cases in 1997-98 in the same area. I noticed that the link at the end of the report is erroneous. The proper link is <http://www.health.qld.gov.au/dengue>. Interestingly, this local health authority website seems to be out-of-date, showing only 6 cases in total for the current outbreak.
The same report announces that the number of dengue cases in Port Douglas, North Queensland, Australia reached 14, despite control efforts by mosquito trapping and spraying. As usual, residents are urged to remove potential breeding sites. The report includes interesting notes of previous outbreaks with 30 cases in Cairns in 2003 and a large outbreak of 500 cases in 1997-98 in the same area. I noticed that the link at the end of the report is erroneous. The proper link is <http://www.health.qld.gov.au/dengue>. Interestingly, this local health authority website seems to be out-of-date, showing only 6 cases in total for the current outbreak.
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I recently lived and worked in Tonga. I contracted Dengue, as did many of the people I worked with. Many Tongans are not able to get the basic treatments needed and when the hemorrhagic strain comes along they are affected much worse.
See my blog @ http://btjtravel.blogspot.com/ for other stories about Tonga.
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