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13 Nov, 2015

More dengue fever

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The Hawaii Department of Health updates the number of confirmed cases of dengue fever that were locally-acquired on Hawaii Island. The number of confirmed cases has risen to 38 — 30 are Hawaii residents and 8 are visitors. The state says 32 cases have been adults and six have been children.

15 Sep, 2015

Outbreak

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150916161340-india-new-delhi-dengue-0916-03-exlarge-169At least 1,872 patients have tested positive with Dengue Fever in New Delhi, of which seven have died. State-run hospitals in the country’s capital are overrun. Authorities say they have ordered hundreds of additional beds to accommodate the surge of patients in government hospitals, which provide free treatment. They also mandated private hospitals to not turn away anyone requiring admission. The capital’s chief minister makes a surprise checks at crowded wards after national media runs the story of a six-year-old boy who died from a suspected case of the illness. Several city hospitals, his father said, refused treatment to his child, citing a shortage of beds. A seven-year-old boy also died for want of treatment. police say that his parents then killed themselves by jumping from the roof of their rented four-story house. City spokesperson:

There is a sense of panic. People insist on hospitalization even if symptoms are mild.