Dengue fever vaccinations are strongly recommended for both tourists and Balinese residents to safeguard against dengue infections.
Dengue and severe dengue
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Dengue Fever Vaccinations Recommended for Tourists
Bali Health Agency’s Acting Head of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P), Gusti Ayu Raka Susanti, said on Saturday that dengue vaccines were not yet to be a national mandatory but tourists were advised to get the jabs just to ensure they would remain healthy during traveling, particularly when they entered endemic areas, Xinhua news agency reported.
Dengue
Dengue is a tropical disease caused by mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, joint & muscle ache, fatigue, nausea and skin rash.
Dengue is a tropical disease caused by mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, joint & muscle ache, fatigue, nausea and skin rash.
‘Bali emphasizes the importance of #denguefever vaccinations for foreign tourists to ensure their health and safety during their stay on the island. #denguevaccine’
"The dengue fever vaccinations are highly suggested, not only for tourists, but also all Balinese people, so that they can protect themselves from dengue infections," she said as quoted by local media. Concerns over dengue high fever in Bali come up following an increasing rate of cases nationwide in Indonesia.
Although the Bali regional government does not have any specific data on the number of tourists exposed to dengue fever, the overall dengue fever rate in the province has been quite high, with a total of 4,177 cases and five deaths from January to April this year.
Top 15 Dos and Don´ts for Preventing and Managing Dengue Fever
Dengue can be easily prevented and managed if you follow proper precautionary measures. Here we give you the most important dos and don’ts for dengue fever.
Dengue can be easily prevented and managed if you follow proper precautionary measures. Here we give you the most important dos and don’ts for dengue fever.
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Dengue has become the talk of the town! Here we are bringing you some interesting health facts on dengue to generate more awareness on the disease.
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