Dengue Fever And Influenza
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In Port Moresby
From Our Own Correspondent
Pt. Moresby, July 6.
SINCE the S.E. season has come, a con siderable number of the residents of Port Moresby have been suffering from a severe form of influenza, together with dengue fever. The natives also have suf fered in a marked degree, in the villages nearby, and in the outlying districts.
It has been suggested that the epidemic of dengue has been caused by lack of attention to the water supply, with the consequent breeding of tank mosquitoes, which carry dengue fever. The cooler weather and the strong south-east gales probably are responsible for the severe type of influenza cold.