Today’s worrying dengue statistic: there have been 8,502 cases reported in the first three weeks of 2015. Against the same period last year, this figure is a 65 per cent increase, the New Straits Times reports.
And Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam feels that this means dengue is going hit Malaysia far worse than last year. He was quoted in the NST: “”We urge everyone from the public to the medical practitioners to be vigilant by taking all the necessary measures to check the matter.”
Yesterday, the Malay Mail reported that a new variation of dengue which appeared towards the end of last year could lead to a spike in the number of cases this year.
The DEN2 to DEN1 variation could lead those who have been infected before to get re-infected. In December, however, the ministry revealed that a new vaccine is in the works and would be available in stores by June.
Selangor has so far topped the list as the state with the highest number of cases while government hospitals have reportedly been running out of beds.
