Spike in dengue cases to last until end of year

Datuk Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah director-general of Health Ministry

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians need to brace themselves for the dengue outbreak as the spike in cases is expected to last until the end of the year.

Health director-general Datuk Seri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said the number of cases was expected to be high due to change in dengue serotype shift from DEN-2 to DEN-1, which occurred in April.