Japanese Encephalitis -- Philippines
A 14-year-old girl from Pangasinan province in the northern Philippines died of the mosquito-borne disease, Japanese encephalitis (JE). It is the 1st such fatality in the province. According to a PhilStar report, the girl was hospitalised for several days for suspected dengue at a Dagupan hospital, before succumbing to it.
Health officials in Pangasinan are working with officials in Tarlac, where the girl studied, to see if other students are infected as well.
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