Dengue — Worldwide/Unknown
Japanese health authorities have reported the 1st locally transmitted case of dengue fever in the country in nearly 70 years.
The ministry said the case occurred in Saitama Prefecture. Local media reports said the patient was a teenage girl who has since recovered.
Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga, in confirming the report, said Wednesday [27 Aug 2014] that the news was not cause for alarm because the illness is not transmitted directly from person to person.
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