Malaysia: 2010 dengue/chikungunya cases

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High alert as 11 die of dengue in M'sia
Sun, Jan 24, 2010
New Straits Times

GEORGE TOWN - The country is on high alert after 11 dengue deaths were reported from the 2,713 cases in the first 21 days of this year. The most critical period was between Jan 17 and Jan 21 when six deaths were reported.

During the same period last year, 11 deaths were reported from a total 4,213 cases.

Selangor tops the list with the most number of cases.

Describing the current situation as serious, Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai urged the people to take extra precautions.

"Everyone needs to be alert and work together with the authorities to contain the problem," he said after launching the Freshural Korean Sauna Centre here.

Liow also called on the people to take good care of their homes and surroundings to prevent breeding of Aedes mosquitoes.

 

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Monday January 25, 2010
Increase in dengue cases
By IZATUN SHARI

newsdesk@thestar.com.my

PETALING JAYA: The dengue situation in the country is at an alarming level with 11 deaths recorded in the first three weeks of the month.

As of Saturday, 3,002 dengue cases were reported all over the country.

According to the Health Ministry?s Disease Control Division (national dengue operations room), Selangor recorded the highest number with 1,370 cases between Jan 1 and 23.

This was followed by Sarawak (645 cases), Kuala Lumpur/Putrajaya (246), Johor (166) and Sabah (106).

Seven out of the deaths were from Selan-gor.

As of yesterday, there were 31 hotspots throughout the country, of which 20 were in Selangor.

The ministry has issued a dengue alert to all states on Nov 26, last year.

Its deputy director-general Datuk Dr Hassan Abdul Rahman urged the people to ensure their homes, schools and workplaces were free of mosquito breeding grounds.

He said fogging was a temporary measure.

?As long as mosquito breeding grounds still exist, new adult mosquitoes will emerge and the infection will continue,? he said in an interview.

Of the 77,818 premises inspected the previous week, Dr Hassan said 1,549 (2%) were found to breed Aedes mosquitoes ? an increase of 33% compared to the previous week.

Dr Xavier Jeyakumar, who is Selangor health, estate workers affairs, poverty eradication and caring government committee chairman, said dirty neighbourhoods contributed to the high number of dengue cases.

?High incidences of dengue in Selangor is nothing new. This is because of the large population living in places that are not clean,? he said.

?There is a dengue outbreak in the state every year,? he added.

In GEORGE TOWN, three residents in Jalan Pintasan Bahagia, Bayan Baru, contracted dengue fever while seven others in the same area have been suspected to have come down with the disease.

?The south-west health authorities had started fogging the affected area twice a day since the first case was confirmed last week,? Pantai Jerejak assemblyman Sim Tze Tzin said during a gotong-royong in Kampung Jawa yesterday.

Under the law, those found to be breeding Aedes mosquitoes will be slapped with a RM500 compound per breeding site, besides a possible fine or even a jail term under the Destruction of Disease Bearing Insects Act.

 

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Source: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=471365

January 26, 2010 20:51 PM

Liow Raises Alarm Over Rising Kidney Failure Cases

SEREMBAN, Jan 26 (Bernama) -- About 20,000 Malaysians are suffering from kidney failure compared to only 836 in 1990, said Health Minister Datuk Sri Liow Tiong Lai.

Describing the figure as alarming, he said it was gathered from the number of patients getting dialysis treatment at government and private clinics as well as at haemodialysis centres run by non-government organisations.

The government has spent RM145 million to subsidise treatment of kidney failure since 2001, he told reporters after launching the Magnum Cares 2010 at Mawar Hospital here Tuesday.

He said 57 per cent of kidney failure cases in the country were due to diabetes followed by high blood pressure (seven per cent) and other causes, including drug abuse.

In another development, he said the Health Ministry was on alert as the present period was the peak season of dengue fever with 11 deaths from 3,002 cases reported from Jan 1 to 24 nationwide.

