Dengue fever cases top 21,000 in Guangdong
Death toll at six, and more than 1,400 new cases of the disease were reported as of Sunday night by the provincial centre for disease control and prevention
PUBLISHED : Monday, 06 October, 2014, 4:23pm
UPDATED : Monday, 06 October, 2014, 4:42pm
Mimi Lau [email protected]
Dengue fever is a disease carried by mosquitoes, and these genetically modified aedes aegypti mosquitoes were released in the US to control the number of mosquitoes that spread dengue fever. Photo: AP
Guangdong has reported more than 21,000 cases of dengue fever, which has caused two more deaths, according to the provincial health department.
The department's website said today that, as of midnight on Sunday, 1,431 new cases had been reported, and the death toll was now at six. The 20 cities in Guangdong had reported 21,527 cases of dengue fever.
Of the cases reported, 18,192 were in Guangzhou, 1,997 in Foshan and 315 in Zhongshan. As for Hong Kong’s neighbours, Zhuhai reported 172 cases and Shenzhen 93.
Five of the six who have died are from Guangzhou.
Citing an unidentified expert with Guangdong Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou Daily said the growth in Guangzhou’s Baiyun district is persistent. It is now the hardest hit area, with more than 4,500 reported cases, surpassing Yuexiu district, with more than 2,800. Also, the third and fourth fatalities came from Baiyun district.
