Vientiane (VNA) – Laos has so far recorded atotal of 7,612 cases of dengue fever across the country since January,according to the country's Ministry of Health.
The disease caused 12 deaths in the period, PhonepaserdSayamoungkhoun, Deputy Director General of the ministry's Department of CommunicableDiseases Control, told a press conference in Vientianeon November 6.
The 12 deaths included four in the Lao capital, which hadthe highest number of dengue patients reported at 1,740.
Meanwhile, the numbers of cases in Bolikhamxay and Bokeo provinceswere 893 and 709, respectively.
Lao health authorities have urged people toclear potential mosquito breeding sites around their homes and workplaces tohelp control the spread of the disease./.
