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Indonesia logs twofold increase in dengue cases

The number of dengue cases in Indonesia doubled in March compared to the corresponding period in 2023, said the Health Ministry.
Indonesia logs twofold increase in dengue cases ảnh 1An officer carries out fogging in Cilandak Barat, Jakarta, on February 22, 2022. (Source: ANTARA FOTO/Reno Esnir/foc/aa)
Jakarta (VNA) – The number of dengue cases in Indonesia doubled in March comparedto the corresponding period in 2023, said the Health Ministry.

Asreported by the country’s national news agency Antara, Head of the ministry'sPublic Communication and Services Bureau Siti Nadia Tarmizi said there were 35,000cases logged in March from 15,000 posted the same month last year.

Accordingto a report from the ministry, the number of dengue cases began increasing atthe end of February.

Tarmizisaid the mortality rate also went up, but was not as high as the increase in thenumber of cases. Asof February, about 124 dengue fever-induced deaths were reported.

Theofficial said global warming factors, including El Nino, have triggered theincrease of cases in the local community, which will continue until its peakperiod in April./.
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