Malaysia: 2016 Dengue

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Source: http://news.asiaone.com/news/malaysi...n-el-nino-hits

Malaysia
Loh Foon Fong
Wednesday, Jan 13, 2016

PETALING JAYA - If last year was bad, the dengue problem could be far worse this year. The number of cases has been soaring since November, with a whopping 3,337 cases on the first week of this year alone.

That is 1,000 cases more than the average of 2,300 cases per week last year.

The last week of December saw 2,511 cases reported with four deaths.

On top of these high numbers, the Health Ministry has warned that the El Nino effect could cause a 50 per cent spike...

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.malaysiandigest.com/news/...this-year.html

Dengue Cases Continue To Soar, More Than 7,000 Cases This Year
Published on Monday, 25 January 2016 14:33

PUTRAJAYA: Dengue cases are continuing to soar, with a total of 7,020 cases recorded nationwide from January 3 to 23.

The Health Ministry's iDengue website showed that Selangor still have the highest number of cases with 3,609.

The website also indicates that Johor is not far behind with 1,137 cases.

This is followed by Kuala Lumpur (499), Penang (366), Perak (276) and Negri Sembilan (231) cases from Jan 3 to Jan 23.

The only state that has remained off the dengue radar is Federal Territory Labuan while Putrajaya has 27 cases.

From Jan 3 to Jan 16, a total of 14 people have died of dengue...

[Ronan Kelly]

Dengue claims two more victims in Negri Sembilan
BY DARWISH ZAINAL

Published: 31 January 2016 10:51 AM

A nurse and a businessman are the latest victims of dengue fever in Negri Sembilan, dying within the past week at Hospital Tuanku Jaafar (HTJ), Seremban.

The fatalities bring the death toll in the state to three so far this year.

?The nurse, 34, died a day after seeking treatment on January 23, due to organ failure after being diagnosed with dengue,? said state health director Dr Abdul Rahim Abdullah.
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Source: http://english.astroawani.com/malays...ramaniam-92861


Rahimah Abdullah, Astro Awani | Published on February 04, 2016 18:17 MYT
37 dengue deaths since January this year - Subramaniam

BANGI: Thirty-seven deaths were reported nationwide due to dengue fever since January 1 to February 2 this year, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S.Subramaniam.

He said Selangor continued to record the highest number of deaths with 12 cases.

"15,251 dengue fever cases were recorded nationwide and from that total 7,355 cases occurred in Selangor, and the total of death cases were 37.

"Selangor recorded 12 cases of death, Penang seven cases, Terengganu six cases, Negeri Sembilan five cases and Johor two cases," he told reporters after visiting Apartment Seri Cempaka in Bandar Baru Bangi here today...

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Source: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/cat...s-8-this-year/

Penang CM raises alarm after dengue kills 8 this year
FMT Reporters
| February 8, 2016

Lim Guan Eng says drastic rise in dengue is "worrisome" and wants all Penangites to take steps to keep their surroundings clean and eliminate potential Aedes breeding grounds.


PETALING JAYA: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has cautioned the people about the importance of keeping their surroundings clean as the dengue menace continued to be a threat and had claimed the lives of eight people in the first five weeks of 2016 alone.

According to reports, this was an alarming 400 per cent leap from only two deaths reported in the same period last year.

So far this year, Penang recorded 5,830 dengue cases, which was 92.2 per cent or 2,796 cases more than the 3,034 cases reported in the corresponding period last year...

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Source: http://www.thestar.com.my/news/natio...h-in-selangor/


Saturday, 13 February 2016
Dengue fever cases still high in Selangor

KLANG: Reported cases of dengue fever in Selangor are still high and there is no indication that the numbers will be decreasing soon.

Selangor Health Department Vector Department deputy director Dr Sharifah Malihah Wan Mustapha said infection trend in the state could be considered high as well...

...Dr Sharifah Malihah said there were 7,239 reported dengue cases in Selangor in January and 2,355 cases from the 1st to the 11th of this month...

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Source: http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/02/1...-signs-abating

Dengue outbreak nationwide shows signs of abating
By Audrey Dermawan - 18 February 2016 @ 1:23 PM

GEORGE TOWN: Malaysia?s dengue outbreak has shown improvement with the number of cases dropping. There were 2,500 dengue cases last week compared with 3,500 the week before. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya attributed the improvement in the situation to the current weather...