He said Kedah recorded the highest increase with dengue cases shot up by 120 per cent followed by Perlis and Melaka (by 100 per cent) and Negeri Sembilan (by 16 per cent).

"This is alarming and I am warning Malaysians to give attention to dengue fever as it had caused more deaths than influenza A (H1N1)," he said.

He said last year, 88 deaths were reported from dengue fever compared to 77 from H1N1, he said, adding that the only difference was that the flu spread very fast.

--BERNAMA

 

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Thursday January 28, 2010
Dengue cases expected to spike
Story and photos by ELAN PERUMAL

elan@thestar.com.my

IT is still the first month of the year but the dengue outbreak has claimed the lives of six people so far in Selangor.

The number also makes up more than half of the total death of 11 people in the country in January.

The state government is also alarmed that the death toll has reached 25% of the total number of 48 deaths due to dengue in Selangor for the whole of last year.

A total of 1,383 dengue cases have been reported in the state so far compared with 18,675 cases for the whole of last year.

Petaling District recorded the highest number with 766 cases and had the highest number of deaths, numbering five while Hulu Langat had one death with a total of 216 cases.

In anticipation of the increase in the number of cases for this year, the state government has taken various steps to keep the situation under control.

State health, estate workers affairs, poverty eradication and caring government committee chairman Dr Xavier Jeyakumar said the state had anticipated a higher number of cases this year as 2010 was expected to be the ?spike? year in the two-year cycle for the breeding of the aedes mosquitos.

Dr Xavier said the number of dengue cases would increase once in every two years.

However, he said the sixth death this month was alarming and the state was not taking any chances.

Dr Xavier said various measures were in place and they were working closely with the State Health Department and the local authorities.

He said awareness campaigns were conducted in dengue-prone and infected areas since last year.

Besides distributing flyers and pamplets on the need to prevent the breeding of the aedes mosquitos to the public, he said they would conduct aedes mosquito clearing operation when there was a cluster infection in a particular area.

?Dengue has become a common occurrence in urban areas, especially in high density areas, including at construction sites, apartments, abandoned projects, fields, ponds and lakes.

?Besides residential areas, public places like recreational spots, shopping malls, food courts, terminals for LRT, bus and taxi as well as tourists destinations have also become a breeding ground for aedes,? he said

Dr Xavier said educational institutions including schools, colleges and universitites in the state have also been indentified as breeding grounds.

Upon identifying victims, the entire enforcement team would be moblised to the area in order to identify and destroy the breeding spots, he said.

He said besides fogging, they also held gotong-royong to clean up and clear the breeding spots.

Dr Xavier said all this came about due to irresponsible actions such as littering and indiscriminate dumping of rubbish.

He said it only required several drops of clear and stagnant water for the aedes mosquitos to breed and indiscriminately dumped drink cans, plastic bottles and containers were enough for this.

He said while the state and the authorities were doing their part, the people must also take measures to fight the dengue menace.

He said maintaining cleanliness of the premises alone was not enough to keep away the aedes mosquitoes.

?We must ensure our surroundings like the compound, the drain outside the premises and even the park in the area are kept clean.

?Everyone must help keep the situation under control,? he said

Meanwhile, Shah Alam is on high alert for a spike in dengue cases in the first quarter of this year.

?The Health Ministry has noted a two-year cycle in dengue cases, whereby there is usually a spike in the first three months every two years,? said Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) Urban Services Department director Dr Roslan Fadzil during the MBSA full board meeting yesterday.

During a state-level meeting on Tuesday, Dr Roslan said all local councils in Selangor were reminded to put in extra effort to overcome the problem.

?The MBSA has all its resources on standby and is conducting regular fogging and ?search and destroy? programmes. We are also working closely with the District Health Office,? he said.

 

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Dengue situation worsens with 6 deaths nationwide
2010/01/28

Annie Freeda Cruez

KUALA LUMPUR: A ?dengue alert? has been declared by the Health Ministry following an alarming increase in dengue cases and deaths since October last year and the situation worsening in the first three weeks of this month.
Expressing worry, Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said all State Health directors have been alerted on the rise in cases and the need to further intensify their containment and prevention measures, both at state and district levels.

