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Sudden spurt in dengue cases in city [1]

kids admitted at Institute 15 of Child Health, Chennai in the last 10 days with symptoms of dengue such cases 21 reported in the last week across the State dengue 986 cases reported in TN between January and September this year Deadly bite Dengue is transmitted to humans by Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti or more rarely the Aedes albopictus mosquito.
Symptoms include sudden onset of fever plus headache

Publication Date: 
12/10/2010
New Indian Express (Chennai) [2]
Tags:
Dengue [3], Vector Borne Diseases [4], Chennai (T) [5], Tamil Nadu [6]
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