Floods extend dengue season

Recent flooding has extended the dengue fever season this year, the National Dengue Control Program said on Tuesday. Officials added that more than 12,000 people, primarily children, had been hospitalised so far this year with the mosquito-borne infection. Dr Ngan Chantha, head of the NDCP, said “12,392 people had been hospitalised with dengue fever in the first nine months of this year, compared to 9,582 in total last year”…

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