KUALA LUMPUR: The cumulative whole of dengue cases this 12 months till Dec 16 recorded a rise of 89.3 per cent, to 117,505 cases from 62,060 cases in 2022, Health director-basic Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan mentioned.
He added that there have been 92 deaths attributable to dengue fever issues recorded this 12 months in the identical interval in comparison with 49 deaths final 12 months.
“In the fiftieth Epidemiological Week 2023 (Epi Week 50), from Dec 10 to 16, dengue cases rose by 6.5 per cent, or 192 cases, with 3140 cases in comparison with 2,948 caes the earlier week.
“The variety of hotspots recorded in Epi Week 50 additionally rose to 124 localities in comparison with 101 localities within the earlier week,” he mentioned in a press release immediately, including that 95 of the hotspots have been in Selangor, 13 within the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, seven in Perak, 4 in Sabah, two in (*16*) Sembilan and one every in Kedah, Penang and Sarawak.
Dr Muhammad Radzi mentioned dengue cases are anticipated to rise till subsequent 12 months and the general public ought to take precautions towards dengue by guaranteeing the cleanliness of their houses and environments and destroy any potential breeding grounds for the Aedes mosquito.
Those with dengue signs, together with steady fever, diarrhea in addition to aches and pains even with a adverse COVID-19 check, are suggested to take a fever check at then nearest well being facility.
Regarding chikungunya case surveillance, he mentioned there was no outbreak detected in Epi Week 50 however one case was recorded, bringing the whole to 193 cases and that 3,733 blood samples and 411 urine samples have been screened for zika, all of which produced adverse outcomes. – eNM
