Philippines declares epidemic after dengue fever kills more than 600
Cases have gone up 98% after the government banned a vaccine widely blamed for causing the deaths of children
An outbreak of dengue fever in the Philippines has been declared a national epidemic after causing hundreds of deaths this year in the wake of a government ban on the vaccine.
The country has recorded 146,062 cases of dengue from January through to 20 July this year, 98% more than the same period in 2018, the department of health said. The outbreak has already claimed the lives of 622 people. The group worst affected have been children below the age of 10.
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