Parliament: Climate change blamed for rise in dengue cases


CLIMATE change which has brought more rainfall in Malaysia has been blamed for the spike in dengue cases recently, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam.

He added that the number of dengue fever cases shot up by 10,000 cases from 18,286 cases last year to 29,754 as of last Saturday.

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