Malaysia: 2016 Dengue

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Source: http://www.theborneopost.com/2016/12/16/sibu-records-1550-dengue-cases-as-of-dec-3-this-year/


Sibu records 1,550 dengue cases as of Dec 3 this year
December 16, 2016, Friday Peter Boon

SIBU: Sibu Division recorded a cumulative 1,550 dengue cases as of Dec 3 this year, up 49.9 per cent from 1,034 cases in the same period last year.

Sibu Division Anti-Dengue Management Committee chairman Hii Chang Kee said from the 1,550 cases reported this year, Sibu District accounted for 1,415 cases, whereas Selangau had 17 and Kanowit 118.

Hii, who is Sibu Resident, said during the corresponding period in 2015, Sibu District recorded 971 cases, while Selangau had 14 cases and Kanowit 48.

There were five deaths due to dengue fever this year...

 

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Source: http://www.malaysiaoutlook.com/dengue-cases-drop-16-in-2016-health-ministry/

Dengue cases drop 16% in 2016 ? Health Ministry
By Bernama
|Jan 16, 2017

Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement today said, there was a drop of 16% on dengue cases in the year of 2016.
Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement today said, there was a drop of 16% in dengue cases in the year of 2016.

Dengue cases reported nationwide declined by 16% in 2016 compared to the previous year, said Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

With concerted efforts from the ministry, related agencies and the public in practising initiatives such as ?search and destroy? of dengue breeding grounds, he was confident the number of dengue cases could also be reduced this year.

?In the first week of this year, 1,663 cases of dengue fever were reported compared to 1,329 cases the previous week.

?However the number of cases reported in the first week of 2017 has dropped by 50% compared to the same week in 2016 at 3,337 cases,? he said in a statement from Putrajaya today...