?I must stress that the ministry cannot fight the battle alone. It needs the full support and cooperation of the Rakyat. They must keep their surroundings clean and destroy all potential aedes breeding sites, be it inside or outsides their houses,? he added.

Between Jan 17 and 23, the number of dengue cases shot up to 1,065 cases with six deaths nationwide - reaching a dengue epidemic level. The previous week saw 997 cases with three deaths.

Between Jan 1 and Jan 23, Dr Ismail said, the ministry recorded 3,002 cases and 11 deaths as compared with 4,521 cases and 11 deaths during the same period last year.

Selangor topped the list with 1,370 cases and seven deaths), followed by Sarawak (645 cases and one death) Federal Territory/Putrajaya (246 cases and one death), Johor (166), Sabah (106), Penang (92), Perak (85), Negri Sembilan (74), Pahang (58 cases and one death), Kelantan (56), Terengganu (45), Malacca (30 cases and one death), Kedah (23), and three each in Perlis and Labuan.

Dr Ismail said nine states have been showing high incidences of dengue cases namely Kedah, Perlis, Malacca, Johor, Kelantan, Sabah, KL/Putrajaya, Negri Sembilan and Selangor.

?What is even more worrying is the number of deaths,? he said.

The six people who died of dengue between Jan 17 and 23 are:
* a 40-year-old technician from Jalan Kebun, Klang, Selangor from dengue shock syndrome,
* a 52-year-old woman general worker from Batu Berendam, Malacca, from dengue complications as she suffers from diabetes, hypertension and asthma
* a 57-year-old man from Sg. Buloh, Selangor, a diabetic from dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF)
* a 30-year-old assistant manager from Bandar Tun Razak, Pahang from DHF
* a 58-year-old woman from Semenyih, Selangor from DHF and
* a 38-year-old foreigner who works in Seri Kembangan, Selangor also from DHF.

Meanwhile, Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the dengue situation in Malaysia was more serious than the Influenza A(H1N1) pandemic.

?We are recording more deaths due to dengue rather than from the H1N1 virus. Its truly worrying. Every Malaysian has to play a proactive role in containing the spread of the disease.

Commending Selangor State Health department?s senior public health specialist and head of State vector borne disease Dr B. Venugopal?s move to track down the source of the infection, he said, it was crucial just like any other communicable disease to track down from where the victims got bitten by the mosquito.



?The victims could have been bitten at home, workplace or wherever they went to within a period of one week. Its important to find out the source so that the site can be cleared of aedes breeding,? he said.



He added that he has directed all state and district health departments to - Wipe out the aedes breeding grounds within two weeks or they had failed in their task.

Liow said health officers should go on the ground and do their job besides creating awareness and educating the public on dengue, including how to prevent being infected.

Studies, he added, showed that many of the aedes breeding were at shoplots, flats, idle lands, schools and construction sites.

?Community participation in gotong-royong is important to fight the menace,? he said.

Treating dengue as any other communicable disease, Dr Venugopal said, Selangor embarked on identifying the source of infection in efforts to stop the spread of the disease since July last year.

?It may take one year or more before we see some positive results,? he added.

He said they were taking all measures to contain the dengue menace in the state.
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/20100128171631/Article/index_html

 

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Source: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=473493

February 04, 2010 20:06 PM

Dengue: Three Deaths, More Cases Reported

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- Three deaths due to dengue fever were reported last week, bringing the total of death due to the disease this year to 14 people, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said Thursday.

He said the number of dengue cases for the week showed an increase of three percent at 1,101 cases, from 1,065 cases from the week between Jan 17 and 23.

Four states - Sarawak, Sabah, Negeri Sembilan and Labuan - showed a sharp increase in dengue cases, he added.

Dr Mohd Ismail said the three deaths reported last week included a 45-year-old nurse who died on Jan 16, two days after complaining of rashes and sore throat.

