South China province reports 1,189 new dengue fever cases
Updated: 2014-10-02 21:36
(Xinhua)
|
|||||||||||
GUANGZHOU - South China's Guangdong Province reported 1,189 new dengue fever cases on Wednesday, the local health authorities said Thursday.
The total number of dengue fever cases in Guangdong has therefore climbed to 16,375, including four deaths: three in the provincial capital Guangzhou and one in the neighboring Foshan City, the provincial health and family planning commission said in a press release.
The disease has so far been detected in 19 out of 21 prefecture-level cities in Guangdong, it said.
Guangzhou has reported 13,898 cases, whereas Foshan has reported 1,567. Shenzhen, a boom city neighboring Hong Kong, has 51 cases, it said.
Health authorities have attributed the outbreak to high temperatures and wet weather in Guangdong, where the mosquito population is five times the normal level.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne, potentially fatal disease that affects between 50 and 100 million people in tropical and subtropical regions every year, causing fever combined with muscle and joint aches.
Related Stories
South China province sees 1, 152 new dengue fever cases 2014-09-30 06:52
South China province sees 888 new dengue fever cases 2014-09-26 21:37
Guangdong officials rush to cope with dengue fever outbreak 2014-09-25 20:08
Japan confirms first local dengue fever case in 70 years 2014-08-27 16:39
Guangzhou tackles dengue fever outbreak 2014-08-19 06:51
581 dengue fever cases in SW China 2013-09-04 20:48
Today's Top News
China to start direct yuan-euro trade
Protest disrupts life in Hong Kong
Slim waist fad causing problems
Americans split over role of gov't in their lives: Gallup
Spanish diplomat killed in Sudan
Independence of MH17 probe 'crucial'
Illegal assembly in Hong Kong leads to clashes
Aggrieved firms 'should go to court'
Hot Topics
Lunar probe , China growth forecasts, Emission rules get tougher, China seen through 'colored lens', International board,
Editor's Picks
Sea change |
'Old newcomers' |
General aviation hub reaches for the sky |
Endangered species threatens livelihoods |
Chinese mavericks set to amaze racing world |
Helping them breathing |