Dengue outbreak affects at least 22 in Japan

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Dengue outbreak affects at least 22 in Japan

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-confirms-more-dengue-infections-officials-041835302.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qcWPpZVJMXBla.OeprXyXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/Part-HKG-Hkg10093189-1-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A worker sprays insecticide at Yoyogi Park, believed to be the source of a dengue fever outbreak, on August 28, 2014" align="left" title="A worker sprays insecticide at Yoyogi Park, believed to be the source of a dengue fever outbreak, on August 28, 2014" border="0" /></a>An outbreak of dengue fever in Japan -- the first since World War II -- has affected at least 22 people, the government said Monday, with all cases believed to be linked to a Tokyo park. The health ministry said 19 new infections have been confirmed since last week. All are believed to have visited Tokyo's Yoyogi Park or its environs, one of the major green lungs of the metropolis, popular with residents and tourists alike. The park, one of the largest open spaces in central Tokyo, is believed to be the source of the mosquito-borne disease.</p><br clear="all"/>

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