By AVA TURNQUEST

Tribune Staff Reporter

aturnquest@tribunemedia.net

US media reports claim two children contracted dengue fever while on vacation in New Providence last month.

Meanwhile, the number of suspected dengue fever cases has shown a sustained decrease over the past two weeks, health officials confirmed yesterday.

According to the Washington Post, the travel advisory issued by the US Centre for Disease Control was prompted by the "higher-than-usual" number of travellers returning with dengue fever. The report stated that usually there is only one dengue fever case per year related to travel from the Bahamas.

Parents of the North Virginia children, aged 14 and 10, expressed ang ...

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