There were also 82,485 cases from January to Sept 9, 2023, compared with the 66,102 cases in 2022. That’s basically tracking and keeping tabs on viruses, on a number of cases, on the number of mosquitoes,” he said in an interview. “Community engagement, community buy-in, and community awareness of the dangers of dengue – that is the fifth column. “It involves community education and community awareness so that in their everyday lives, they make sure that their immediate environment does not encourage mosquito breeding,” said Prof Pangestu. Over 130,000 dengue cases were recorded in 2019, beating the previous historic high of 120,836 cases reported for the whole of 2015, said Dr Rahmat of Universiti Putra Malaysia.

Source: The Star September 18, 2023 11:53 UTC