KUALA LUMPUR: The variety of dengue fever cases dropped by 1.3 per cent to 2,948 cases in the forty ninth Epidemiological Week (ME49) from Dec 3 to Dec 9, in contrast with 2,988 cases reported in the earlier week.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan (pix) mentioned the cumulative variety of dengue cases this 12 months as much as ME49 was 114,365 cases in comparison with 60,110 cases in the identical interval in 2022, a rise of 54,255 cases or 90.3 per cent.
He added that the variety of hotspot localities reported in ME48 was 101 in contrast with 95 in the earlier week.
“Of the overall, 78 localties have been reported in Selangor, adopted by Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya (12), Perak (six), Sabah (three) and one locality every in Kelantan and Sarawak,” he mentioned in an announcement right this moment.
Dr Muhammad Radzi mentioned that there have been three deadly cases in the identical week, bringing the overall variety of deaths this 12 months to 87 as of ME49, in comparison with 44 deaths in the identical interval in 2022.
He mentioned that the delay in looking for therapy at well being amenities is likely one of the important components resulting in deaths from dengue.
Therefore Dr Muhammad Radzi, advises the general public to hunt fast therapy on the nearest well being facility in the event that they expertise signs reminiscent of sudden excessive fever, muscle, bone or joint ache, extreme headache and ache behind the eyes.
“It is much more worrying if these signs are accompanied by vomiting, diarrhoea and bleeding gums. If this isn’t handled instantly, it will probably result in issues of dengue fever and subsequently dying.
“Early therapy can forestall issues and save lives,“ he mentioned.
As for chikungunya surveillance, Dr Muhammad Radzi mentioned that no cases have been reported in ME49, bringing the cumulative variety of chikungunya cases so far to 192
There was an lively chikungunya outbreak in Petaling district, Selangor in ME49.
For Zika surveillance, a complete of three,603 blood samples and 395 urine samples have been screened for Zika and the outcomes have been all damaging, he mentioned. -eNM
