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Change in dengue virus variation behind outbreak

By Reports LOH FOON FONG, AUDREY EDWARDS, WANI MUTHIAH, HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM and A. RUBAN

PETALING JAYA: The current surge of dengue cases is the result of a change in variation of the dengue virus, the Health Ministry said.

Deputy Health director-general Datuk S. Jeyaindran said there was usually an outbreak whenever there was a change in the dengue virus serotype as fewer people would be immune to the serotype after the change.

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