Clogged drains main cause of rise in dengue outbreak


CLOGGED drains are among the main causes of dengue outbreaks, which has increased by 17% from 2011 to 2012.

Health, entrepreneurship development, science, technology and innovation committee chairman Dr Daroyah Alwi said this in reply to Gan Pei Nei’s (PR-Rawang) query about rising number of cases at some dengue hotspots.

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