Dengue is a scourge which kills and spread by Aedes mosquitos that
breed in still water. Yes still water can be found everywhere on the roads in
pot holes , block drains , dirt drains everywhere where there is rubbish and
still water. This is the state of hygiene and cleanliness in Malaysia as the up
keep of environment, cleanliness of surroundings, cleaning of drains to get rid
of Aedes have taken a step back because of the politics of money. Maybe when
more die, the government will declare a health emergency and do something at
last to get rid of this scourge call dengue and not without another Panel to investigate
spread of dengue fever and called in the mosquito experts. Another panel
another 12 BN good men get fat pay check for 6 months, an air-condition office
and 60 employees (Panel members family can apply as office support personnel) another
RM 20 to 30 million gone to waste.
More tourist will give Malaysia a past and who want to die like this
See below from
Malaysian Bernama news agency
KUALA LUMPUR: The
death toll from dengue fever in the country so far this year stands at 40 (as
of Feb 25), compared to 54 reported in the corresponding period in 2016, the
Ministry of Health (MOH) revealed yesterday.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said
cumulative cases from Jan 1 to Feb 25 stand at 14,513, compared to 25,403 cases
for the same period last year.
"Locality monitoring for dengue fever outbreaks shows 678
localities are still experiencing an active epidemic, with 94 hotspots,
involving five states, namely in Selangor (69 localities), Perak (15
localities), Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya (four localities) and three localities
each in Johor and Negri Sembilan," he said in a statement.
Dr Noor Hisham said residents in affected areas are encouraged to
use aerosol sprays, as well as to cooperate with health department personnel in
carrying out fogging to eradicate aedes mosquitoes.
He also said there were 50 positive cases of Chikungunya reported
between Feb 15 and March 2, with 36 cases in Baling, Kedah, and 14 cases in
Gombak, Selangor.
Among the symptoms of Chikungunya are fever, rashes on the feet,
hands and body, body aches or joint pain, headaches and conjunctivitis.
In cases of Zika, Dr Noor Hisham said virus surveillance monitoring
by the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) and the Institute for Medical
Research (IMR), from Jan 1 to Feb 25, found the test results of over 235
samples of blood and urine were negative.
"Given the transmission of dengue, chikungunya and zika is
through the same vector, namely aedes mosquitoes, members of the public are
urged to step up prevention efforts, such as cleaning homes, premises and aedes
breeding places," said Dr Noor Hisham, adding that immediate treatment is
necessary if one experiences symptoms such as rashes and joint pain. -- Bernama
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