Dengue, Malaria Cases Take Big Dip in 2013
Both dengue fever and malaria deaths have plummeted this year compared to the same period in 2012, which was a peak year for the cyclical dengue, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Health. Dengue fever killed 59 people and infected 17,491 during the first 49 weeks of the year, said Nhan Chantha, director of the Health Ministry’s National Dengue Control Program. That marks a significant drop from the 183 deaths and 41,716 cases recorded for the same period in 2012, a peak year for dengue fever, which moves in three- to five-year cycles. This year’s deaths are also slightly down from the 65 deaths recorded in 2008, the year after the previous peak in dengue cases. … The mosquito-borne parasite killed nine people and infected 37,287 during the first 11 months of the year, compared to 39 deaths and 64,376 infections during the same period in 2012, according to the Malaria Center. …
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