JOHOR BARU: Concerned about the rising number of dengue cases in Johor Baru, the Rotary International District 3310 is spearheading an initiative to raise funds to help schools improve facilities such as damaged septic tanks, which are known to breed Aedes mosquitoes. "There are many schools in Johor Baru district with old septic tanks with gaping holes and are damaged. "Mosquitoes can go into the septic tanks which were found to have holes. He had said that this year, the numbers already reached 50 per cent of the amount, with 51,000 dengue cases and 122 deaths. keywords: dengue cases, Johor Baru, Rotary International District 3310, raise funds, schools, septic tanks, Aedes mosquitoes, John Cheah

Source: New Strait Times July 27, 2017 12:11 UTC