Subra: Dengue outbreak a tough fight


PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry says it is facing a tough fight against dengue due to the aggressiveness of the disease.

“What we are seeing now is something very different from before, in terms of numbers and also the aggressiveness of the disease, and the aggressiveness on chance of mortality,” said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam in an interview that was aired in Al-Jazeera yesterday.

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