The Health Bureau (SSM) has confirmed 3 locally contracted cases of dengue fever.
The two latest confirmed patients are the 31-year-old son and six-year-old nephew of the first victim of the disease transmitted by mosquitoes, an SSM statement pointed out.
Following the three cases, the bureau has launched a mosquito eradication and dengue awareness campaign for residents in Rua de Pedro Nolasco da Silva, Rua do Campo and Travessa dos Anjos, where the three patients live, work or go to school, according to the statement.
