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Singapore braces itself for worst dengue epidemic; $200k spent a day!
SINGAPORE is spending $200,000 a day in an effort to stave off what might be its worst dengue fever epidemic.Unless the trend of infections is halted, the number of sick people could hit record levels in three years' time.The bulk of the money is going into seeking out and destroying mosquito breeding sites, and mounting a targeted war against mosquitoes in areas where two or more people fall ill.The bad news: The mosquito seems to be winning so far.The number of infections from January to last Saturday is already 60 per cent higher than in the same period last year.The severe, flu-like illness is also manifesting in a more deadly form called dengue haemorrhagic fever, for which no vaccine or cure is available. Victims are treated only for the symptoms - high fever, body aches and nausea.Twenty people died from it last year.Dr Ng Lee Ching, who heads the Environmental Health Institute (EHI) of the National Environment Agency (NEA), said: 'If nothing is done to stop the spread, the number o
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