Dengue Fever Kills 176 People in Indonesia

by:

Menna Seliem

Cairo,

Feb. 9 (SEE)- About 176 persons died due to dengue fever and

692 persons infected in Indonesia.

According to

The Indonesian newspaper "Jakarta Post" the number of death cases

increased from 169 in one day.

The director

of insect diseases and animal diseases Nadia Tirmizi said that the increase in

death number was due to delay in treating patients. She pointed to this disease

has the same symptoms of influenza, sometimes it develops to be very dangerous

if not treated immediately.