The nurse, from Baling, Kedah, had Thalassemia and was admitted to the Baling Hospital before she was transferred to the Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital in Sungai Petani, he added.



He said the second death involved a restaurant helper in Shah Alam, Selangor, who complained of fever, headache and body ache while on holiday in his hometown in Kulim, Kedah, on Jan 17.

The 25-year-old man had earlier sought treatment at a government clinic in Baling, but was referred to the Kulim Hospital, and died on Jan 24 due to dengue fever complication known as "Dengue Shock Syndrome", he added.

Dr Mohd Ismail said the third death was a 46-year-old man suffering from diabetes and hypertension who complained of fever and body ache on Jan 24.

The man, from Suai, Miri, Sarawak, died due to dengue haemorrhagic fever on Jan 29 at the Miri Hospital.

On Chikungunya, Dr Mohd Ismail said 76 cases were reported last week, an increase of eight cases or 12 per cent from the previous week (68 cases).

Two of the cases were reported in Sabah, while the remaining in Sarawak.

-- BERNAMA

 

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More dengue cases reported in Subang
Submitted by pekwan on Thursday, February 4th, 2010

TH Teoh
Thursday, February 4th, 2010 10:41:00

SUBANG JAYA: The dengue menace is back with a vengeance in this township.

In the first fortnight of this year, the number of cases reported positive in the municipality has way surpassed the corresponding period last year.

In the first week itself, 37 positive dengue cases in Subang Jaya were reported to the Ministry of Health?s Vector Control Unit, up from 33 reported in the first week of 2009.

The second week saw 40 positive dengue cases reported up to January 16. Last year, the cases numbered 39.

According to statistics provided by the Subang Jaya Municipal Council, 1,122 cases were reported last year in the municipality.

The highest recorded cases for dengue this time around appear to be concentrated in SS18, followed by PJS7 and PJS9 in Sunway, USJ2 and SS14.

Subang Jaya Municipal Council health director, Dr Abdul Rahim Ahmad, said for the week ending Jan 23, nine cases were reported with six confirmed to be dengue in SS14 alone.

?We have mobilised our units to carry out checks in SS14 and SS18 for breeding spots, larvaciding and fogging. Our officers found 31 breeding sites, mostly in house compounds.?

In the first week of this year, the youngest victim in SS14 to be tested positive for dengue was only seven while the oldest victim in that same period was 64. The youngest victim in SS18 was 12 while the oldest victim in the area was 68.

Dr Rahim urged all residents to check their compounds, both inside and outside their property, for Aedes mosquito breeding spots and to immediately destroy them.

 

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Dengue claims lives of two sisters
Wed, Feb 10, 2010
New Straits Times

GEORGE TOWN: A family here suffered a double blow after two of their daughters died from dengue fever over the weekend.

Nik Hazwani Hawa Nik Shamrul Zaini, 4, and Nik Zawiah Zahidah, 3, had high fever on Feb 1 and were admitted to a private hospital.

However, their condition worsened and Nik Hazwani died at 6am on Saturday. Her younger sister died at 5.50am the next day.

Their mother, Hayati Abdul Wahab, 30, said the family was still in a state of shock over the loss. Their father, Nik Shamrul Zaini Nik Ibrahim, 38, is a contractor.

The couple, from Villa Seri Kenanga, Batu Uban, have two other children -- a boy aged 7 and a newborn son.

Health authorities have fogged the area where the couple are staying as a precautionary measure against dengue.

The girls are the first dengue casualties in Penang this year.

-New Straits Times

 

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Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/2/13/ah1n1flu/5672586&sec=ah1n1flu

Saturday February 13, 2010
A (H1N1) under control, dengue cases on the rise

KUALA LUMPUR: While Influenza A (H1N1) is under control, the number of dengue cases is still at an alarming level with 1,103 reported cases and 18 deaths within the first five weeks of the year, Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said.

