Dengue fever kills over 100 in Sri Lanka

"We have already seen 108 deaths with over 7,000 cases of dengue fever," Paba Palihawadana, a top official from the Ministry of Health told reporters. The rise in the level of the epidemic has forced the health authorities to carry out extensive public awareness campaign to eradicate the mosquito based epidemic. Households have been warned to keep the environment free of mosquitoes. Those who allow the mosquitoes to breed by allowing stagnating water face prosecution with a special hotline being made available for public information. A few prosecutions of people who had not paid heed to preventive measures have already taken place, heath officials said, Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.chinaview.cn for full version.