Major alert in country as dengue cases exceed 30,000 in Laos

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VIENTIANE (Xinhua): The number of dengue cases in Laos increased to 30,323 this week after 164 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to the Lao Ministry of Health.

So far, the dengue fever virus has caused 17 deaths in Laos, according to a report issued by the ministry's Centre of Information and Education for Health.