A dengue fever case has been confirmed in Macao, a press release
said on Wednesday.
The release issued by the Information Bureau said the patient,
who checked into a local hospital in the past week, was tested as
positive for the disease on Tuesday.
The situation of the patient was stable and the origin of the
infection has not been confirmed so far, said the release.
The Health Bureau urged local residents to stay alert over the
sanitation and to be cautious while traveling to Southeast Asian
nations, where the dengue fever cases are comparatively common.
(Xinhua News Agency March 16, 2006)
