Malaysia: 2013 Dengue cases

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Malaysia: 2013 Dengue cases

Dengue fever death toll reaches 61

First Published: 9:08am, Nov 08, 2013
Last Updated: 9:08am, Nov 08, 2013

by Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 8): A 22-year-old man died of dengue shock syndrome here last week, bringing the total dengue deaths to 61 so far.

Health deputy director-general (Public Health), Datuk Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman said the man had fever, stomach ache and headache.

"The victim sought treatment and was warded on the same day. After two days of being warded, he was then transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) when his condition worsened," he said in a statement.

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[Shiloh]

Re: Malaysia: 2013 Dengue cases

Source: http://www.malaysiandigest.com/news...f-aedes-hotspots-dengue-cases-and-deaths.html

Worrying Rise Of Aedes Hotspots, Dengue Cases And Deaths
Published on Sunday, 01 December 2013 20:31

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry revealed that the number of Aedes hotspots saw a worrying rise contributing to a high number of dengue cases and deaths nationwide.

Deputy director-general of Health (Public Health) Datuk Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman said as of Nov 23, there were 34,388 dengue cases reported compared to 19,444 cases in the same period last year.

?The country recorded 71 deaths compared to only 33 deaths in the same period last year,? he said in a statement...

 

[Shiloh]

Re: Malaysia: 2013 Dengue cases

Source: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/five-deaths-due-to-dengue-reported-last-week


Malaysia
Five deaths due to dengue reported last week
December 13, 2013

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 ? Three deaths due to dengue were reported in Sabah and two in Selangor last week bringing the total to 79 this year.

Health deputy director general Datuk Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman said the deaths involved three women and two men aged between 16 and 61...

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Malaysia: 2013 Dengue cases

KUALA LUMPUR: Dengue fever claimed five lives in the first week of this month, bringing the death toll to 79 this year.
Deputy director-general of Health (public health) Datuk Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman said from Dec 1 to 7, 1,677 dengue cases were reported.
"As of Dec 7, 37,698 cases with 79 deaths were reported compared with 20,387 cases with 34 deaths in the same period last year.
"This spike shows an increase of 17,311 cases from last year."

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Read more: Dengue death toll climbs to 79 - General - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/dengue-death-toll-climbs-to-79-1.433999#ixzz2nalWyntH

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Malaysia: 2013 Dengue cases

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Red alert: Dengue deaths up 137% to 83 this year

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[Shiloh]

Re: Malaysia: 2013 Dengue cases

Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/searealtime/2013/12/28/dengue-deaths-up-in-malaysia/


December 28, 2013, 7:00 AM
Dengue Deaths Up in Malaysia
By Abhrajit Gangopadhyay

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia?Deaths from dengue in Malaysia shot up this year, doubling that of 2012, as the tropical country battles with a raging mosquito-borne virus that claims hundreds of lives annually in Southeast Asia.

Four patients ? three women and one man ? died in the week ending Dec. 21, leaving 88 dead in Malaysia in the first 51 weeks of this year. In 2012, 35 people died in Malaysia of dengue, data from the Ministry of Health show...

 

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Full Paper available at: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0157631

Dengue in Malaysia: Factors Associated with Dengue Mortality from a National Registry
Su May Liew , Ee Ming Khoo , Bee Kiau Ho , Yew Kong Lee , Mimi Omar , Vickneswari Ayadurai , Fazlina Mohamed Yusoff , Zailiza Suli, Rose Nani Mudin, Pik Pin Goh, Karuthan Chinna

PLOS x
Published: June 23, 2016http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157631

Abstract

Background

The increasing incidence and geographical distribution of dengue has had significant impact on global healthcare services and resources. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with dengue-related mortality in a cohort of Malaysian patients.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study of patients in the Malaysian National Dengue Registry of 2013. The outcome measure was dengue-related mortality. Associations between sociodemographic and clinical variables with the outcome were analysed using multivariate analysis.

Results

There were 43 347 cases of which 13081 were serologically confirmed. The mean age was 30.0 years (SD 15.7); 60.2% were male. The incidence of dengue increased towards the later part of the calendar year. There were 92 probable dengue mortalities, of which 41 were serologically confirmed. Multivariate analysis in those with positive serology showed that increasing age (OR 1.03; CI:1.01?1.05), persistent vomiting (OR 13.34; CI: 1.92?92.95), bleeding (OR 5.84; CI 2.17?15.70) and severe plasma leakage (OR 66.68; CI: 9.13?487.23) were associated with mortality. Factors associated with probable dengue mortality were increasing age (OR 1.04; CI:1.03?1.06), female gender (OR 1.53; CI:1.01?2.33), nausea and/or vomiting (OR 1.80; CI:1.17?2.77), bleeding (OR 3.01; CI:1.29?7.04), lethargy and/or restlessness (OR 5.97; CI:2.26?15.78), severe plasma leakage (OR 14.72; CI:1.54?140.70), and shock (OR 1805.37; CI:125.44?25982.98), in the overall study population.

Conclusions

Older persons and those with persistent vomiting, bleeding or severe plasma leakage, which were associated with mortality, at notification should be monitored closely and referred early if indicated. Doctors and primary care practitioners need to detect patients with dengue early before they develop these severe signs and symptoms.
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http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0157631