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  • Malaysia: 2017 Dengue

    Source: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/cat...e-in-6-states/

    Health DG: Dengue cases on the rise in 6 states
    Bernama
    | January 30, 2017

    PUTRAJAYA: Six states have reported an increase in the number of dengue cases in the third week of January.

    The six are Selangor, Perak, Kedah, Pahang, Penang and Kelantan, according to the director-general of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

    He said from Jan 15 to 21, a total of 2,053 cases were reported in the six states, an increase of 177 cases (9.43%) compared with 1,876 cases in the previous week (Jan 8-14).

    Dr Noor Hisham said six deaths were reported in the third week, bringing the cumulative number of deaths nationwide to 13 for the first three weeks of the year compared with 23 deaths for the corresponding period last year.

    ?The cumulative number of dengue fever cases from Jan 1 to 21 is 5,592 cases, which is a 46.7% drop (4,890 cases) compared with 10,482 cases for the corresponding period last year,? he said in a statement here yesterday...

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    Source: http://english.astroawani.com/malays...ks-2017-130892

    N. Sembilan records 207 dengue cases during first three weeks of 2017
    Published on February 01, 2017 15:31 MYT

    SEREMBAN: Negeri Sembilan record 207 dengue cases during the first three weeks of this year (Jan 1 to 220), compared with 298 cases during the corresponding period last year, a drop of 30.5 per cent ...

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    • #3
      Source: http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2159200


      Three dengue deaths in Penang this year
      Posted on 12 February 2017 - 04:25pm
      Last updated on 12 February 2017 - 06:16pm
      Aaron Ngui

      PERMATANG PAUH: Penang have so far recorded three deaths due to dengue fever.

      The latest victim was Gau Tong Sun, 62, of Taman Mokok in Bukit Mertajam, who died on Feb 2 after being admitted to the Bukit Mertajam Hospital on Jan 29.

      This has prompted Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng (pix) to advice those who are not feeling well to seek medical treatment.

      He said the state recorded 13 deaths from dengue last year compared to 19 in 2015, an average of bout a death a month...

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      • #4
        Source: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/ma...ngue-this-year

        Negri Sembilan records five dengue deaths so far
        Monday February 27, 2017
        10:03 PM GMT+8

        Negri Sembilan has recorded five deaths this year due to dengue. ? AFP picNegri Sembilan has recorded five deaths this year due to dengue. ? AFP picSEREMBAN, Feb 27 ? A 24-year-old woman was the latest casualty to dengue in the state this year, raising the death toll to five as of Saturday.

        State Health Department deputy director Dr Zainudin Mohd Ali said the woman from Nilai was admitted to the Tuanku Ampuan Najihah Hospital in Kuala Pilah on February 15 but died after two days of treatment.

        ?Based on the statistics for the same period last year, there were six deaths due to dengue,? he told the press here, today.

        Dr Zainuddin said as of Saturday, 66 dengue cases were recorded in the state with Seremban recording the highest number at 53...

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        • #5
          Source: http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2182133


          Penang records 324 dengue cases as of Feb 25
          Posted on 3 March 2017 - 03:56pm
          Last updated on 3 March 2017 - 07:01pm
          Aaron Ngui

          GEORGE TOWN: Penang has recorded a total of 324 dengue cases as of Feb 25 according to State Health, Agriculture and Agro-based and Rural and Regional Committee chairman Dr Afif Bahardin.

          He said this was a 73.29% reduction compared to the same period in 2016 where 1,213 cases were recorded.

          He said the state currently has three areas where the disease was uncontrolled comprising Mutiara Idaman, Pesiaran Besi and Taman Machang Bubok.

          "There are four deaths from dengue as of the eighth week of this year," he said today in a press conference with Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng...

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          • #6
            Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/malaysi...-months-55246/


            Malaysia dengue count tops 30,000 in first 4 months
            by Robert Herriman
            May 1, 2017

            From the beginning of the year through April 2017, Malaysian health authorities have reported 31,528 dengue fever cases, including 69 fatalities.

            Selangor is the state with the most cases with 16,710, followed by Perak (2794), Kuala Lumpur (2741), and Johor (2267).

            In 2016, Malaysia reported just over 100,000 dengue cases...

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            • #7
              Source: http://www.malaysiandigest.com/news/...st-penang.html

              Increase In Dengue Cases With Two Deaths Southwest Penang
              Published on Friday, 09 June 2017 23:19

              GEORGE TOWN: The number of dengue cases in the southwest of Penang Island has increased with two deaths reported since January, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya.

              He said among the hotspots were the Mutiara Perdana Flats in Bayan Lepas where 25 dengue cases and one death were reported during the period while another area was Sungai Ara with one death...

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              • #8
                Source: http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2017/...e-cases-swcorp


                Selangor records highest dengue cases: SWCorp
                Posted on 30 December 2017 - 07:35pm
                Last updated on 31 December 2017 - 08:39am

                SHAH ALAM: Selangor has recorded the highest number of 44,884 dengue cases nationwide from Jan 1 until yesterday, said Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) deputy chairman Datuk Mat Nadzari Ahmad Dahlan.

                He said trailing behind were Johor with 7,877 cases and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (7,739 cases)...

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