In Reply to: Bali braces for dengue epidemic posted by GaryD on Wednesday, 31. March 2010 at 06:48 Bali Time:
The locals reckon that they are already in a Dengue epidemic! They also reckon that when they fog the river in Denpasar that drives the nasty little suckers into their backyards and without fail brings on a dengue epidemic of greater or lesser proportions. Sounds logical to me. Brian, by the way, has progressed to a normal temperature, no aches and pains, no headache and the rash is fading but he is totally wiped out.
My enormously helpful and knowledgeable pharmacist who is I think Singaporean (which was helpful since he had all the facts in his head) tells me this is quite usual and may last as long as a piece of string....
Ave a good weekend and remember the Aeroguard. If you are one of those people who reckon they never get bitten, still use a repellent because Brian was one of your number. Apparently it's possible that you do get bitten but don't have a skin reaction to it!