Guangxi dengue fever cases reach 453

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October 14, 2014

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Source: Xinhua | October 14, 2014, Tuesday |

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SOUTH China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region reported 453 cases of dengue fever as of Sunday, health authorities said yesterday.

No deaths have been reported in the region so far, according to the provincial health and family planning commission.

The cities of Nanning and Wuzhou have reported local cases, while other cities reported infections contracted elsewhere.

The total number of cases in China has now exceeded 30,000, according to an earlier report.

Six people have died in Guangdong, the province which has reported the most cases.

Some 23 provinces or regions of China, including Zhejiang, Fujian, and Yunnan, have also reported the mosquito-borne infection this year.

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