?Despite all efforts, the number of cases are still high. We need to combat it together. I have directed the director-general to ensure that we wage an all-out war against dengue,? he said after visiting the 1Malaysia clinic in Desa Rajang people?s housing project in Setapak Jaya here yesterday.

On A(H1N1), Liow said there were between 15 and 20 cases reported weekly.

 

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Source: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=476097

February 17, 2010 20:26 PM

Four Dengue Hotspots In Penang

PENANG, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- The State Health Department has identified four areas in Penang as hotspots for aedes mosquito breeding.

State Deputy Director of Health Dr Yasmin Sulaiman said the Kampung Melayu flats in Air Itam, Taman Seri Sari in Relau and Villa Sri Kenanga as well as the Desa Riang flats in Batu Uban were hotspots which had recorded at least two cases of dengue fever.

"The purpose of disclosing this information is to alert the public, especially residents in the affected areas to be more sensitive to the current situation as well as the role that the local residents could play," she said in a statement, here Wednesday.

She said members of the public needed only to spend 10 minutes each week to ensure that there were no aedes mosquito breeding grounds at home.

"If there are family members who have fever, get immediate treatment at the nearest clinics or hospitals as it is feared that they may have contacted dengue fever," she said.

For enquiries, she said members of the public could contact the Promotion Unit, Penang Health Department at telephone number 04-2289949.

-- BERNAMA

 

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Source: http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/2/24/central/5721481&sec=central

Wednesday February 24, 2010
Dengue battle goes on

OFFICERS from the Federal Territory Health Department and representatives from Reckitt Benckiser greeted city folk returning from festive celebrations at the Sungai Besi toll booth recently.

FT Health Department head Dr Ismail Abu Taat said it was part of an initiative to spread awareness of dengue and encourage the public to help destroy aedes mosquitoes.

Dr Ismail, who handed out aerosol cans to the motorists, said dengue continued to be a serious problem that could not be taken lightly.

?This is a good opportunity to remind people to keep their homes dengue-proof, especially as they are returning from the festive break.

?Empty houses can potentially be mosquito- breeding sites with stagnant water in unflushed toilets, vases and floor traps which are ideal breeding sites for the aedes mosquitoes,? he said.

Health Ministry statistics show that 6.293 dengue cases with 23 deaths had been reported throughout the country up to Feb 13.

In Kuala Lumpur, 551 cases were reported as well as one death.

Reckitt Benckiser Malaysia & Singapore marketing manager Lydia Tan said the company was committed to supporting anti-dengue initiatives.

?All it takes is 10 minutes a week to effectively prevent dengue by checking for any breeding sites at home, in addition to using pest control products. You can protect your family by doing things like changing the water in vases and containers on alternate days and emptying pots that hold rainwater,? Tan said.

 

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February 25, 2010 21:46 PM

Two More Dengue Deaths Takes Year's Toll To 25

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 (Bernama) -- Two more people died of dengue in the week ending Feb 20, taking to 25 the death toll from the disease so far this year, Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said Thursday.

He said, however, that the number of reported dengue cases during the week dropped to 935 compared with 1,059 in the previous week.

Dr Mohd Ismail said the total number of cases so far this year was 7,228 compared with 8,920 in the corresponding period last year.

"Although there was a 19 per cent decrease in cases, the situation is worrying as the number of deaths is higher when compared to the corresponding period in 2009," he said in a statement. Twenty-two people died then.

He said one of the two people who died last week was a 28-year-old housewife in Petaling Jaya, who died on Feb 15 after experiencing fever, sore throat and vomiting for seven days.

The second case was a 37-year-old pregnant housewife from Teluk Sepanggar, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, who died on Feb 20 due to organ failure.

On Chikungunya, Dr Mohd Ismail said 29 cases were reported last week, a 28 per cent drop from the 40 cases of the previous week.

All the cases were in Sarawak except for one in Terengganu, he added.

-- BERNAMA

 

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February 27, 2010 18:14 PM

Doctors Told To Give Immediate Treatment To Dengue Cases To Avoid Death

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- In view of the increase in dengue cases and deaths since Jan 1, all doctors in the country have been told to give immediate attention if dengue fever is detected in a patient.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said 29 people died of dengue from Jan 1 to Feb 24, as compared to 25 deaths during the same period last year.

