South China province reports 6,089 dengue cases

(Xinhua) 13:14, September 23, 2014

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GUANGZHOU, Sept. 23 -- A total of 6,089 dengue cases have been reported in southChina's Guangdong Province since May, local authorities said on Tuesday.

The provincial capital of Guangzhou was hit hardest by the virus, with 5,190 casesreported as of Monday, including two deaths, according to the provincial disease controland prevention center.

Foshan City, which neighbors Guangzhou, reported 622 cases. The remaining cases werereported in the cities of Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhuhai.

An increasing number of cases contracted abroad and rainy days this year contributed tothe dengue outbreak, said Yang Zhicong, deputy director of the Guangzhou municipaldisease control and prevention center.

The public's indifference to mosquito eradication has also prompted the outbreak, he said.

Figures from the center show that due to high temperatures and rainy weather inGuangdong, the mosquito population is five times the normal level.

The center has ordered all people to stay alert ahead of the National Day holiday thatbegins on Oct. 1.

Dengue fever, a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes, mostly hits tropical and sub-tropical regions. The symptoms include high fever, nausea, rashes, backache andheadaches. The hemorrhagic variant, which causes severe internal bleeding as bloodvessels collapse, is often fatal.

(Editor:Kong Defang、Huang Jin)

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