Spike in Kuala Lumpur dengue deaths

A worker carrying out a fogging exercise in a residential area in Segambut as part of efforts to stop the dengue outbreak. — EPApic

THE alarming spike in deaths caused by dengue reported in Kuala Lumpur last year, calls for urgent measures to be taken to address this outbreak.

In 2015, there were 8,057 cases reported including 34 deaths.