15 JULY 1998. PHILIPPINES:
DISEASE (DENGUE) Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer Internet Edition: "Five
more persons, three of them children, died of dengue fever despite fogging
operations and a province wide [Oriental Mindoro] campaign on disease awareness.
This brought to 16 the number of persons who have died of the viral disease
in Oriental Mindoro. The three children died between July 1 and 10. Eighty-four
confirmed dengue cases were recorded from June 1 to 10 despite fogging
operations in over 2,529 houses and dialogues with affected communities
in six dengue-stricken towns."-- Clyde Markon <docmarkon@worldnet.att.netVIA
PROMED promed@usa.healthnet.org
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