[Ronan Kelly]

Selangor committee demands answers as dengue cases top 11,000 in 7 weeks
BY NURADILLA NOORAZAM

Published: 23 February 2016 4:00 PM


Dengue has now officially been recognised as an epidemic, with a record 11,201 cases and 11 deaths in Selangor since the start of the year.

Meanwhile, in 2015, Selangor recorded 64,198 dengue cases and 127 deaths, the highest number in the country. In terms of areas, the Subang Jaya Municipal Council reported 10,508 cases, followed by Shah Alam City Council (8,160), Petaling Jaya City Council (7,751) and Klang Municipal Council (7,198).

Statistics from the state health department reveal that the cases have risen significantly, with over 10,000 additional cases reported every year.
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[Ronan Kelly]

Hot Weather Contributes To Rise In Dengue Cases

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama)
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Nationwide, she said the number of dengue cases recorded as of January until March 5 this year stood at 28,122 cases, an increase of 7.5 per cent compared to the same period last year at 26,609 cases.

From January to February 27 this year, she said, 54 dengue related deaths were recorded.
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http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=1222844

[Ronan Kelly]

Dengue cases drop by 12.1% in week 11
Posted on 26 March 2016 - 10:22am
Last updated on 26 March 2016 - 03:08pm
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The cumulative dengue cases showed a 6.6% rise to 32,925 cases compared to 30,890 cases for the corresponding period in 2015.
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"From January until March 19, 2016, there is a 16.3% drop or 16 deaths, bringing the total cumulative deaths to 82 compared to 98 deaths for the corresponding period in 2015," he added. ? Bernama

http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1739981

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Number Of Dengue Cases In 13th Week Drops, No Reports Of Zika Infection
Print Email Details Published on Monday, 11 April 2016 10:29
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The total number of dengue cases from January until April 2, 2016 also showed an 8.9 per cent increase to 37,190 cases compared to 34,144 cases during the same period last year, he said.

Dr Noor Hisham said monitoring by the Health Ministry showed that there were two fatalities reported in the 13th week, which were in Selangor.

"This year, 87 deaths were reported compared to 108 during the same period in 2015," he said.
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http://www.malaysiandigest.com/news/605115-number-of-dengue-cases-in-13th-week-drops-no-reports-of-zika-infection.html

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Source: http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o...22821&Itemid=1

Malaysia Registers 25,000 Cases of Dengue Fever in Three Months

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Apr 25 (Prensa Latina) Malaysia has registered nationally almost 25,000 cases of dengue fever, the Malaysian Public Health Vice Minister, Hilmi Yahaya has confirmed

Hilmi Yahaya stated that from January until April 24th, 42,683 cases have been reported, a rise of almost 5,000 in comparison with the same quarter last year.

Ninety-four people have died in the same period, which is a reduction on the 120 victims who succumbed to the disease in same quarter in 2015...

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Source: http://english.astroawani.com/malays...pril-24-103676


News | Malaysia
42,683 dengue cases reported nationwide from January to April 24
Bernama | Published on April 26, 2016 06:49 MYT

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 42,683 dengue cases were reported nationwide between January to April 24 this year, an increase of 4,165 cases from 38,517 cases recorded in the corresponding period last year.

Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said 94 deaths due to dengue were also reported during the period this year compared to 120 deaths reported in the same period in 2015...

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Source: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/cat...ukit-mertajam/



Dengue on the rise in Machang Bubok, Bukit Mertajam
Predeep Nambiar
| June 9, 2016

Penang government sponsors 10 fogging machines worth over RM58,000 to help control dengue in the state.

GEORGE TOWN: An uncontrolled dengue epidemic has been detected in Machang Bubok, Bukit Mertajam, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng announced today.

He said the Machang Bubok village area recorded 13 dengue cases, which began on May 11.

?Health authorities say the epidemic is expected to end by the end of June...

....Meanwhile, the latest dengue statistics in Penang showed an overall reduction of 25 in cases compared with last year.

A total of 1,765 cases were reported from Jan 1 until June 4, down 612 cases from the 2,377 cases recorded in the corresponding period last year.

Ten dengue deaths were also reported in the state up to June 4 this year, compared with six in the corresponding period last year...

[Ronan Kelly]

Nationally 55,765 cases with 122 fatalities to June 25th.

56,533 cases with 162 fatalities for the same period in 2015.

http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/07/156305/total-dengue-cases-sees-slight-dip-nationwide