"The total number of (dengue )cases went down but the number of deaths rose. Besides having campaigns, we have directed all doctors to give special attention in treating dengue.

"They cannot take it lightly, proper treatment must be given immediately if dengue fever is identified," Liow told reporters after attending Wangsa Maju MCA's Chinese New Year celebration here, on Saturday.

Liow said dengue cases always rose at the beginning of the year and this necessitated the public to be more alert.

He said from Sunday (Feb 21) till Wednesday (Feb 24), a total of 670 cases were reported throughout the country with four deaths, two in Selangor and one each respectively in Putrajaya and Negeri Sembilan.

The total number of cases from Jan 1 to Feb 24 was 7898. There were 9543 cases during the same period last year.

-- BERNAMA

 

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Selangor hotspot for dengue

KUALA LUMPUR (March 4, 2010): Selangor had the most hotspots for the rising number of dengue cases that have claimed 31 lives in the first two months of the year.

So far there have been 3,864 cases reported in Selangor with 17 deaths, followed by 1,218 cases in Sarawak with five deaths, according to a statement by Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican.

The Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya registered 760 cases with two deaths.

In the week of Feb 21-27, there were 583 cases reported in Selangor with three deaths.

Among the 36 hotspots in the state was the PJS9 area in the Subang Jaya Municipal Council which registered the longest period of dengue outbreak which was 102 days.

Other hotspots in Selangor were under the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ), Petaling, Hulu Langat, Shah Alam City Council (MBSA), Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) and Gombak.

The following are the 55 dengue hotspots in the country:

SELANGOR:
Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya: PJS9; SS 18; USJ 2; USJ 11; SS 14; Taman Universiti Indah 1; Bandar Kinrara.

Petaling: Section 7 Flat A; Flat B; Flat D; Terrace A;, Terrace B; Section 7E B.

Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya: Flat Desa Mentari PJS 6; Mentari Court PJS 8; Apartment Suria Mas PJS 10; Flat Desaria PJS 5; Flat Taman Manja PJS 3;Gugusan Tanjung Seksyen 6 PJU 5.

Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam: Taman Bukit Subang (Apartment Melati); Section 7 Health Quarters; Kolej Jati; Section 7D; Flat B Seksyen 8.

Hulu Langat: Prisons Quarters; Section 2 Bandar Rinching; Pangsapuri Sri Ayu, Seksyen 4 Bandar Baru Bangi; Apartment 16 C Section 6 Bandar Baru Bangi.

Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya: AU5D Taman Keramat Zone A; Taman Melawati Zone A; Pandan Indah Zone B Episode B; Taman Permata Zone A.

Gombak: Taman Sri Gombak Fasa 9, Kampung Desa Aman, Kampung Wira Damai

JOHOR:
Majlis Perbandaran Johor Baru Tengah: Taman Desa Cemerlang Rumah Pangsa.

Majlis Bandaran Johor Baru: Taman Gembira, Kg Melayu Majidee.

Majlis Perbandaran Pasir Gudang: Apartment Tanjung Putri, Taman Mawar.

KUALA LUMPUR:
Cheras: PPR Taman Mulia, PPR Desa Tun Razak.

Setapak: Keramat Wangsa Kelumpuk Kuang; Teratai; Menara Merak Kayangan; PPR Air Panas.

Pusat Bandar: Bandar Baru Sentul (Menara Orkid); Flat Sri Selangor.

PENANG:
Timur Laut: Lorong Nipah, Sungai Dua.

TERENGGANU:
KKM: Kg Losong Hj Long

NEGRI SEMBILAN:
Seremban: Taman Kelab Tuanku -- Bernama

Updated: 07:13PM Thu, 04 Mar 2010

 

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Stricter enforcement to prevent dengue

2010/03/04

KUALA LUMPUR: In the wake of the increase in dengue cases, the Health Ministry has ordered for stricter enforcement against owners of premises found to be ground for breeding of Aedes mosquitoes and private medical practitioners who failed to report dengue cases.

