Thailand
Increase in Dengue fever cases
14 Jul 2008
Dengue fever is common to Thailand, especially during the rainy season, which runs from May to October. There has been a significant increase in the number of Dengue fever cases in the first half of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 (31,226 cases in 2008, compared to 21,251 cases in 2007, which resulted in 17 deaths). There is no vaccination against Dengue.
