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Indonesia's dengue outbreak has killed hundreds of people in the past two months but is unlikely to be a new strain.
An Indonsian mother fans her son who is
suffering from dengue fever in a
government-run hospital in east Jakarta
February 24, 2004. Over 344 people have
died and thousands more have fallen ill
with dengue, a mosquito-borne disease
that strikes Indonesia annually between
January and June. REUTERS/Darren
Whiteside
REF: JAK05D
A mother sleeps next to her child who is
receiving treatment for dengue fever at
a hospital's intensive care room in
Jakarta February 28, 2004.Over 344
people have died and thousands more have
fallen ill with dengue, a mosquito-borne
disease that strikes Indonesia annually
between January and June. REUTERS/Dadang
Tri
REF: JAK02D
A mother sits beside her daughter who is
suffering from dengue fever in a
hospital hallway in Jakarta on February
29, 2004. Many hospitals in Jakarta have
been forced to treat their patients in
hallways as space in the rooms is
running out due to an outbreak of dengue
fever. Over 344 people have died and
thousands more have fallen ill dengue, a
mosquito-borne disease that strikes
Indonesia annually between January and
June. REUTERS/
Supri
REF: JAK10D
An Indonesian boy covers his face as
health department workers fumigate
houses in Jakarta February 23, 2004.
Over 344 people have died and thousands
more have fallen ill with dengue, a
mosquito-borne disease that strikes
Indonesia annually between January and
June. REUTERS/Dadang Tri
REF: JAK06D
Indonesian children suffering from
dengue fever receive treatment at a
hospital in Jakarta on February 20, 2004.
Over 344 people have died and thousands
more have fallen ill with dengue, a
mosquito-borne disease that strikes
Indonesia annually between January and
June. REUTERS/Dadang
Tri
REF: JAK10D
A six-year-old Indonesian girl named
Dina is treated for dengue fever at a
Jakarta hospital February 27, 2004. Over
344 people have died and thousands more
have fallen ill with dengue, a mosquito-
borne disease that strikes Indonesia
annually between January and June.
REUTERS/Alres
Alia
REF: JAK02D
An Indonesian Red Cross worker checks
blood samples donated by hundreds of
military officials in Jakarta March 2,
2004. The donations are an effort to
boost blood supplies depleted by the
recent dengue fever outbreak. Over 344
people have died and thousands more have
fallen ill with dengue, a mosquito-borne
disease that strikes Indonesia annually
between January and June. REUTERS/Crack
Palinggi
REF: JAK01D
Fatimah cooks breakfast for her family
in a Jakarta slum where a number of
children have fallen ill with dengue
fever, February 27, 2004. Over 344
people have died and thousands more have
fallen ill with dengue, a mosquito-borne
disease that strikes Indonesia annually
between January and June. REUTERS/
Dadang
Tri
REF: JAK01D