Last week alone, six deaths due to dengue were reported, three of them in Selangor, bringing the total death from the illness this year to 31.

Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said for the week between Feb 21 and 27, a total of 1,121 dengue cases were reported, an increase of 20 per cent, from 935 cases the previous week during which two deaths were reported.

"The number of cases reported for the week (Feb 21 to 27) was the highest since last year," he added.

He said Penang reported the highest increase in dengue cases, at 55 per cent from the previous week, followed by Sarawak (39 per cent), Perak (33 per cent), Selangor (29 per cent), the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya (25 per cent), Pahang (24 per cent) and Melaka (17 per cent).

Dr Mohd Ismail said although the number of dengue cases reported this year dropped by 16 per cent at 8,349, compared with the corresponding period last year, which was 9,937 cases, the number of fatalities was high. Twenty-eight deaths due to dengue were reported during the period last year.


He said a meeting was held yesterday, following which a directive was issued for all state and district health offices to monitor and abide by the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) on dengue control to prevent the spread of the disease.

The meeting also agreed to strengthen management of dengue cases in hospitals and to take immediate action against cases that had been reported, he added.
On Chikungunya, 22 cases were reported last week, from 29 the previous week.
-- Bernama

 

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Dengue: three deaths reported between Feb 28 and March 6

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2010-03-11 16:12

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Three deaths due to dengue fever were reported between Feb 28 and March 6, bringing the death toll to 34 this year.

Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said today the number of dengue cases reported during that week, however, declined by four per cent to 1,074 from 1,121 cases previously.

Seven states recorded an increase -- Kedah (250 per cent), Perlis (100 per cent), Perak (81 per cent), Kelantan (56 per cent), Kuala Lumpur (33 per cent), Pahang (23 per cent) and Sabah (two per cent).

He said the cumulative cases this year totalled 9,423 compared with 10,916 for the corresponding period last year.

"Although there is a decline of 14 per cent compared with last year, more death were reported this year and this situation is worrying," he said in a statement here.

Dr Mohd Ismail said the three deaths reported for the week were due to dengue fever complication known as "Dengue Shock Syndrome".

He said two of the victims hailed from dengue-prone areas.

"Inspections done at their houses showed a high aedes-breeding level of six per cent to 20 per cent," he said.

Sixteen new dengue hotspots were identified last week, bringing the total to 71.

"What's more worrying is that 50.7 per cent or 36 out of the 71 dengue hotspots have been facing a dengue epidemic for over a month and have a high level of aedes breeding," he said.

On Chikungunya, he said 16 cases were reported during the same week compared with 22 previously.

 

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Re: Malaysia: 2010 dengue/chikungunya cases

Source: http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/20100314101250/Article/index_html

Dengue control plan begins to show it?s effect

2010/03/14

PUTRAJAYA: The health ministry's five-year strategic plan to control dengue has began to be effective.

Although the plan was launched less than a year ago, there has been a decrease in the number of dengue cases reported, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Liow Tiong Lai.

The National Strategic Plan was launched last April, for a period of 2009-2013 to lower the number of cases by 10 per cent annually, with a target of reducing by 50 per cent, from 49,335 in 2008 to 21,430 this year.

"For example, as of March 6, this year, a total of 9,423 cases were reported, a reduction of 14 per cent as compared to the same period in 2009 which recorded 10,916 cases," he told Bernama in an interview.

Despite this achievement, Liow said the ministry was still viewing the dengue problem "very seriously" because the number of cases was still considered high and the number of deaths reported last year during the same period stood at 30.

"Therefore, we are going to encourage more community participation in our dengue control programme as the ministry needs public participation to make it more effective," he said.


Liow reiterated that the fight against dengue was everyone's responsibility. Fogging with insecticide alone, would not be able to control dengue, for as long as there was Aedes breeding, new mosquitoes would emerge after fogging and spread the disease.

