Gravure model Saaya among victims of Dengue fever outbreak in Tokyo

There has been some mild panic in the local media after reports of school kids catching Dengue fever from mosquitos in Yoyogi Park in central Tokyo on August 21st.

The cases have been increasing since then, with 22 confirmed victims so far. On August 27th the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced they were the first recorded domestic cases of Dengue fever in Japan in around 70 years.

A rather unlikely scenario has manifested itself, though, in that two tarento have also contracted the illness, it was announced today.

Eri Aoki (25) and Saaya (20) were doing a TV shoot in Yoyogi Park on August 21st and they tried to catch some insects in the name of making quality television. During the course of their frolics they were bitten by mosquitos carrying Dengue and have since come down with fever, although their conditions are supposed to be fine.

Saaya is much beloved as a young Gravure model with lovely curves and girl-next-door looks.

Parts of Yoyogi Park have been closed to the public since August 28th while the authorities try to deal with the outbreak with large doses of pesticide.