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Warning after spike in dengue fever cases


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The number of dengue fever cases reported during the first 21 weeks of 2016 was double the same period last year and is expected to continue to rise in the coming months.

From January to May, the Kingdom saw 1,915 cases and four deaths, compared to 967 infections and one death last year during the same time frame, according to a release by the Ministry of Health.

The increase this year was influenced by the El Niño weather pattern and could be attributed to the disease’s pandemic year cycle, which results in outbreaks every three to five years, the release said.

read more http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/warning-after-spike-dengue-fever-cases

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