PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry wants private general practitioners (GPs) to stock up on dengue rapid test kits and carry out tests on all patients with dengue symptoms as concerns of a worsening outbreak grow.
Its minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said most GPs currently did not keep stock of the test kits and missed 99% of dengue cases on patients’ first visits.
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