High-tech system to combat dengue

Dr Helmi explaining the Crush Aedes Totally system at the state Vector Office at the Federal Building in Anson Road, Penang.

THE Crush Aedes Totally (CAT) is an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven predictive system that allows the state Health Department to deploy teams and mitigate any dengue outbreak before it happens, said Aime Healthcare Sdn Bhd director Dr Helmi Zakariah.

“The system employs artificial intelligence to predict a possible outbreak, and geolocate the location of the probable outbreak.