Central Thailand declared dengue disaster zone with 1400 infected

Authorities in Thailand's central province of Rayong declared the province as a dengue disaster zone after 1,397 people were infected and two of them were killed this year, The Nation news website reported Friday.

    Rayong deputy governor Siripong Hantrakul was quoted as saying that by declaring a disaster ... ...the provincial administration could spend its emergency fund of 50 million baht (about 1.47 million U.S. dollars) to fight the spread of the disease.

    He said Rayong, some 150 kilometers from Bangkok, remained on top of the provinces with the highest dengue spread rate, according to the report.

    Dengue or Dengue Fever is an infectious disease normally transmitted by mosquitoes, common in a tropical country like Thailand especially during its rainy season, which falls around June through October

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