"From our enforcement activities, out of 3,510,612 premises inspected last year, 46,848 were found to be breeding Aedes. For the month of January, this year, 6,602 premises tested positive for Aedes breeding, out of 281,994 premises inspected," he said.

In terms of ''hot spot areas'', Liow said out of 71 localities, 36 were found to be positive for Aedes breeding, with premises found positive ranging from one per cent to as high as 21 per cent.

"Unfortunately, only 12 gotong-royong were conducted at these areas out of the targeted 71 localities," he said, adding the ministry spent about RM3.5 million to fight dengue since last year.

Despite more allocations given to the respective states to fight dengue, Liow said the problem of lack of manpower still persisted, particulary in organising activities such as gotong-royong.

Therefore, he said, the ministry would continue to promote community participation in dengue control, through the Communication for Behavioural Impact (Combi) approach because it was still the best approach and strongly recomended by the World Health Organisation.

"We have established Combi in 661 localities nationwide by the end of last year, where we are able to control dengue cases effectively, at 408 of the localities," he said.

During the interview, Liow continued to remind the public on the need to immediately seek medical treatment if they had fever, and regularly clean their houses to ensure they did not become breeding grounds for the Aedes.

"No Aedes, No Dengue. If we can fight H1N1, there is no reason why we cannot fight dengue. H1N1 spreads through air at a faster rate but we managed to stablise it. We can see these Aedes or vector clearly. There is no reason why we cannot control this," he said.

In short, the minister wants the public to take the sting out of the Aedes. - Bernama

 

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Re: Malaysia: 2010 dengue/chikungunya cases

Source: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=483238

March 17, 2010 20:34 PM

Dengue Claims 38 Victims In First 10 Weeks

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Bernama) -- Four more deaths recorded last week, (March 7-13) has raised the number of deaths caused by dengue, to 38 for the year.

The four deaths recorded comprised three from Selangor and one in Kelantan, and they all died of dengue shock syndrome, said Health Director Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican in a statement on Wednesday.

He added that the people were still showing little or no concern to the dangers posed by dengue because aedes mosquitoes continue to breed at hot spots identified in several areas.

"Three states have registered an increase, namely Kuala Lumpur/Putrajaya, Sarawak and Johor," he said...

 

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Re: Malaysia: 2010 dengue/chikungunya cases

Source: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=484048

March 20, 2010 20:45 PM

Dengue Cases In Selangor On The Rise - Rosnah

SHAH ALAM, March 20 (Bernama) -- Selangor has recorded the highest number of dengue cases in the country, accounting for 1,009 of the 5,137 cases recorded in the country since early this year.

Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said during the period, the highest number of cases were reported in Section 7, Shah Alam, totaling 171 cases, compared with 92 for the same period last year.

"So far, 34 hot spots for dengue were identified in Selangor and Section 7 is one of them," she told reporters after launching the 'No Aedes No Dengue' campaign here Saturday.

She added that fogging at dengue prone areas was not be enough to stop the spread of the dreaded disease and efforts must be taken by everyone to clean its breeding areas.

Rosnah said from the 3.5 million premises inspected last year, 46,848 premises were found to be breeding grounds for Aedes mosquitoes.

--BERNAMA

 

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Re: Malaysia: 2010 dengue/chikungunya cases

Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/3/29/nation/5954462&sec=nation

Monday March 29, 2010
Fewer dengue cases in Terengganu

KUALA TERENGGANU: Dengue cases in the state dropped by about 15.2% in the last 78 days compared with the corresponding period last year.

State Health, Unity and Consumerism committee chairman Dr Abdul Rahman Mokhtar said 245 dengue cases were reported up to March 20, relatively lower compared to the figure last year.

He attributed the drop to the competent and collective management by relevant agencies, but noted that there was a slight increase in cases in the city itself, due to urban lifestyle.

He said more awareness campaigns would be initiated, focusing on city folks particularly in high-rise apartments and flats...