Health Ministry: No new dengue virus found

By Akil Yunus

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has denied a local daily’s report that a new dengue virus, known as Denv-5, has been found.  

Its deputy director-general (public health) Datuk Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman said the existence of the new dengue serotype had yet to be confirmed by the scientific community.  

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