Marigot: --- A ten-year-old boy identified as Elionis Porfirio Martinez has died from the dengue hemorrhagic fever on Friday last week at the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital. The Prefecture of St. Martin said it is the first fatal case that has been registered on the French side.
Authorities are continuing with the necessary prevention against dengue fever, which includes fogging.
The Prefecture strongly advises the public to protect themselves frequently with anti-mosquito repellents, creams, particularly in the mornings and evenings, use mosquito nets, and preferably wear long sleeve shirts and long pants..
Authorities are also calling on all residents to make sure they throw away any stagnant water that collects in flower vases, old tyres, and other receptacles around the house as these are the breeding grounds for the dengue mosquito Aedes Egypti.
