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Five people die from dengue fever in Samoa.

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An outbreak of dengue fever that began around October last year has so far claimed five lives in Samoa.


As Autagavaia reports from Apia, most of the cases are in the areas around the town of Apia and nearby villages in the Faleata and Vaimauga districts.


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