JAKARTA, Dec. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- At least 18 children have died of dengue fever which has been spreading in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan over the past eleven months, reports said Thursday.

    Dengue has infected 1,040 people in the town of Balikpapan in the province, reported the Antara news agency, quoting a health official.

    In an effort to prevent the ailment from spreading further, thelocal health service had conducted fogging campaign to kill mosquito.

    Dengue outbreak was declared as national catastrophe last year with the death toll from the outbreak approaching 200 in the whole country, mostly in Jakarta. Enditem