Dengue spike alert


Watchful eye: Public health officers doing a routine check on households for breeding grounds of the Aedes mosquito to prevent an expected increase in dengue cases in the coming months.

KUALA LUMPUR: A possible spike in the number of dengue cases is expected between June and August.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said this was based on a comparison with last year’s pattern of reported dengue cases.

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