Sharp drop in dengue deaths
Dengue-related deaths have dropped 71 per cent during the first nine months of this year when compared to the same period last year, according to officials at the National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control.
While 157 died because of dengue in 2012, only 45 deaths have been recorded by government officials during the same period this year.
Dr Char Meng Chuor, director of the centre, told the Post that between January and September this year, the decrease in dengue-related deaths was considerable, citing 15,193 cases compared with 36,958 cases during the same period last year. …
Mom Kunthear and Amelia Woodside
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